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1. Spotify wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming it allowed ‘billions’ of fraudulent Drake streams

   In November 2025, rapper RBX claimed Spotify failed to curb "mass-scale fraudulent streaming," stripping royalties from other rights holders.

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2. [PIAS] acquires Signum Records, the independent classical label home to The King’s Singers

   Co-Founder Steve Long will remain as Managing Director, the company announced on Tuesday (June 23).

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3. Music industry leaders, megastars pay tribute to Clive Davis

   Rob Stringer, Patti Smith, Alicia Keys, the Lipmans, Merck Mercuriadis, and more pay tribute to legendary record exec

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4. Clive Davis, legendary record executive, dies at 94

   'We will miss him greatly, cherish him always, and carry his love with us for the rest of our lives,' the Davis Family said in a statement on June 22

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5. Majors and BMG ask US Supreme Court to overturn copyright termination ruling they say will cause ‘chaos’

   The rightsholders said the decision will cause "chaos" across the music business if it is allowed to stand.

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6. MF Doom estate and Temu reach settlement in lawsuit over alleged knock-off merch

   The plaintiff, Gas Drawls, LLC, owns the rights to MF Doom's music and intellectual property

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7. Tech startup RTM Audio launches AI music detector UAI, which issues a signed certificate with every verdict

   RTM Audio was founded by mixing and mastering engineers Ohad Nissim, Teezio, and Calin Enache, alongside music attorney Matt Buser

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8. Spotify opens Istanbul office as Turkish music tops 294 billion all-time streams on the platform

   Spotify says streams of Turkish music on its platform have grown over 190% in five years

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9. Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition among 31 groups warning against ‘misuse’ of artist and songwriter rights in AI deals

   Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals

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10. From Lionel Richie’s voice trademark bid to the Michael Jackson biopic box-office record… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

    The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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