⏩ Releases & Tours News Wednesday 18 Sep
Pixies, Kid Cudi, Father John Misty, Warm Human, Chase & Status, Mogwai, Talking Heads, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Darkness + more…
Selling is not an option says TikTok’s lawyer, as court proceedings open with freedom of speech arguments
Judges yesterday scrutinised lawyers from TikTok as the social media company tries to block the sell-or-be-banned law passed by US Congress earlier this year. It argues that the law violates free speech and is therefore unconstitutional…
🎧 Approved: ATRIP
Poland-born and London-raised producer/DJ ATRIP draws from the capital’s diverse club culture but shapes it into something with a balmier, almost cinematic emotional edge. Now, ATRIP builds on this momentum with his latest single ‘Ocean’, featuring KAM-BU.…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Tuesday 17 Sep
Confidence Man, Lambrini Girls, ARXXX, Floating Points, Orion Sun, The Prodigy, Blossoms, Andrea Bocelli + more…
Sean Combs charged with racketeering and sex trafficking
Following the numerous lawsuits accusing Diddy of sexual harassment and assault, the musician has now been arrested and charged with racketeering and sex trafficking. The criminal case follows the US Homeland Security raids on properties owned by Diddy earlier this year…
US internet providers slam “extortionate pressure” of copyright lawsuits as they urge the Supreme Court to scrap Cox judgement
Cox Communications is trying to get the US Supreme Court to review the billion dollar judgement in its legal battle with the major record companies. Yesterday four other ISPs made a submission to the court supporting their rival and urging the top court to intervene…
⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Secretly, Beggars and Cargo ally on distribution, APM sue American Hockey League over social media posts, Coldplay support MVT + more
Today: Cargo Independent Distribution, Circa, Prescription Songs, Faith Sounds, MPLFIY, Dirty Hit, Co-op Live, Miley Cyrus, APM, Guvera, Coldplay, Motel 8, Jane’s Addiction, The Postal Service, Kanye West + more…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Monday 16 Sep
Arca, Playboi Carti, Lamb Of God, brent, Special Interest, Troye Sivan, Jack White, Doechii, Ben Howard + more…
Trump campaign guilty of copyright infringement in Eddy Grant lawsuit
Eddy Grant has succeeded in his copyright lawsuit against Donald Trump, in doing so demonstrating that using music in political campaign videos does not qualify as fair use, so a licence must be secured. Trump posted a video using ‘Electric Avenue’ during the 2020 US presidential election campaign…
New generative AI remuneration right for creators proposed
IP expert Daniel Gervais has proposed reforming copyright law to add a new remuneration right for creators whose work is used to train generative AI models. He says it would strange for copyright law to not evolve in the context of the most “consequential technological change in history”…
📑 CMU Digest: Live Nation boss says concerts are affordable + The White Stripes sue Trump
CMU Digest is our weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…
Spotify pilots new tools so parents can control how their kids experience the app
Spotify continues in its bid to be seen as a responsible platform protecting children that use its app. It is piloting new tools in three markets that allow parents to control managed accounts for their children within a family plan, so they can exclude certain content, artists and tracks…
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