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BRIT Awards nominations finally balance gender, genre and independence

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BRIT Awards • 3 min read

BRIT Awards nominations finally balance gender, genre and independence

The 2024 BRIT Awards nominations are out and, after numerous attempts, organisers seem to have hit upon greater diversity and inclusion. For this year at least, the balance of genders, genres and independent artists is much improved, showing other ceremonies how things could be done differently…

Andy Malt • 25 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: Guns N Roses, Scott Weiland, O2 Arena + More

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

⏩ One Liners: Guns N Roses, Scott Weiland, O2 Arena + More

Scott Weiland, Giraffe, Spirit Music, Sleeping At Last and Dean Dillon deals; A2IM appointment; Charmfactory training and scholarship; UMG start up hub; O2 Arena private members club; new music from Guns N Roses, Bullion x Carly Rae Jepsen, Empress Of, Grandaddy, Phosphorescent and USA Nails…

Andy Malt • 25 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: OVO Sound, Ludacris, Johnny Marr + More

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

⏩ One Liners: OVO Sound, Ludacris, Johnny Marr + More

OVO Sound, Verve and Tuned Global deals; Emma Banks’ new charity role; Ludacris TV show; Johnny Marr slams Trump; Glastonbury new talent competition; Henley Festival; Wednesday 13 and MØ live; new music from Jada Kingdom, Sekou, Mark Knopfler, Fat White Family, Arab Strap, Pillow Queens, and more…

Andy Malt • 24 Jan 2024

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 4 min read

⏩ One Liners: Apple Music, Festival Republic, Sharon Van Etten + more

Sharon Van Etten, Colbie Caillat, and COSCAP deals; ACM hire; Apple Music update; Nuclear Blast metaverse; Festival Republic, Tomorrowland, Parklife, Truck, and Move Afrika news; Track 88 launch; Ozzy Osbourne and Daniel Bedingfield live; new music from Anna Calvi, Amy Shark, Nadina Shah, and more…

Andy Malt • 23 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: Kygo x Ava Max, Shaun Ryder, AVA London + More

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

⏩ One Liners: Kygo x Ava Max, Shaun Ryder, AVA London + More

Jeremih sells rights; ClicknClear deal; Primary Wave and Kakao appointments; One Media iP vinyl label; MMF’s Accelerator Programme; AVA London; Youth Music and YGN; Shaun Ryder biopic halted; Eagles and Alkaline Trio shows; new music from Kygo x Ava Max, (G)I-DLE, Laura Jane Grace and Rotting Christ…

Andy Malt • 22 Jan 2024

Setlist Podcast: The new certification for “respectful” AI companies

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AI • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: The new certification for “respectful” AI companies

Former Stability AI exec launches certification for AI companies that license copyrighted content before using it to train their models, redundancies at Pitchfork, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 19 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: Aurora, Gossip, BRIT Awards + more

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

⏩ One Liners: Aurora, Gossip, BRIT Awards + more

New Sony Music exec; Steve Lamacq launches new podcast; Felt’s Lawrence to display marble bust of his own head; Chai split; BRIT Awards nominations livestream; Skepta’s Big Smoke line-up; Karol G UK show; new music from Aurora, Gossip, Norah Jones, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinoiuriri, and Jlin…

Andy Malt • 19 Jan 2024

And Finally: CEO loses job as Snoop Dogg viral campaign backfires, plus more of the week’s funniest music news

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And Finally • 6 min read

And Finally: CEO loses job as Snoop Dogg viral campaign backfires, plus more of the week’s funniest music news

The CEO of Solo Brand found himself out of a job this week, after he hired Snoop Dogg to front an ad campaign and it didn’t result in increased sales. Until now, it was thought that Snoop Dogg could literally sell anything, but in smokeless fire pits we have found his achilles heel…

Andy Malt • 19 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: Tim Burgess, European Festival Awards, Southbank Centre + more

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

⏩ One Liners: Tim Burgess, European Festival Awards, Southbank Centre + more

Rimas x Reprtoir; Warner Chappell promotes Augustin; Ex-Hipgnosis exec launches ALLOY; BPI Insight Session; Southbank Centre free gigs; King Creosote coastal tour; European Festival Awards winners; MOBO hosts; new releases from Tim Burgess, Villagers, Shiygirl, Allie X, Tusks and Odetta Hartman…

Andy Malt • 18 Jan 2024

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CMU Approved • 1 min read

Approved: Mal Not Bad

Mal Not Bad returns with their first single of 2024, ‘Dodgeball’. Following on from last year’s ‘AP’, it gives another taste of their next EP, due later this year, and their first since 2022’s ‘Continuous Short Film Feature’…

Andy Malt • 18 Jan 2024

ENO singers join orchestra members in strike action

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ENO • 1 min read

ENO singers join orchestra members in strike action

The English National Opera’s chorus section has joined orchestra members and other music staff in agreeing to strike at the beginning of February. The move is in protest against plans to make them redundant, and then rehire them for just six months of the year…

Andy Malt • 18 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey, 9lives, Future Utopia + more

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

⏩ One Liners: UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey, 9lives, Future Utopia + more

PULSE signs 9lives; Perfect Havoc signs Stephani B; UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey; new music from Future Utopia, Kim Gordon, The Dandy Warhols, Chelsea Wolfe, Cassyette, Porij, Khruangbin, Persher, The Boxer Rebellion and Devon Welsh…

Andy Malt • 17 Jan 2024