Music Industry Daily is your daily shot of music industry news — deals, lawsuits, streaming wars, tour drama, artist moves, and global plays. Pour the coffee, hit play, and you'll know what's moving in music before you walk out the door.
Email us here Spotify's brand value surged 37% to $20.5B while Deezer posted mixed Q3 results — subscriber totals down but direct growth up and profitability guidance raised. Festival tech platform Easol landed $30M and launched AI agents for promoters including Coachella and Stagecoach. A patent suit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster was upheld on dismissal, and My Chemical Romance resolved a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders trademark dispute ahead of their Hollywood Bowl run.
Deals & M&a...
27 Oct 2026
UMG's $32B Go-Private Talks, Jay-Z Super Bowl LXI Confirmed - October 27
Email us here Universal Music Group's potential buyout by Apollo, TPG, and Blackstone dominates today's brief, as the €29 billion label giant explores going private amid a tough 2026. The Suno litigation machine keeps grinding — new subpoenas, a deposed VC exec, and Apple pushing back on royalty data requests. Plus, Jay-Z is finally stepping into the Super Bowl halftime spotlight he's been curating for years.
Deals & M&A
• UMG held early talks with Apollo, TPG, and Blackstone about a...
26 Oct 2026
Elvis Estate Sues Anthropic for $48.6M, MCR Defies DCC Injunction - Monday, October 26
Email us here The Elvis Presley estate's $48.6M copyright claim against Anthropic marks the largest single-artist AI lawsuit to date, while My Chemical Romance's ongoing trademark battle with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders escalated after the band allegedly defied a court injunction — twice. Sam Fender meanwhile made headlines for the right reasons, publicly slashing his own tour ticket prices before they even went on sale.
Lawsuits & AI
• Authentic Brands Group sued Anthropic over 274 ...
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