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AEG planning new arena in Edinburgh
AEG has announced plans to open a “much needed” new 8500 capacity arena venue in Edinburgh, with the aim to start staging shows there in 2027…
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Live Nation commits to address accessibility issues at Wireless and Download in deal with Equality Commission
Live Nation has signed a legally binding agreement with the UK's Equality And Human Rights Commission following complaints about accessibility for disabled music fans at the Wireless and Download festivals…
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Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune
PRS For Music has announced that the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune is the most played sci-fi theme in the UK, which is nice. Especially as today is the 60th anniversary of the first episode of the show…
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Spotify confirms changes to its payment process - including the 1000 plays a year threshold
Spotify has confirmed the changes it is making to the way it pays out royalties each month, with new policies around stream manipulation and functional audio, and the 1000 plays a year threshold that tracks must pass to earn anything at all…
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Specifics of Spotify's deal with Google on in-app payments revealed in Epic court case
Details have been revealed about Spotify’s deal with Google around in-app payments on Android devices - when users make payments via Spotify’s own transactions system it doesn’t have to pay any fees to the tech giant…
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OpenAI sued again over claims of copyright infringement, with financial backer Microsoft named as a co-defendant
Another writer has sued OpenAI over claims of copyright infringement - this time Microsoft is also named as a defendant…
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BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital
Private equity outfit New Mountain Capital has agreed a deal to buy US collecting society BMI - terms of the deal are not known but $100 million will be distributed to songwriters and publishers allied to the organisation…
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London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park
London mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked plans to build an MSG Sphere venue in Stratford concluding that the proposed entertainment complex - covered in an LED screen - “would result in an unacceptable negative impact on local residents”…
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US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"
A committee in the US Senate has accused Live Nation of “egregiously stonewalling” its investigation into "abusive consumer practices" and has sent a subpoena to the live giant demanding access to documentation about its ticketing business…
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New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity
A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by rap duo Black Sheep which accused Universal Music of agreeing to take a lower royalty rate from Spotify in return for getting equity in the streaming firm - and in doing so reducing the royalties received by artists…
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Spotify says it will exit Uruguay next year because of new performer ER right in copyright law
Spotify has announced that it will stop operating in Uruguay next year because of a change to the country’s copyright law that provides performers with a statutory right to equitable remuneration when their music is streamed…
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Missy Elliott makes new filing in ongoing copyright dispute with producer Terry Williams
Missy Elliott has made a new court filing in an ongoing dispute with producer Terry Williams over his claims to have co-written some of her songs in the early 1990s…