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J. Cole and Cam’ron settle $500K lawsuit over ‘Ready ’24’ royalties

Cam’ron and J. Cole have settled their legal dispute over the 2024 track Ready ’24.The parties filed notice in the US District Court...

Kevin O’Leary slams people who want work-life balance: ‘I hope they work for my competitors’

While some workers believe they have every right to slam their laptop shut at 5 p.m. every day, Kevin O’Leary is staunchly against...

Has Warner Turned A Corner?

MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news...

Alabama high school and Toyota train students for roles that pay $40 an hour and can’t be automated

The U.S. has a dire shortage of skilled tradespeople. A school in Huntsville, Ala., is attempting to replenish the talent pool—one teenager at...

Grab CTO Suthen Paradatheth on how using his competitors’ robots ‘keeps us on our toes’

On May 20, Grab announced that one of its robots, named Carri, will start deliveries in Singapore’s Punggol district, the city-state’s hub for...

Warner Music COO, Armin Zerza: Music is under-monetized, under-digitized, and ripe for ‘years of productivity’

When Warner Music Group hired Armin Zerza as CFO in May 2025, the company was recruiting from a different universe.Zerza had spent a...

The SpaceX IPO is a referendum on Elon Musk and his plan to colonize Mars

Good morning. How much faith do you put in Elon Musk? If you can’t wait to get a piece of SpaceX after studying...

Spotify extends ‘Verified’ badges to podcasts, further cracking down on AI impersonators

Spotify is expanding its Verified by Spotify badge program to podcasts.The move, announced on Tuesday (May 19), extends to podcast shows the same...

As ABS deals reshape the music rights landscape, KBRA says it’s rated $12.9B in music royalty-backed bonds since 2020 – but expects issuance to...

When David Bowie raised $55 million by securitizing royalties from his back catalog in 1997, the concept was treated as a curiosity.Nearly three decades on, credit rating...

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