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.

"We looked closely at the tracks listeners were skipping, ignoring or telling us they didn’t want to hear," Spotify said.

Cyrus took a few minutes during the second of her sold-out comeback concerts to address critiques that had surfaced following Friday's show.

The companies filed a new case this week, arguing the information is crucial in the labels' lawsuit against Suno.

The DOJ and FTC filed a complaint against a San Diego-based ticket broker, claiming the company had violated the BOTS Act by using thousands of accounts to obtain millions of tickets to resell at considerable markups.