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Sean Combs sued by former partner over allegations of sexual and physical assault

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Sean Combs sued by former partner over allegations of sexual and physical assault

Sean Combs has been sued by his former partner - actress and singer Cassie Ventura - over allegations of sexual and physical assault. He denies the allegations and claims that the lawsuit has been filed after he declined to pay $30 million to stop her writing a book about their relationship.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

HMV to reopen its Oxford Street store next week

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HMV to reopen its Oxford Street store next week

HMV will return to London’s Oxford Street next week after a four year absence - the entertainment retailer announced earlier this year that it planned to re-open at 363 Oxford Street, the site of the original HMV store…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'

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Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'

The VP Of Audio at Stability AI, Ed Newton-Rex, has resigned in protest at the company’s position that training generative AI models with existing content is fair use under US copyright law - meaning it does not need to get the permission of copyright owners…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

Distrokid boss critical of Spotify plan to fine distributors over tracks with heavy stream manipulation

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Distrokid boss critical of Spotify plan to fine distributors over tracks with heavy stream manipulation

Spotify will start issuing fines to labels and distributors that deliver tracks that are subject to heavy stream manipulation - a move that has been criticised by at least one DIY distributor…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

YouTube begins piloting voice cloning tool to provide AI-generated vocals for creator videos

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YouTube begins piloting voice cloning tool to provide AI-generated vocals for creator videos

YouTube is today starting to pilot a new tool called Dream Track which will allow its creators to generate music clips for their videos that include AI-generated vocals that imitate specific artists…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

MU welcomes call for cultural visa waiver by the domestic advisory groups put in place by post-Brexit agreement

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MU welcomes call for cultural visa waiver by the domestic advisory groups put in place by post-Brexit agreement

The Musicians’ Union has welcomed a statement from the UK and EU post-Brexit ‘domestic advisory groups’ calling for the creation of a cultural visa waiver to help British artists touring Europe…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

YouTube to allow labels to remove AI-generated voice clones

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YouTube to allow labels to remove AI-generated voice clones

YouTube has confirmed it will start allowing labels and distributors to remove unofficial tracks that have used AI-tools to mimic the voices of specific artists…

Chris Cooke • 15 Nov 2023

Guns N Roses sued by photographer in copyright dispute

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Guns N Roses sued by photographer in copyright dispute

A photographer has sued Guns N Roses and their management team over allegations they have infringed the copyright in her images - she also accuses manager Fernando Lebeis of sexual harassment…

Chris Cooke • 15 Nov 2023

Live Nation investor sues over allegations of anti-competitive conduct

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Live Nation investor sues over allegations of anti-competitive conduct

A Live Nation investor has sued senior executives at the live giant alleging that they failed to disclose anti-competitive conduct, media coverage of which has negatively impacted on the company’s reputation and share price…

Chris Cooke • 15 Nov 2023

Warner Music confirms it is participating in Deezer’s “artist-centric” pilot

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Warner Music confirms it is participating in Deezer’s “artist-centric” pilot

Warner Music has confirmed it is “delighted” to be participating in the pilot of Deezer’s artist-centric model, which changes the way the streaming service allocates revenue to tracks each month…

Chris Cooke • 14 Nov 2023

Kakao exec indicted following the big battle with HYBE for control of SM

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Kakao exec indicted following the big battle with HYBE for control of SM

The Chief Investment Officer of South Korean tech firm Kakao has been indicted over allegations he sought to artificially inflate the share price of K-pop company SM while battling with HYBE for control of that business…

Chris Cooke • 14 Nov 2023

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Nepal introduces TikTok ban

A TikTok ban has gone into effect in Nepal with ministers saying that use of the video-sharing app is being outlawed in order to stop the distribution of content that is “detrimental to social harmony”…

Chris Cooke • 14 Nov 2023