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Ed Sheeran gets a Gold BRIT Billion award for passing ten billion UK streams
The BPI has presented Ed Sheeran with a Gold BRIT Billion award to celebrate him being streamed over ten billion times in the UK…
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French indie Wagram Music signs up to Deezer's "artist centric" approach
French independent label Wagram Music has signed up to participate in the pilot of Deezer’s new “artist-centric” model, despite some in the indie community criticising the streaming firm’s proposed new approach…
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Spotify confirms ER proposals in Uruguay could result in it leaving the market
Spotify has confirmed it could stop operating in Uruguay if law-makers there add a performer equitable remuneration right that covers streams into the country’s copyright laws…
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One Liners: Lindgren, Raye, Gazelle Twin + more
Raye and Lindgren publishing deals; Beatport and Warner appointments; new releases from The Gaslight Anthem, Elliphant, and Gazelle Twin; Rick Astley album launch show…
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BandLab announces new integrations with beats marketplace Airbit
BandLab has announced new integrations with Airbit, the beats marketplace it acquired earlier this year…
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Universal Music partners with management firm in Egypt
Universal Music has announced the launch of a new partnership with Cairo-based Harb Talent Management which has already signed three Egyptian artists…
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Supreme Court to consider impact of statute of limitations rule in US copyright law
The US Supreme Court will consider how the statute of limitations in copyright law should impact on damages claims as part of an ongoing dispute over a Flo Rida sample…
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Disgraced J-pop powerhouse Johnnys announces a rebrand and restructure to distance itself from its founder
Japanese talent management company Johnny’s is changing its name having recently admitted - after decades of denial - that founder Johnny Kitagawa prolifically abused boys working with the firm…
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Easy Life need to change their name because of trademark run in with EasyJet
Easy Life have told fans that they are being forced to change their name because of a trademark dispute with EasyJet owner EasyGroup…
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EU Advocate General says anti-piracy policy can access IP addresses without breaching data law
EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar has said that entities fighting online piracy should be able to access the IP addresses of suspected copyright infringers without violating data protection laws…
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UK Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority to start considering cases from next year
The newly created Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority - which seeks to prevent and tackle bullying and harassment across the UK creative industries - will start considering cases next year…
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Gamma announces partnership with Rick Ross
Larry Jackson’s Gamma company has formally announced a partnership with Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group, which includes involvement in the latest collaboration between Ross and Maybach artist Meek Mill…