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UMG Settles $500M Lawsuit Against Believe & TuneCore Claiming Fake Songs by ‘Kendrik Laamar’

Universal Music Group has reached a settlement to end a $500 million lawsuit accusing Believe and TuneCore of “massive” infringement by distributing sped-up or remixed knockoffs of tracks by Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and others. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, claimed that Believe and its TuneCore unit were “overrun with fraudulent artists” and […]

Why Warner Music Group Bought Indie Distributor & Services Company Revelator

After an at least two-year search for an independent distribution and services company, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced plans this week to acquire Israel-based Revelator to expand its reach to the indie segment of the music industry. So how did the company attract WMG’s interest? Related Warner Music Group Acquires Digital Distributor Revelator ‘That’s What This […]

Dance Moves: BONNIE X CLYDE Scores First No. 1, deadmau5, ILLENIUM, Dean Turnley & More Debut

Billboard’s Dance Moves roundup highlights the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard’s many dance charts, including new No. 1s, notable debuts, chart milestones, first-timers and rising tracks and artists. This week, on charts dated April 4, BONNIE X CLYDE, deadmau5 and Steve Appleton, ILLENIUM, David Guetta, Dustin Lynch and Dead Turnley all achieve new feats. […]