Legal

Newsletter for Legal created at June 01, 2026 06:50

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Music Industry Legal News: Trump Misuse, Nelly Victory, UMG Rejection, and more!

This newsletter is about various legal and industry developments in the music world. It covers issues such as Boards of Canada and Warp Records criticizing the Trump administration for using their music without consent, Nelly being awarded attorney fees in a copyright lawsuit, Youssou N’Dour becoming Vice-President of CISAC, Universal Music Group rejecting Bill Ackman's takeover offer, and LyricFind's lawsuit against Musixmatch for anticompetitive conduct.

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Boards of Canada Not on Board With Trump Administration Hijacking New Song for Bizarre Social Media Video 0.95 Billboard 0 0
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Nelly awarded over $67K to be paid by lawyer who filed ex-bandmate’s Country Grammar copyright suit - Music Business Worldwide 0.95 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Grammy-winner Youssou N’Dour named Vice President of CISAC as global rights org marks 100 years - Music Business Worldwide 0.95 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Official: UMG rejects Bill Ackman’s $64B takeover bid - Music Business Worldwide 0.9 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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CISAC's 2026 Annual Report spotlights global AI copyright reform and creator advocacy 0.9 CISAC Newsroom 0 0
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Primary Wave strikes deal with Grammy-winning Norteño-Tejano group Intocable covering catalog and name, image, and likeness - Music Business Worldwide 0.9 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Musixmatch says LyricFind’s antitrust claim ‘without merit’ as rival files second amended complaint - Music Business Worldwide 0.9 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Taylor Swift Pens Original Song for ‘Toy Story 5’ Soundtrack: ‘I’ve Always Dreamed of Getting to Write for These Characters’ 0.9 Billboard 0 0
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From Bolloré urging UMG to reject Ackman’s $64B bid to Gamma’s lawsuit to unmask the creators of two smear sites… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up - Music Business Worldwide 0.9 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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LyricFind amends Musixmatch lawsuit, says rival should hand over profits because Pro service was boosted by anticompetitive conduct 0.9 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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