Andy Malt - CMU | the music business explained (Page 17)

⏩ One Liners: Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, Sleep Token, BRIT Awards + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 2 min read

⏩ One Liners: Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, Sleep Token, BRIT Awards + more

Sleep Token sign to RCA; Transgressive expands; Kobalt updates client portal; Boardmasters ups capacity; Richard Antwi Scholarship opens; BRITs performers; Northern Music Awards nominations; Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign v Donna Summer; new music from Idles, Ethel Cain and Kittie…

Andy Malt • 15 Feb 2024

⏩ One Liners: Kylie Minogue, Neil Young, Defected Records + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 3 min read

⏩ One Liners: Kylie Minogue, Neil Young, Defected Records + more

Spotify x Bandsintown; UTA x Kylie; Warner Chappell x Lofi Records; Sony Music Publishing opens Dubai office; Fortnite and ChatGPT legal battles end; Defected launches Afro-house label; Therapy? and Oysterband tours; new music from Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Kim Petras, RiTchie and Narcotix…

Andy Malt • 14 Feb 2024

Tributes pour in as BBC radio presenter Steve Wright dies

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Steve Wright • 2 min read

Tributes pour in as BBC radio presenter Steve Wright dies

Longstanding BBC radio presenter Steve Wright has died aged 69, his family announced yesterday. Joining Radio 1 in 1980, he wa a popular fixture on the station until the 90s, and later moved to Radio 2 where he continued to present shows up until his death…

Andy Malt • 14 Feb 2024

Setlist Podcast: AI developments cause celebration and concern

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Artificial Intelligence • 5 min read

Setlist Podcast: AI developments cause celebration and concern

The music industry welcomes the final draft of the EU AI Act but sees plans for the UK to develop an AI code of conduct collapse, and allegations that the BBC is going head to head with its commercial rivals by launching new decade and genre specific music radio stations…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 09 Feb 2024

And Finally! Irving Azoff and Eddy Cue’s new golf course is open for business. And no, you can’t join.

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And Finally • 6 min read

And Finally! Irving Azoff and Eddy Cue’s new golf course is open for business. And no, you can’t join.

Artist manager Irving Azoff and Apple exec Eddy Cue have opened a golf course on a 300 acre former lemon grove in California, which already boasts Harry Styles as a member. We look at this and more of this week’s most amusing music new stories…

Andy Malt • 09 Feb 2024

⏩ Olly Alexander, Daniel Ek, MOBO Awards + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 3 min read

⏩ Olly Alexander, Daniel Ek, MOBO Awards + more

UMG, WIN and Merlin appointments; Daniel Ek sells Spotify shares; MEGS funding; MOBO winners; Nick Cave to score Amy Winehouse biopic; ††† and Chelsea Wolfe dates; Contro Pop closes; new music from Olly Alexander, Caroline Polachek, Ghetts, Beth Gibbons, Anna Prior, Les Savy Fav, and more…

Andy Malt • 08 Feb 2024

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 2 min read

⏩ One Liners: PPL, Sia, The 1975 + more

Morgan Wallen and Elles Bailey sign new deals; Warner Chappel hires Lina Tebbs; PPL announces record royalty payout; Akon announces UK tour dates; London Calling showcase festival to return; new music from Sia, The 1975, Kate Nash, A Savage and Dea Matrona…

Andy Malt • 07 Feb 2024

LGBTQ+ musicians in the UK face high levels of discrimination and sexual harassment, new report finds

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Musicians’ Union • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ musicians in the UK face high levels of discrimination and sexual harassment, new report finds

Rates of discrimination and sexual harassment are high for LGBTQ+ musicians, while financial pressures also cause barriers to progression in the music industry. These are among the findings of a new report published by the Musicians’ Union, Help Musicians and Come Play With Me…

Andy Malt • 07 Feb 2024

⏩ Taylor Swift, Killer Mike, The Ghost Inside + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 2 min read

⏩ Taylor Swift, Killer Mike, The Ghost Inside + more

NQ partners with Sony; Epitaph appointment; Salt investment; Mogwai launch festival; Killer Mike comments on Grammys arrest; Taylor Swift announces new album; new music from The Ghost Inside, Pissed Jeans and Group Listening…

Andy Malt • 06 Feb 2024

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CMU Approved • 1 min read

Approved: Bingo Fury

Set to release his debut album ‘Bats Feet For A Widow’ later this month, Bingo Fury returns with new single ‘Mr Stark’, showing of his experimental mix of post-punk, jazz and classic singer-songwriter influences…

Andy Malt • 06 Feb 2024

⏩ One Liners: Lizzo, Isle Of Wight Festival, Sleep Token + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 3 min read

⏩ One Liners: Lizzo, Isle Of Wight Festival, Sleep Token + more

Iain James re-signs to Phrased Differently; Karen Vincent promoted at WMG; UD partnerships; Angelica Bell joins Hits Radio; Lizzo dancer lawsuit latest; AO Arena ups capacity; Paris Hilton working with Sia; Isle Of Wight headliners; Sleep Token and Gabrielle tour dates; new music from Kerry King…

Andy Malt • 05 Feb 2024

Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”

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TikTok • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”

The collapse of licensing talks between Universal Music and TikTok, UK Parliament's 'Misogyny In Music' report that calls for new legislation to end the cycle of harassment and abuse in the "boys' club" industry, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 02 Feb 2024