U.S. Senators Are Officially Throwing Their Weight Around in FTC v. Live Nation — Judge Says Their ‘Brief Could Be Useful in Determining How the BOTS Act Applies to Ticketmaster’s Platform’

U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle are officially throwing their weight around in the FTC’s high-stakes BOTS Act lawsuit against Live Nation. Those federal lawmakers – Senators Blackburn (R-TN), Blumenthal (D-CT), Cornyn (R-TX), Hawley (R-MO), Kennedy (R-LA), Luján (D-NM), and Moreno (R-OH) – formally moved to address the suit late last month. And […]

French Indie Label Spookland Gets Snapped Up by Sony Music

Sony Music Group acquires independent recording and publishing label Spookland, a French label founded in 2012 by songwriter-producer Yodelice. On Thursday, February 19, Sony Music Group France announced the acquisition of Spookland, an independent recording and publishing label founded by Maxim Nucci (better known as Yodelice), whose catalog includes all albums by renowned French artist […]