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UK's largest nightclub operator heading into administration

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Rekom UK • 2 min read

UK's largest nightclub operator heading into administration

Rekom UK, the largest operator of nightclubs in the UK, has called in administrators as it faces an assortment of issues, including higher energy costs, minimum wage increases and poor midweek trading…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jan 2024

Victims of Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates criticise handling of compensation claims

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Johnny & Associates • 1 min read

Victims of Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates criticise handling of compensation claims

Dozens of alleged victims of late Japanese talent manager Johnny Kitagawa say that they have been denied compensation due to a lack of evidence. 939 people have now made claims under a scheme set up last year, with 125 so far receiving compensation…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jan 2024

“Educate yourselves” about industry changes to help address streaming issues, says Council Of Music Makers to major label employees

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Council Of Music Makers • 3 min read

“Educate yourselves” about industry changes to help address streaming issues, says Council Of Music Makers to major label employees

Responding to new year memos from the bosses of Universal Music and Warner Music, the UK’s Council Of Music Makers has published its own memo speaking directly to employees of major music companies urging them to help tackle issues around data, transparency and remuneration.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2024

⏩ One Liners: Drake, Music Mudder, Dizzee Rascal + more

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

⏩ One Liners: Drake, Music Mudder, Dizzee Rascal + more

Confetti London partners with Tileyard; new appointments at Arista, Interval Records and TuneCore; Drake asks court to dismiss sampling lawsuit; AEG discusses Edinburgh arena plans; Music Mudder to return; PJ Harvey wins Best Art Vinyl Award; new music from Dizzee Rascal and Faye Webster…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2024

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Annie Nightingale • 2 min read

BBC leads tributes to Annie Nightingale

BBC bosses have lead the tributes to Annie Nightingale, who died last week, with Director Of Music Lorna Clarke noting that Radio 1’s longest serving DJ was a “fierce pioneer for new music and supporting female talent”…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2024

No copyright exception for AI reiterates UK government - but tech companies still lobbying for more change

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AI • 2 min read

No copyright exception for AI reiterates UK government - but tech companies still lobbying for more change

The UK government has again confirmed it is no longer planning to introduce a new data mining exception in copyright law to benefit the AI sector, but it remains under intense lobbying from tech companies that want easy access to copyright protected works to train AI models…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2024

Universal Music to lay off hundreds says Bloomberg: company responds and says it will create “efficiencies”

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Universal Music • 1 min read

Universal Music to lay off hundreds says Bloomberg: company responds and says it will create “efficiencies”

Universal Music has confirmed it will be “creating efficiencies” in parts of its business to allow “investment in future growth”, following reports by Bloomberg that the major will instigate a round of redundancies that will affect hundreds of employees in the first quarter of 2024…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2024

FKA Twigs responds to regulator ruling against her Calvin Klein advert

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FKA Twigs • 2 min read

FKA Twigs responds to regulator ruling against her Calvin Klein advert

FKA Twigs has responded to a ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority regarding the Calvin Klein ad she appeared in last year, rejecting the regulator's conclusion that it "presented her as a stereotypical sexual object"…

Chris Cooke • 12 Jan 2024

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Prince • 2 min read

Prince estate dispute goes legal

The music industry executives involved in Prince Legacy, one of the businesses that manages the Prince estate, have filed a lawsuit against some of the late musician’s family members in a dispute over how their company is run…

Chris Cooke • 12 Jan 2024

Bytedance to shut down Resso in India following government ban

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TikTok • 2 min read

Bytedance to shut down Resso in India following government ban

TikTok owner Bytedance is shutting down music service Resso in India after the country’s government demanded it be removed from app stores. In other countries Resso has already been replaced by TikTok Music, but that hasn’t happening in India where the main TikTok platform is banned…

Chris Cooke • 12 Jan 2024

US Congress told to clarify AI training is not fair use and the market can sort out everything else

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AI • 2 min read

US Congress told to clarify AI training is not fair use and the market can sort out everything else

Another session on AI took place in US Congress yesterday, this time looking at the impact of AI on journalism - unsurprisingly the publishers taking part were adamant that training an AI model with existing content does not constitute fair use under American copyright law…

Chris Cooke • 11 Jan 2024

Music industry welcomes proposed new laws to help performers protect their voices and likeness from AI clones

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Music industry welcomes proposed new laws to help performers protect their voices and likeness from AI clones

Proposals have been introduced in the US House Of Representatives - and in the state of Tennessee - that will allow artists to control the use of their voice in the context of AI…

Chris Cooke • 11 Jan 2024