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TaP Music signs Eurovision winner Loreen
TaP Music has signed two time Eurovision winner Loreen to its management roster, saying that “we believe Loreen's vocal, writing and performance talent deserves a truly world stage”…
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Sam Fender tops Absolute Radio poll for best track of the last fifteen years
As Absolute Radio celebrates ifs fifteenth birthday, its listeners have voted Sam Fender’s 'Seventeen Going Under' as the best track of the last fifteen years…
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CMU Digest: Bandcamp, Rick Astley, Utopia, See Tickets, Live Nation
1 Oct 2023: Catch up on key events this week, including Songtradr buying Bandcamp, Rick Astley settling his publicity rights dispute with Yung Gravy, the latest developments at Utopia, Vivendi considering a See Tickets sale and Live Nation's On The Road Again scheme…
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Rick Astley settles publicity rights lawsuit against Yung Gravy
Rick Astley has settled the publicity rights lawsuit he filed over Yung Gravy’s ‘Betty (Get Money)’…
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Authors say OpenAI's construction of 'fair use' would "entirely swallow US copyright"
A group of writers, including comedian Sarah Silverman, have responded to efforts by OpenAI to get various elements of a copyright lawsuit dismissed, criticising the technology firm’s interpretation of copyright law and especially fair use…
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Marilyn Manson settles another lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault
Marilyn Manson has settled another lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of sexual assault…
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Lizzo seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by former members of her dance team
Lizzo has formally responded to the lawsuit filed by three former members of her dance team, denying every allegation and requesting that the litigation be dismissed…
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BOSS-SWIFT Act to regulate ticketing in the US introduced in Senate
The BOSS-SWIFT Act that proposes new regulation of the American ticketing business - introduced in the US House Of Representatives earlier this year - has now also been introduced in the Senate…
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One Liners: Sky Ferreira, Barry Can’t Swim, UK Music Video Awards + more
Notting Hill Music and Universal Greater China appointments; new releases from Barry Can’t Swim, Armand Hammer, El-P, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Grove, Madge, Hannah Deland, Duvet; live dates from Sky Ferreira, Nerina Pallot, Mew; UK Music Video Awards nominations…
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Fortnite maker takes Apple battle to US Supreme Court
Epic Games has filed legal papers with the US Supreme Court in its ongoing battle with Apple over the tech giant’s App Store rules…
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Vivendi considering a sale of See Tickets
Vivendi is considering a sale of its live entertainment assets, which include a number of festivals and ticketing firm See Tickets…
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IFPI launches four new charts in Middle East and North Africa
The IFPI has launched new weekly music charts tracking the most streamed tracks in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE, and a fourth for Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia combined.…