CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Love Spell, Charli xcx, Bricknasty, Greg Freeman + The Strokes…
Only humans can be ‘authors’ say Canadian music publishers in test case on copyright status of AI-generated works
The debate over the copyright status of AI-generated works continues, and in Canada there’s a key court battle as part of that debate centered on an AI-generated artwork. The precedent set in that case could impact on music copyright too, so Canada’s music publishers have formally intervened…
Revamped UK government needs to do more than “tinkering around the edges” to deliver on promises regarding arts and music education
With a new education secretary being appointed by newly installed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the Musicians’ Union, Equity and others have said it’s time for ministers to “fully restore the status of arts subjects” like music within English schools rather than just “tinkering around the edges”…
French Parliament passes a social media ban for under fifteens, as social media platforms face ramped up regulation across Europe
France has passed a law banning under fifteens from using social media that will go into effect in September. Other European countries are set to follow France’s lead while the EU is proposing other new social media regulation, all of which will impact on artists seeking to reach younger audiences…
🎧 Approved: Frankie Rose
Brooklyn’s Frankie Rose makes glacial post-punk and 80s synth-pop that sits alongside Cocteau Twins or early Cure. New single ‘Manifest’ is at the darker end of that: industrial, brooding and from an album about grief…
UK recorded music exports top £800 million for the first time, but growth is slowing, says BPI
BPI has published its latest figures on UK recorded music exports, which topped £800 million last year, although growth is slowing amid increased competition. BPI CEO Jo Twist says this “highlights the need for continued international trade and export initiatives like the Music Export Growth Scheme”…
AFM insists ‘new use’ clause in its musicians agreement applies to AI - and that any other interpretation is “nonsensical”
US musicians’ union AFM reckons a ‘new use’ clause in its agreement with the labels means Warner and Universal should be sharing income for their Udio deals with its members. But there’s a disagreement over how that clause should be interpreted. AFM says the majors’ interpretation is “nonsensical”…
Ben Folds tells Congress how the “partisan toxic environment” of a Trump run Kennedy Center forced him to quit artistic advisor role
When Donald Trump appointed himself Chair of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC last year, Ben Folds quit his role as artistic advisor to the US National Symphony Orchestra, which is based at the venue. Yesterday he told Congress about the “partisan toxic environment” Trump’s involvement caused…
🌅 Horizon Leaders - Becca McLeish
This week we caught up with Becca McLeish, publicist and owner of Nightswim Agency.…
AI-generated tracks now account for more than 50% of Deezer’s uploads
Deezer has published more AI music stats, revealing that over 50% of new tracks uploaded to the streaming service are now AI-generated, on average 90,000 per day. That big stat will prompt more debate about how the streaming services and music industry deal with AI-generated music…
🎧 Approved: RenzNiro
Manchester’s RenzNiro blends vaporised grime, experimental electronics and world-building lyricism into something singular. Five projects in, ‘No Weapon Shall Prosper’ is the one that undeniably makes the case…
Sony Music sues Udio for a second time, with the extra 30,000 recordings that could result in $4.5 billion damages
Sony Music has sued Udio. Again. It wanted to add 30,000+ extra recordings to its original lawsuit, boosting the potential damages it could seek to over $4.5 billion. But the judge wouldn’t allow that late-in-the-day change, so Sony has simply filed a second lawsuit listing the extra 30,000 tracks…
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