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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s Round-up is exclusively supported by BMI, a global leader in performing rights management, dedicated to supporting songwriters, composers and publishers and championing the value of music.It’s raining lawsuits!This week, Universal Music Group sued DistroKid, the world’s biggest music distributor by volume, accusing it of deceptive trade practices, copyright infringement, and flooding platforms with AI-generated “slop.”Meanwhile, today (September 18), MBW learned that UMG and Sony Music Group are jointly suing Suno for a…
State prosecutors filed a new petition requesting court-ordered forensic interviews of minor children in their ongoing case against Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. According to documents obtained by Us, lawyers representing the State of Georgia filed a new motion on Thursday, September 17, asking the court to require “forensic interviews” with unidentified minors. (TMZ was first to report the news.) “The state will proffer a good faith basis for concern regarding additional minors who require forensic interviews related to this case,” the docs read. “To the extent the court must consider video evidence and receive a proffer by counsel related to…
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is “immediately” banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, the latest twist in his fraught relationship with media outlets. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said that the outlets “constantly write or report fiction or lies” about his administration, although he provided no examples. Trump later called it a “very simple ban”, but did not explain how it would work. It is unclear whether employees of those outlets would be prevented from entering the White House grounds. CNN swiftly slammed the move as an “illegal assault”…
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University of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick is setting the record straight on his girlfriend Jordon Hudson’s role with the team. Belichick, 74, spoke to the Wall Street Journal about where the story came from that he reportedly asked Hudson, 25, to be copied on all of his work emails. “When I took the job here, it was December, and at that time I was doing five TV shows, the radio show, I had a book coming out,” Belichick said in a story published Wednesday, September 16. “I had a lot of other things going on when I took…
The Chris Johnson Show: Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie during the “Would Wild Let Hughes Walk?” episode, talking about the Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes and what is going on there. Would the Wild let him walk to free agency if they can’t get him re-signed? Is money or playing with his brothers more important? McKenzie: “… let’s move on to Quinn Hughes. We’ve kind of teased that situation enough. He’s extension-eligible, but no deal has been done as of yet. Just to read a bit of a quote that he gave during the player media tour a couple days…
Civilians are caught in the crossfire of drone attacks between armed groups and government forces.Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026Drone attacks by armed groups in Colombia surged 146 percent in the first five months of this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to the country’s Ombudsman’s Office.The attacks killed 21 people and wounded 145 others, including children. Civilians accounted for nearly a third of those killed or wounded, the office said on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOmbudsman Iris Marin warned that the drones inflict fear well beyond the immediate casualties, with their recurring…
U.S. robotaxi operator Waymo is breaking into a new market. After unveiling roadmaps to bring its self-driving cars to Germany and the United Kingdom, it’s now setting its sights east. On Sept. 18, Waymo announced plans to launch in Singapore by 2028, marking its first entry into Southeast Asia. The announcement came just days after the robotaxi firm revealed plans to enter its first market in Asia: Japan. “Singapore has built one of the safest, most efficient and most forward-thinking transportation ecosystems in the world,” said Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s co-CEO, in a Sept. 18 press release. “As we begin our…
For men facing a prostatectomy or working through recovery from prostate surgery or radiation, pelvic floor training is increasingly showing up as part of the roadmap back to bladder control and sexual function. App-connected trainers like the kGoal Boost for Men are positioning themselves at the intersection of prostate cancer recovery, sexual health and aging. What started as a clinical afterthought is turning into a consumer segment with a clear commercial arc, and the evidence base for post-surgery continence recovery is what’s anchoring it. What’s Happening The kGoal Boost for Men is a sit-on-top biofeedback device paired with a mobile…
Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter have sold their stakes in Chelsea, handing full control of the Premier League club to private equity firm Clearlake Capital. Clearlake previously held a 61.5% share in Chelsea, with Boehly and Walter each owning 12.83%. Swiss philanthropist Hansjorg Wyss, who also held a 12.83% stake, will remain part of the ownership group. The consortium completed its purchase of Chelsea in 2022 for £2.5 billion, with a further £1.75 billion committed to investment in the club following the sanctions placed on former owner Roman Abramovich. The Financial Times reported that Boehly and Walter will…