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CMU Digest: Spotify confirms changes to pay-outs, music-makers criticise government AI meeting + more

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CMU Digest • 5 min read

CMU Digest: Spotify confirms changes to pay-outs, music-makers criticise government AI meeting + more

In this week's digest: Spotify confirms the changes it is making to the way it shares its revenues with the music industry, the Council Of Music Makers hits out at a government meeting on AI that excluded music-makers, Live Nation is accused of “egregiously stonewalling” a Senate committee + more…

Chris Cooke • 25 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Spotify insists royalty changes will help emerging artists

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Spotify • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: Spotify insists royalty changes will help emerging artists

On this week's episode, Spotify's confirmation of plans to update how it pays out (or doesn't pay out) royalties, the decision to bounce the MSG Sphere venue out of London, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

Creator groups call for EU AI Act to retain strong transparency obligations

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EU AI Act • 2 min read

Creator groups call for EU AI Act to retain strong transparency obligations

A number of groups representing creators from various art forms have called on lawmakers in Europe to ensure that the EU AI Act - now in the final phase of being negotiated - retains strong transparency obligations for AI companies…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

Diddy and Justin Sane sued over allegations of sexual assault ahead of today's Adult Survivors Act deadline

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Adult Survivors Act • 2 min read

Diddy and Justin Sane sued over allegations of sexual assault ahead of today's Adult Survivors Act deadline

Both Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane have been sued over allegations of sexual assault under the New York Adult Survivors Act…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

US ISP hits out at anti-piracy agency used by the music industry in copyright dispute

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Universal Music • 1 min read

US ISP hits out at anti-piracy agency used by the music industry in copyright dispute

US internet company Altice - sued by Universal, BMG and Concord for not doing enough to stop copyright infringement on its networks - has hit out at the anti-piracy agency employed by the record labels and wants more information about its operations…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

BRIT Award organisers announce changes to increase gender and genre diversity

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BRIT Awards • 2 min read

BRIT Award organisers announce changes to increase gender and genre diversity

The 2024 BRIT Awards will have longer shortlists for the Artist Of The Year prizes and a new R&B category in a bid to boost gender and genre representation…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

Axl Rose and Jimmy lovine sued as deadline for lawsuits under New York's Adult Survivors Act approaches

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Axl Rose • 1 min read

Axl Rose and Jimmy lovine sued as deadline for lawsuits under New York's Adult Survivors Act approaches

Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose and Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine have both been sued as the deadline for lawsuits to be filed under New York State's Adult Survivors Act approaches…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Daryl Hall secures restraining order against "business partner" John Oates

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Hall & Oates • 1 min read

Daryl Hall secures restraining order against "business partner" John Oates

Hall & Oates are embroiled in a legal battle. Details of the dispute are sparse, but as part of it Daryl Hall has gained a restraining order against John Oates…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

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AEG • 1 min read

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…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Live Nation commits to address accessibility issues at Wireless and Download in deal with Equality Commission

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Live Nation • 1 min read

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…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune

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BBC • 1 min read

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…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Spotify confirms changes to its payment process - including the 1000 plays a year threshold

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Spotify • 2 min read

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…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023