AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI Copyright: Elvis Presley’s rights holders sued Anthropic, alleging it used 274 songs to train Claude without permission and seeking up to $41.1 million. A separate lawsuit targets Anthropic and Suno over alleged use of artists’ music for AI training. Industry Deals: Merck Mercuriadis plans to combine eight management firms under Hipgnosis Artist Partnerships, with artists holding majority ownership of assets created through the partnerships. Create Music Group has taken a minority stake in DistroKid, and Peermusic acquired Sydney’s 120 Publishing. Streaming & Royalties: YouTube Music and Premium passed 150 million subscribers, including trials, as YouTube ad sales reached $11.2 billion in Q3. PRS for Music’s Soundtrack deal will use playback data from 7,000 UK businesses to improve royalty payments. Live Music: UK music groups welcomed new budget tax relief for venues but say more support is needed; bot attacks delayed ticket presales for Raye and Sam Fender. Recognition: BLACKPINK will receive South Korea’s Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit, alongside honors for rock musician Shin Hae-chul and broadcaster Yoo Jae-suk.
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