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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…
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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.…
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⏩ 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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US court blocks Montana's TikTok ban
An American court has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the TikTok ban that was due to go into force in the state of Montana next year - with a judge concluding that the ban breaches free speech rights under the US Constitution…
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TikTok launches new promo tools for artists
TikTok has launched a new feature called Artist Account that provides promo and fan engagement tools for musicians on the social media platform…
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UK government pauses the blocking of the proposed London MSG Sphere - even though MSG has given up on the plan
The UK government has declared that a final decision should not be made just yet on whether to allow MSG to build one of its Sphere venues in East London, following last week’s decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to block the plan…