Midweek Music Update: Wednesday 25 March 2026
Welcome to this fortnight's round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past few weeks.
If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Legal Updates
BMG brings infringement claim against AI firm Anthropic (Rolling Stone)
North Carolina streaming fraudster pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Guardian)
Michael Rapino takes to the stand in New York’s Live Nation anti-trust trial (Billboard)
Chance the Rapper wins court battle with former manager (Music Business Worldwide)
In the news
Netflix to make documentaries about Warner Music Group’s artists in new creative partnership (Billboard)
BTS agency’s share price drops after K Pop giants’ comeback concert (BBC)
Pophouse acquires Tina Turner’s music interests in deal with BMG (Music Business Worldwide)
Portrait of Lily Allen goes on display at National Portrait Gallery (Independent)
Chappel Roan responds to Jorginho security guard incident (Guardian)
Goodlife Management sells majority stake to Firebird (Music Business Worldwide)
Features and Commentary
Apple Music launches “Transparency Tags” to identify AI generated music (HypeBot)
Stop the show! But how risky are UK concerts? (BBC)
Spotify co-CEO talks AI (Billboard)
Industry changes and developments
IFPI publishes Global Music Report 2026 (IFPI)
Sony Music Group hits out at 135,000 deepfakes on streaming platforms (Music Week)
Primary Wave announces it will acquire music publisher Kobalt (Music Business Worldwide)
UK Music announces Black Music Means Business report (UK Music)
