UMG CEO Lucian Grainge discussed the proliferation of AI music during the company's earnings call, calling for DSPs to pay out less for AI slop tracks than to genuine artists.

"I don't look at this award as simply an honor; I look at it as a call to action," Mestel said of receiving this year's Spirit of Life honor from the cancer research organization.

Young's $10 million suit is the second time he's sued over Trump's use of the song, filing his first lawsuit against another Trump group back in 2020.

"Just cancel the whole f***ing tour, then play for free outside each venue, raise a bunch of money, rather than let a f***ing billionaire tell you what to do," the singer-songwriter-producer, who has given pro-Palestinian statements during his performances, said in a recent interview.

The rapper also brought out Scarface as a special guest for the first of two much anticipated L.A. shows on Friday night.

The employee, who sold at least 10 of the rapper's unreleased songs for $50,000, will be sentenced early next year and faces a maximum of five years in prison.

Mayer is working with UMG's Mercury Records on his new label venture, saying the label "has already proven to be a great partnership."

"Eric Baker appears to be using his positions at Andro Capital and StubHub to profit, potentially at the expense of customers, fans, and artists," said Robert Garcia, ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Michelle An has been named IGA's president and chief creative officer, while Laura Carter and Ramon Alvarez-Smikle have been named co-presidents of Urban.