Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have joined forces to sue Anthropic, home of Claude, over what the publishers call “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.” The complaint – obtained by MBW, and which you can read in full here – also names Anthropic Co-Founder and…
Warner Chappell Music has extended its strategic joint venture partnership with Lilly Raye Music, the management company and publisher run by founder Edward Matthew and A&R Manager Justin Martinez. The partnership, established in 2020 and expanded in 2023, is focused on “supporting collaborations between creatives” across Asia, Europe, and the US. According to WCM, the…
Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer — and ET has you covered for everything in between. Billboard has announced that Doechii will receive the prestigious 2025 Woman of the Year Award at the Women in Music event taking place…
Ben Vaughn, President & CEO of Warner/Chappell Nashville, has passed away, aged 49. The news was confirmed today (January 30) in an internal memo from Warner Chappell Music Co-Chairs Guy Moot and Carianne Marshall. “It is with broken hearts that we share the unthinkable news that Ben Vaughn, President & CEO of Warner Chappell Nashville, passed…
