James Hanley

The three major music companies and Spotify are seeking $322.2 million in damages from shadow library Anna's Archive, after the pirate group allegedly released millions of music files in defiance of a court order.

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide's Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days.

Taylor Swift is being sued for alleged trademark infringement by a Las Vegas performer.

Germany-based collection society GEMA distributed EUR €1.15 billion (USD $1.30 billion) to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY , according to the organization's newly released annual report.

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has settled its copyright infringement lawsuit against the University of Southern California (USC).

Former TikTok chief and ex-Disney veteran Kevin Mayer has joined the Board of Directors at South Korea-born entertainment giant HYBE.

Grammy-winning rap duo Salt-N-Pepa have filed an opening appellate brief in their fight with Universal Music Group over the copyrights to their master recordings.

X Corp has told a Nashville federal court that last week’s ruling renders the publishers’ surviving claims defunct.

London's Wireless Festival has been canceled after the UK government denied headliner Ye (Kanye West) permission to enter the country.

MBW’s Trailblazers series meets Ashley Gorley – hit songwriter and founder of Tape Room Music.