Scotland at The Great Escape
With hundreds of bands playing The Great Escape this week how do you know where to start? Well, how about all the great Scottish bands playing this year, complete with a handy playlist?…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Liv Buckley
This week, we caught up with Liv Buckley, who previously worked at the Korea Tourism Organisation and in video game PR, before moving into the music industry. She is now Communications Manager at ICE Services.…
BPI sets out transparency and sovereignty demands to secure “AI licensing boom”
Record label trade group BPI has launched a new report on music and AI, setting out what it believes is needed to enable an “AI licensing boom” in the UK. It says the government should force more transparency on the AI sector and ensure the “sovereignty of UK law” when it comes to AI and copyright…
The Great Escape’s Adam Ryan talks music discovery and building international pathways
The Great Escape kicked off in Brighton earlier today for its 20th year. Toby McCarron spoke to the showcase festival’s Head Of Music Adam Ryan, who has programmed the event for twelve years, about his role, and how the festival and its programme has evolved over the last two decades…
UK government decision to delay live music touting law in favour of sports ticketing reforms dubbed “puzzling” and “bizarre” by music industry
The UK government has set out in the King's Speech the laws it plans to pass in the next year. As expected, laws to introduce the promised ticket touting ban will only be drafted this year, not passed. Though new rules on the touting of tickets to sports events are likely to be voted on by MPs…
Kanye loses uncleared sample lawsuit, but warns “there’s a cost attached to thinking you can take advantage of Ye”
Kanye West has lost his legal battle over an uncleared sample on a version of his ‘Donda’ track ‘Hurricane’ that was played at one of his 2021 listening parties. However, the rapper reckons the company that sued him has still made a loss when their legal costs are taken into account…
This may be the “moment” to rewrite copyright law, says US Copyright Office boss
The boss of the US Copyright Office was asked about the Supreme Court ruling in the major labels v Cox case in US Congress yesterday. She said it had reduced the “incentives” for internet companies to “take steps to curb infringement”, and lawmakers might want to amend copyright law as a result…
Songwriters say demo sent to NewJeans was incorporated into K-pop hit without credit or permission
Four US songwriters say that NewJeans hit ‘How Sweet’ incorporates a topline they wrote for a demo track they shared with an agency that works with the K-pop group. That agency said they weren’t using the writers’ topline but, it’s alleged, then included it in the NewJeans track without permission…
Wiltshire Police have “no concerns” about Bob Vylan headlining Shindig Festival as local Tories demand licence review over duo’s performance
Last month it emerged that Wiltshire Council was being forced to review the licence it issued to Shindig Festival because of concerns about headliner Bob Vylan. It now emerges the licence review was forced by a local Conservative association, though Wiltshire Police do not share the Tories’ concerns…
Dua Lipa sues Samsung over its TV packaging
Dua Lipa has sued Samsung over the boxes it sells its TVs in. The boxes display the home page of Samsung’s own streaming service, which includes a photo of Lipa. She says that’s a “massive unauthorised commercial exploitation” of her brand, and infringes copyright, trademark and publicity rights…
Keir Starmer says government will ban ticket touting “as quickly as possible”
Keir Starmer insists he is committed to banning ticket touting in the UK, even if ministers are not confirming a timeline for making the ban law. It seems likely Parliament won’t get to vote on the ban in the next year, but the prime minister says touting will be outlawed “as quickly as possible”…
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