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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1953 posts •
Primary Wave in talks to buy Kobalt public
Primary Wave • 2 min read

Primary Wave in talks to buy Kobalt

More mergers are incoming in the world of music rights. Following the news that BMG is in talks to buy Concord, it’s now looking likely Kobalt will be bought by Primary Wave. It means both the bigger independent music publishers will likely get even bigger in 2026…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Lambeth Council gives go ahead for Brockwell Live, but councillor says “the local community don’t feel like they’ve been heard” public
Brockwell Live • 3 min read

Lambeth Council gives go ahead for Brockwell Live, but councillor says “the local community don’t feel like they’ve been heard”

Members of Lambeth Council’s planning committee have unanimously approved plans for Brockwell Live to be staged in the London borough’s Brockwell Park again this summer. That’s despite high profile opposition from local residents who, according to one councillor, “don’t feel like they’ve been heard”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Behemoth and Michale Graves respond to shows being cancelled for (very different) political reasons public
Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 2 min read

Behemoth and Michale Graves respond to shows being cancelled for (very different) political reasons

Death metal band Behemoth have said it is “deeply concerning” that they were forced to cancel a show in India because of threats made by religious groups in the country. Meanwhile Michale Graves has responded to having his UK shows cancelled, albeit because of his politics rather than his music…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world? public
Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read

Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world?

Sony’s AI R&D team has published research on how some pretty complex science could help pinpoint which tracks have influenced a generative AI model when it’s spitting out music. The research is exciting - but a long way from being a product, a distinction that coverage so far has rather glossed over…
Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor •
After a Live Nation lobbyist boasted he got antitrust chief sacked, US Senators ask if company has hired a “bevy of cozy MAGA friends” public
Live Nation • 3 min read

After a Live Nation lobbyist boasted he got antitrust chief sacked, US Senators ask if company has hired a “bevy of cozy MAGA friends”

Last week the US Department Of Justice’s antitrust chief resigned, following reports she was under pressure from Trump allies elsewhere in the government department to settle her antitrust litigation against Live Nation. Now Democrat senators want to know what Live Nation’s lobbyists have been up to…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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