Andy Malt - CMU | the music business explained (Page 30)

Slipknot make “creative decision” to part with drummer Jay Weinberg

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Slipknot • 1 min read

Slipknot make “creative decision” to part with drummer Jay Weinberg

Slipknot have announced the departure of drummer Jay Weinberg after a decade with the metal band. They thanked him for his “his dedication and passion” but said that they had made a “creative decision” to let him go…

Andy Malt • 06 Nov 2023

GHR listeners vote Bohemian Rhapsody best ever song yet again

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Queen • 2 min read

GHR listeners vote Bohemian Rhapsody best ever song yet again

Greatest Hits Radio listeners have voted Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ the best song of all time for a fifth year running. Freddie Mercury would not concur, says the band’s biographer…

Andy Malt • 06 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Tech companies say fair use trumps copyright in AI

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AI • 2 min read

Setlist Podcast: Tech companies say fair use trumps copyright in AI

Big tech companies' insistence that training AI on existing content constitutes fair use under US copyright law, and the Grammy Awards' insistence that Christians do not swear…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

AIF calls on government to support festivals as NASS cancels 2024 event

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Association Of Independent Festivals • 2 min read

AIF calls on government to support festivals as NASS cancels 2024 event

The NASS Festival has announced that its 2024 edition will not go ahead, citing spiralling costs. The Association Of Independent Festivals has called on government to lower VAT on festival tickets to avoid further cancellations…

Andy Malt • 03 Nov 2023

Glastonbury delays ticket on-sale by two weeks

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Glastonbury Festival • 1 min read

Glastonbury delays ticket on-sale by two weeks

The first batch of Glastonbury tickets was due to go on sale yesterday but organisers shifted everything back by two weeks due to issues with registratons…

Andy Malt • 03 Nov 2023

One Liners: The Beatles, Pendulum, Mount Kimbie + more

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

One Liners: The Beatles, Pendulum, Mount Kimbie + more

Warner Chappell renews Rick Boardman deal; PRS and Blue Raincoat appointments; new music from The Beatles, Take That, Grimes x Sevdaliza, Pendulum, Love Minus Zero, Mount Kimble, Torres, and USA Nails; Green Day UK shows…

Andy Malt • 03 Nov 2023

One Liners: Foy Vance and (famous) friends, JLS, Nick Bradley + more

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

One Liners: Foy Vance and (famous) friends, JLS, Nick Bradley + more

Budde and Karma sign Nick Bradley; CTM Outlander and SMACKSongs sign Ross Copperman; Sony Music appoints Laura Mendoza; new music from Foy Vance with Ed Sheeran, Elton John and Keith Urban, Noel Gallagher, Cat Burns, Allie X, and Divorce; live dates from JLS, Blossoms and Shelf Lives…

Andy Malt • 02 Nov 2023

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CMU Approved • 1 min read

Approved: Sheherazaad

Newly signed to Erased Tapes, Sheherazaad has just released her debut single ‘Mashoor’, a song which sees her juxtaposing the glamour and discomfort surrounding the experience of fame…

Andy Malt • 02 Nov 2023

Musicians are shy about admitting AI use, survey finds

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AI • 2 min read

Musicians are shy about admitting AI use, survey finds

AI tools are increasingly being used in the music-making process, but musicians are not keen to tell their fans that they are using them due to fears of a perceived loss of authenticity…

Andy Malt • 02 Nov 2023

One Liners: MGMT, DJ Shadow, Quiet Crown + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 1 min read

One Liners: MGMT, DJ Shadow, Quiet Crown + more

Quiet Crown partners with Absolute Label Services; Kobalt promotes Sean Dishman; new music from MGMT, Marnie Stern, Sen Morimoto and Tusks; DJ Shadow tour dates…

Andy Malt • 01 Nov 2023

There is no swearing in Christian music, says Grammys

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Grammy Awards • 2 min read

There is no swearing in Christian music, says Grammys

Christian drag queen Flamy Grant submitted their popular debut album ‘Bible Belt Baby to the Grammys. It was long listed, but not in the Christian category it was put forward for…

Andy Malt • 01 Nov 2023

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CMU Approved • 1 min read

Approved: Chroma

Welsh band Chroma recently released their debut album ‘Ask For Angela’ and are now taking part in a project looking at the connection between Welsh and Mãori language culture…

Andy Malt • 31 Oct 2023