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- SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, others sue Washington, D.C., to block its 10% cap on ticket resale priceson 15/10/2026 at 22:35
The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction against the District's RESALE Act, which is set to apply from January 1, 2027. Source
- Warner Chappell Music signs My Chemical Romance to exclusive worldwide publishing dealon 15/10/2026 at 17:35
Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games. Source
- Live Nation calls FTC’s BOTS Act lawsuit ‘misguided,’ says agency is trying to ‘flip the Act on its head’on 15/10/2026 at 17:26
If the FTC wins, ticketing companies that run their own resale marketplaces could be held liable for reselling tickets they knew, or should have known. Source
- AEG Presents acquires Auguri Productions, which has worked with Stromae, Angèle, and David Guettaon 15/10/2026 at 17:24
Auguri Productions is the Paris-based artist development and concert production company co-founded by Charles Bensmaine. Source
- Chance the Rapper wins second trial against ex-manager Pat Corcoran, who must hand over merch vendor payments – and up to $1.5M in fees, according to Chance’s teamon 15/10/2026 at 13:48
The ruling does not put a number on what Corcoran owes, but representatives for Chance say he is likely to forfeit up to $1.5 million in management fees. Source
- Mohnish Sani appointed Head of Strategy and Growth for HYBE Americason 15/10/2026 at 13:24
The role is newly created at the company, which oversees HYBE's business in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Source
- Donald Trump signs American Music Tourism Act into law, tasking Commerce Department with promoting travel to US music sites and eventson 15/10/2026 at 13:20
Under the Act, music tourism covers travel to attend a festival, a concert, or another live musical performance or music-related special event. Source
- Ben Katovsky joins Matt Spetzler’s Pipeline as CEOon 14/10/2026 at 23:01
Pipeline is the $200 million-backed financing platform for the music and creative industries that launched in January through Matt Spetzler's investment firm Jamen Capital. Source
- Here’s exactly what Amazon, Spotify, Apple and other streaming services want to pay songwriters for 2028–2032on 14/10/2026 at 19:03
Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google have filed their rate proposals in Phonorecords V Source
- Jim Roppo named Vice Chairman of Warner Records Groupon 14/10/2026 at 18:55
Roppo joins from Universal Music Group, where he most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Republic Records. Source