This week’s industry roundup includes confirmation that BMG and Concord have completed their previously announced merger, combining two of the largest independent music companies into a single entity with expanded reach across recorded music and publishing.
Also making headlines: AI company Anthropic is facing a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages, the latest legal flashpoint in the ongoing dispute between rights holders and AI developers over the use of copyrighted material to train language models.
Other stories rounded up cover additional deals, executive moves and legal developments across the sector, underscoring a week of consolidation activity alongside mounting legal pressure on AI firms operating in the music space.
Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.