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Live Nation & Ticketmaster To Pay $9.9M to Settle Claims Over ‘Predatory’ Hidden Fees to D.C. Fans

Live Nation will pay $9.9 million to settle accusations that Ticketmaster charged “deceptive fees” to Washington D.C. residents and misled them about ticket prices — resolving a dispute that’s separate from the company’s blockbuster antitrust case. In a statement Monday (April 20), DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb says the concert giant advertised “deceptively low […]

Deezer Says 75,000 AI Songs Are Now Uploaded Daily

French streaming service Deezer claims in its latest report on AI-generated content that roughly 44% of daily uploads are fully AI-generated — the equivalent of 75,000 every day, or over 2 million per month. Still, despite that influx of AI-generated songs, Deezer notes that the consumption of these tracks remains low. The uploads only equate […]

UMG Sues Quince Over Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean Songs in TikTok Posts: ‘Rampant and Brazen’

Universal Music Group is suing Quince over accusations that the ecommerce startup used copyrighted songs in hundreds of Instagram and TikTok posts without paying for them, including Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” Related ‘Like the Wild West’: Why Music Companies Are Cracking Down on Corporate Social Media Tory Lanez Sues California Prison System for […]