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UMG and ElevenLabs Plan AI Music Platform Built on UMG Catalog
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs struck a licensing deal for an AI-powered music platform that will let fans remix and personalize experiences around UMG artists, with creators meant to share in the revenue.
JYP Seeks DMCA Subpoena to Unmask Stray Kids Bootleg Uploader
After a May bootleg of Han’s “back to life” hit Apple Music and TikTok via Symphonic under the name New Vibs, JYP’s lawyers asked a California court to force the distributor to identify the uploader.
HYBE’s Weverse Confirms Breach Touching 422,584 Account IDs
Weverse Company says KISA flagged a vulnerability on September 3; a follow-up inspection found 422,584 account-ID records exposed with purchase metadata but not names, contacts, or card numbers.
Italy’s Recorded Music Market Climbs 7.3% in First Half of 2026
Italian labels body FIMI says trade revenue hit €224.7m in H1 2026, up 7.3% year on year, with streaming still dominant and vinyl sales jumping 18.5%.
Spotify and Live Nation Urban Book RNB X Live Festival in Dallas
Spotify’s first standalone R&B concert event, RNB X Live in Dallas, lands November 1 at Toyota Music Factory with Erykah Badu, H.E.R., and rising R&B acts.
