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Indie labels suggest delaying Spotify's royalty payout revamp to allow proper consultation

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Spotify • 2 min read

Indie labels suggest delaying Spotify's royalty payout revamp to allow proper consultation

Indie label repping IMPALA has published a list of questions about Spotify’s plans to change the way it allocates revenue to each track each month - in particular seeking clarity on and proposing refinements for the new 1000 play threshold…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

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Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

The American record industry has submitted a ‘reply comment’ to the US Copyright Office’s AI inquiry, again hitting out at the suggestion that using existing music to train a generative AI model constitutes ‘fair use’…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

A fourth woman accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault

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A fourth woman accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been sued by a fourth woman who accuses him of sexual assault in relation to an alleged incident at his New York studio in 2003…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

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Tidal • 1 min read

Tidal lays off 10% of its staff

Following Spotify’s announcement that it will reduce its global workforce by 17%, Tidal has made 10% of its staff redundant as part of wider downsizing at parent company Block…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

MLC unveils network of five partners to help with matching work

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MLC • 1 min read

MLC unveils network of five partners to help with matching work

US mechanical rights collecting society The MLC has unveiled a network of five partners to help with the matching process that gets songwriters paid when their music is streamed…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

Nozstock festival to end after 2024 edition, prompting new call for government support for festival sector

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Nozstock • 2 min read

Nozstock festival to end after 2024 edition, prompting new call for government support for festival sector

Nozstock has announced that it will end after its 2024 edition because the financial risks of staging boutique festivals is now too great - prompting the Association Of Independent Festivals to again call on the UK government to introduce a cut in VAT on tickets…

Chris Cooke • 06 Dec 2023

Spotify confirms the cost of its dramatic downsizing, cancels two in-house podcasts

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Spotify confirms the cost of its dramatic downsizing, cancels two in-house podcasts

Spotify has confirmed that the dramatic downsizing of its workforce announced earlier this week will cost the company up to €145 million…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 06 Dec 2023

Universal Music announced partnership with "king of Mandopop"

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Universal Music announced partnership with "king of Mandopop"

Universal Music Greater China has announced a partnership with Mandopop artist Jay Chou and his record label JVR Music…

Chris Cooke • 06 Dec 2023

Cloudflare says ruling in Universal dispute is an "important push-back"

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Cloudflare says ruling in Universal dispute is an "important push-back"

Internet services company Cloudflare says a recent ruling in the German courts was an “important push back against misguided attempts to address online copyright infringement through the DNS system"…

Chris Cooke • 06 Dec 2023

Major labels respond to Grande Communications appeal in $46.8 million copyright case

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Major labels respond to Grande Communications appeal in $46.8 million copyright case

The major record companies have formally responded to an appeal filed by Grande Communications - the US internet firm held liable for its users’ copyright infringement and ordered to pay the music industry $46.8 million in damages…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2023

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