# From Universal Music’s $3.83B quarter to Suno’s German court defeat… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/from-universal-musics-3-83b-quarter-to-sunos-german-court-defeat-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/
- Published: 2026-07-31T15:32:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-31T16:21:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-universal-musics-3-83b-quarter-to-sunos-german-court-defeat-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- UMG and Sony reported another strong quarter.
- Suno lost a significant German copyright case.
- Labels proposed AI music chart rules.

## Summary

This week’s music industry headlines focused on strong financial results for major companies and growing efforts to regulate generative AI’s role in music.

- Universal Music Group reported €3.294 billion ($3.83 billion) in second-quarter revenue, up 13.3% year on year at constant currency.
- A German court ruled that AI music company Suno infringed copyright in a case brought by collecting society GEMA.
- Major labels and leading independents proposed chart rules to distinguish human-led music from purely synthetic or unauthorised AI-generated tracks.
- Sony’s recorded music and publishing revenues reached an estimated $3.12 billion in calendar Q2, up 12.7% year on year.
- BTS declined to submit its album *Arirang* for Grammy consideration, removing it from this year’s awards race.

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