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iHeartMedia confirms incoming $100 million pay day as a result of BMI sale

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iHeartMedia confirms incoming $100 million pay day as a result of BMI sale

The boss of SoundExchange has used the news that US radio giant iHeartMedia stands to make about $100 million from the sale of BMI to again big up the American Music Fairness Act…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

Diddy steps back from Chair role at Revolt as he fights two sexual assault lawsuits

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Diddy steps back from Chair role at Revolt as he fights two sexual assault lawsuits

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has stepped down as Chair of Revolt, the media company he co-founded, as he battles allegations of sexual assault in two lawsuits filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

Cloudflare must block piracy site, German court confirms

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Cloudflare must block piracy site, German court confirms

A court in Cologne has confirmed an earlier ruling that internet services firm Cloudflare must block a copyright infringing music site from its CDN services, but not on its DNS resolver 1.1.1.1…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

Live Nation increases minimum wages at club venues as part of On The Road Again programme

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Live Nation increases minimum wages at club venues as part of On The Road Again programme

Live Nation has announced that it is increasing minimum wages at its club venues in the US as part of its On The Road Again scheme…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

AI firm Anthropic seeks dismissal of music publisher lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds

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AI firm Anthropic seeks dismissal of music publisher lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds

AI company Anthropic has called for a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it by a group of music publishers to be dismissed on jurisdiction grounds…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

⏩ One Liners: Skepta, M1onthebeat, BPI + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 4 min read

⏩ One Liners: Skepta, M1onthebeat, BPI + more

Harman acquires Roon; Zetra sign to Nuclear Blast; new BPI council members elected; new music from M1onthebeat, Real Estate, Gogol Bordello, Lynks and Iglooghost; live news from Skepta, Nickelback, Becky Hill, Taking Back Sunday and FEMM; SoundExchange, BBC Introducing and UK Americana awards…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

European artist groups call on EU to address the ‘reciprocity’ problem created by the RAAP case

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European artist groups call on EU to address the ‘reciprocity’ problem created by the RAAP case

European performer unions and collecting societies, and indie label trade group IMPALA, have called on the EU to come forward with a solution to address what they see as a bad precedent set in a 2020 court case involving Irish performer society RAAP…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

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Young Thug trial gets underway

The criminal trial against Young Thug has begun, with the rapper accused of heading up a violent gang. As expected, the prosecution has already cited his lyrics in court, a controversial move that has been criticised by many in the music community…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

Vision Nine's Boardmasters festival announces plans to boost capacity by 12,000

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Vision Nine's Boardmasters festival announces plans to boost capacity by 12,000

The Boardmasters festival in Newquay has announced plans to boost its capacity - it needs formal permission from the local council, but local councillors have already publicly supported the proposal…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

Music fans believe AI companies training models with existing recordings must get consent, says IFPI study

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Music fans believe AI companies training models with existing recordings must get consent, says IFPI study

The majority of music fans believe that tech companies training generative AI models with existing recordings must get permission from the music industry - according to a new survey of 43,000 music consumers by IFPI…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund provides update on strategic review and legal battle with defunct Hipgnosis company

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund provides update on strategic review and legal battle with defunct Hipgnosis company

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund last week provided an update for investors on its ongoing strategic review and confirmed it is being sued by a previous and defunct Hipgnosis company that is now in the hands of a liquidator…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2023

A third woman accuses Diddy of sexual assault ahead of Adult Survivors Act deadline

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A third woman accuses Diddy of sexual assault ahead of Adult Survivors Act deadline

A third woman has filed a lawsuit under New York’s Adult Survivors Act accusing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault - in this case relating to an incident that allegedly occurred after a music industry event in the early 1990s…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2023