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Backstreet Boys Move To Trademark Their Voices
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (179+ words) LOS ANGELES (Celebrity Access) "Backstreet Boys are taking a new step to protect one of their most recognizable assets'their voices. BSB Entertainment has filed a trademark application for the spoken phrase, "Hi, we're the Backstreet Boys," in an effort to…...
Google Sued Over Alleged Use Of Copyrighted Music To Train Lyria 3 AI
1+ week, 6+ day ago (161+ words) Developed by Google Deep Mind, Lyria 3 allows users to generate music from text prompts and other inputs. The lawsuit is the latest in a growing number of legal challenges testing whether AI companies must obtain permission before using copyrighted works…...
Spotify And Universal Music Group Announce Licensing Agreements For Fan-Made Covers / Remixes
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (173+ words) SANTA MONICA, CA (Celebrity Access) " Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) today announced landmark recorded music and music publishing licensing agreements enabling Spotify to launch a new tool allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from…...
Create Music Group Announces JV With Jonnyshipes' Good Talk
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (475+ words) LOS ANGELES (Celebrity Access) " Create Music Group has announced a new joint venture with Good Talk, the artist'focused entertainment company founded by Jonnyshipes. The partnership reflects an ongoing commitment to supporting independent teams that are helping shape the future of…...
Glen Ballard Announced As Keynote For 2026 AIMP Global Music Publishing Summit
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) During the conversation, Ballard will share the stories behind his biggest hits while offering insights into the craft of songwriting and the evolving role of publishers in today's music industry. The keynote is a centerpiece of the AIMP Global Music…...
Lee Abrams: Music Programming Realities
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (949+ words) The Musical Formative Years (1620) and What They Mean for Listeners, Artists, and Radio Before 16: The Fleeting Years 1620: The Musically Formative Years Then something shifts. Somewhere between the sixteenth and twentieth birthdays, a window opens. This is what I call the…...
Actor And Musician Sam Palladio Signs With 3686 Records
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (422+ words) NASHVILLE (Celebrity Access) " Actor and musician Sam Palladio has signed with 3686 Records, the newly launched independent label founded by Levi Hummon and Eric Arjes. Distributed by The Orchard/Sony, 3686 Records was built with an artist-first mission " prioritizing creative ownership, brand…...
Op-Ed: Apple Music Has Flagged 2 B Fraudulent Streams. Here's What I Actually See
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1008+ words) There tends to be a specific pattern to how fraud scales. It always starts small, testing the waters, and often looks like a little "noise." By the time anyone notices and names it for what it'really'is, many years have passed…...
FBI Issues Urgent Warning: Cybercriminals Are Targeting Musicians
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (217+ words) (Hypebot) " The FBI issued a stark warning: cybercriminals and scammers are increasingly targeting musicians, industry professionals and fans, and the financial consequences are staggering. According to a recentreportfrom the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the music industry saw a significant…...
Revenue At CTS Eventim Topped $3 Billion For The First Time In 2025
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (323+ words) MUNICH, Germany (Celebrity Access) "CTS Eventim, the European ticketing and live events company, announced it set a record with consolidated revenue topping "3 billion for the first time in fiscal year 2025. The company attributed revenue growth to ongoing internationalization, the scaling…...