Cam’ron has sued fellow hip-hop star J. Cole, claiming he was never paid for his contribution to J. Cole’s 2024 track Ready ‘24, and that Cole reneged on a quid-pro-quo to appear on a Cam’ron track.

In a complaint filed on Tuesday (October 28) in a federal court in New York, Cam’ron (legal name Cameron Giles) said he contributed lyrics to Ready ‘24 and his vocals appeared on the recording, which was released in 2024 and appeared on Cole’s fourth mixtape, Might Delete Later.

Giles said he agreed to collaborate on Ready ‘24 on the conditions that he would be allowed to sign off on the track before it was released, and that Cole would appear on a future Cam’ron song. The complaint says Cole agreed to those terms.

Dan Rosen has been appointed to lead Warner Music Group’s recorded music businesses in Southeast Asia – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The exec will continue to have responsibility for WMG’s recorded music and music publishing businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

In his new role as President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia, Rosen will continue to report to Lo Ting-Fai (known as Lofai), President, Warner Music APAC, and collaborate with a network of “local experts” across the eight territories.

Spotify saw its global Premium Subscriber base grow to 281 million paying users in Q3. The company also achieved strong operating profitability in the three months to end of September.

That’s according to the company’s latest financial results (for Q3 2025), filed this morning (November 4).

Spotify’s Premium Subscriber base at the close of Q3 was up by +5 million net subs on the 276 million that the firm counted at the end of the prior quarter (Q2 2025).

This +5 million growth was in line with the company’s guidance.

The first major honor of the night went to Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), who received the International Executive of the Year award.

Addressing a sold-out ballroom at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, Gerson paid tribute to the British and Irish musicians who “shaped” her “earliest memories” from The Beatles to Petula Clark, The Hollies, The Rolling Stones and others. She also gave a shout-out to Bob Geldof for his work on Live Aid, which Gerson said demonstrated “the true unifying power of music”.

“British and Irish songwriters form so much of UMPG’s foundation—iconic songwriters and artists like Elton John and Bernie Taupin, The Clash, Mark Knopfler, The Cure, JoyDivision and New Order, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Annie Lennox, the Bee Gees and many more,” said Gerson.

London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios has appointed Grammy and BRIT Award-winning producer, songwriter, and musician Thomas Hull, AKA Kid Harpoon, as its first-ever Producer in Residence.

The newly created position forms part of Abbey Road’s broader strategy to “build a true home for music creativity and innovation,” the studio said in a statement, extending a legacy that now spans 94 years.

The role follows the appointment of Jordan Rakei as the studios’ Artist in Residence over the past 18 months. As Producer in Residence, Harpoon will have full access to Abbey Road’s recording spaces, instruments, and technology — including vintage gear, microphones, and the studio’s evolving suite of music tech tools such as Audiomovers. He will also advise Abbey Road on its ongoing innovation initiatives.

A key aspect of the role includes involvement in Abbey Road Amplify, the studio’s free education program for emerging artists and producers. This year, Amplify expands to Manchester for the first time, with sessions scheduled from November 19–21 at Aviva Studios and the new adidas/Abbey Road studio at Co-op Live, following London events from November 3–8.

Iconic Artists Group, the company led by music industry veteran Irving Azoff, has reportedly acquired Frank Sinatra’s name, image and likeness rights.

Bloomberg reported the news on Sunday (October 12) and said that Azoff plans to create a Rat Pack-themed venue in Las Vegas.

Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference last week, Azoff confirmed that the company “recently acquired a chunk of the Sinatra estate.”

He added: “We [now] have all the Rat Pack. We have Dean Martin. We’re very diverse. We have Cher.”

Frank Sinatra Enterprises confirmed the deal in a statement sent to MBW: “Frank Sinatra Enterprises, Tina Sinatra, and Warner Music Group are delighted to welcome Irving Azoff and Iconic to the dedicated team serving the life’s work and legacy of Frank Sinatra.” The Sinatra deal represents another significant move by Azoff’s company in the heritage artist space and follows a series of major acquisitions by Iconic over the past several years.

In February 2021, the company acquired a controlling stake in the Beach Boys’ intellectual property, including the band’s sound recordings, brand, select musical compositions, and memorabilia, in what Bloomberg reported at the time was valued between $100 million to $200 million.

Azoff said at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference last week that “The Beach Boys’ [revenues] are up over double since [IAG] got involved with them”.