CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Blossoms, Basht., Lynks, FKA twigs + Julia Jacklin…
Music industry happy as NO FAKES Act progresses further in US Congress, though criticism remains on free speech grounds
The NO FAKES Act, which will introduce a new digital replica right in the context of AI, was unanimously advanced by the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee yesterday. The move has been welcomed and applauded by the music industry, though some groups still oppose the proposals on free speech grounds…
APRA AMCOS says Atlantic investigation proves AI companies have plundered the “life’s work of Australian and New Zealand songwriters”
APRA AMCOS has utilised an investigation by The Atlantic to identify the many Australian artists whose work has been used for AI training without licence. It comes as the tech sector lobbies Australian lawmakers for new copyright loopholes, something the music industry continues to strongly oppose…
US Supreme Court needs to stop termination rights “chaos”, say majors
The majors and BMG have formally asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in the Vetter v Resnik termination rights dispute, which sets a precedent that massively favours songwriters seeking to terminate old publishing deals. The publishers say the ruling, if allowed to stand, will create “chaos”…
Japan amends copyright law so that artists and labels will get public performance royalties for the first time
Japanese lawmakers have voted through changes to the country’s copyright law so that artists and labels will have a public performance right, like in most other countries. It means artists and labels will, for the first time, receive royalties when recordings are played in public spaces within Japan…
🎧 Approved: Blumi
Emma Broughton left political sociology research to make music with the same precision. New single ‘Jaguar’ opens with a bass line that demands attention before exploding into a psychedelic chorus about choosing connection over solitude…
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Peanuts music gag lands CBS with unexpected bill
When the producer of the classic ‘Peanuts’ TV specials filed four lawsuits last month over unlicensed use of music from the programmes, Stephen Colbert had his house band play that music on the final edition of his axed CBS TV show, joking “I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money!” Turns out it did…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Cari Quoyeser
This week, we caught up with Cari Quoyeser; Sales Manager in Partnership Solutions for Musixmatch Pro…
Majors secure their first Canadian web-blocking order targeting stream-rippers that “threaten the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace”
The major record companies have got themselves some web-blocking orders against several stream-ripping sites in Canada. It’s the first major label secured web-blocks in the country, with Music Canada stating that stream-ripping “threatens the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace”…
UK government should prioritise tackling post-Brexit touring issues at next EU summit, MPs tell ministers
Parliament’s culture select committee has urged the UK government to put post-Brexit touring issues high on the agenda at its next EU Summit, which could be next month. It should also provide more support for artists and performers who are currently navigating all those issues, MPs add…
🎧 Approved: Sweeping Promises
Angular post-punk with a DIY spirit, Kansas’s Sweeping Promises bring decades of experience to new single ‘Cocoon’, originally written to pad out early shows, now reworked for third album ‘You Say I Romanticize’…
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