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TikTok rolls out Ticketmaster partnership into 20 more markets

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TikTok rolls out Ticketmaster partnership into 20 more markets

Following a pilot in the US, TikTok has now rolled out a Ticketmaster partnership into 20 more markets, making it easier for artists to promote shows via the social media platform…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2023

MuseGroup acquires sheet music publisher Hal Leonard with Francisco Partners backed deal

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MuseGroup acquires sheet music publisher Hal Leonard with Francisco Partners backed deal

Muse Group - which owns Ultimate Guitar and MuseScore - has acquired sheet music publisher Hal Leonard in a deal backed by private equity outfit Francisco Partners…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2023

BBC might not see the revenue boost it was expecting when licence fee freeze ends next year

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BBC might not see the revenue boost it was expecting when licence fee freeze ends next year

UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said that, while the BBC licence fee will increase next year as planned, the increase may be less than expected…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2023

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Jaxsta rebrands as Vinyl Group

Australian music data company Jaxsta - which also launched an online platform selling vinyl records earlier this year - has rebranded as the Vinyl Group…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2023

Spotify to cut its global workforce by 17%

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Spotify to cut its global workforce by 17%

Spotify has announced it is cutting about 17% of its global workforce - around 1500 employees - in a bid to build “a stronger, more efficient Spotify for the future”, citing concerns about debt costs.…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

⏩ One Liners: Flo Milli, Tencent, Eurosonic + more

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

⏩ One Liners: Flo Milli, Tencent, Eurosonic + more

Pathology sign to Agonia; Controller Solutions management buyout; Lixue Chi out at Tencent Music; Musixmatch and OutdoorArtsUK appointments; Wild Paths launch new festival; Eurosonic Norderslaag keynotes; new music from Flo Milli and Empress Of…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

Music stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber in call for more music education funding

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Music stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber in call for more music education funding

Dua Lipa, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Royal Blood have all co-signed a letter from Andrew Lloyd Webber to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer calling for more funding for music in schools - and in particular to support the work of the Music In Secondary Schools Trust…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus calls on EU to keep clear transparency obligations in AI Act

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CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus calls on EU to keep clear transparency obligations in AI Act

CISAC and its President Björn Ulvaeus have called on European lawmakers to ensure that clear transparency obligations remain in the EU AI Act, ahead of crucial talks in Brussels this week to agree a final version of the AI regulating legislation…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

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Bauer Media completes iRadio acquisition, unveils new corporate brand

Bauer Media has completed its acquisition of Irish youth-centric radio station iRadio - and also unveiled a new corporate identity…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

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CMU Digest: Sony digital chief calls for US-wide publicity right, Anthropic seeks to get music publisher lawsuit dismissed + more

In this week's digest: Sony’s digital chief calls for a US-wide publicity right at a Congressional hearing on artificial intelligence, BMG announces a restructure, AI firm Anthropic seeks to get the lawsuit filed against it by a group of music publishers dismissed + more…

Chris Cooke • 02 Dec 2023

Setlist Podcast: Sony Music tells US politicians to act on AI loopholes

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Setlist Podcast: Sony Music tells US politicians to act on AI loopholes

Sony Music's call for US Congress to act on AI legal loopholes, the big bust up between Hall & Oates over “the ultimate partnership betrayal” and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 01 Dec 2023

BMG announces restructure to "future proof" the business

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BMG announces restructure to "future proof" the business

BMG yesterday announced a restructure of its operations because, says CEO Thomas Coesfeld, “new ways of creating and consuming music and looming changes in streaming economics are challenging us to do even better for our clients”…

Chris Cooke • 01 Dec 2023