Chris Cooke - CMU | the music business explained (Page 142)

Megan Thee Stallion settles dispute with label, allowing them to “amicably part ways"

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Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion settles dispute with label, allowing them to “amicably part ways"

Megan Thee Stallion's former label 1501 Certified Entertainment has confirmed that a legal dispute has now been settled, meaning the rapper no longer needs to deliver any more music to the record company…

Chris Cooke • 20 Oct 2023

TikTok Music goes properly live in Australia, Singapore and Mexico

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TikTok Music goes properly live in Australia, Singapore and Mexico

TikTok Music has come out of beta in Australia, Singapore and Mexico meaning the social media firm’s standalone music service is now available in five markets…

Chris Cooke • 20 Oct 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund announces strategic review to allay investor concerns

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund announces strategic review to allay investor concerns

The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has announced a strategic review in a bid to allay investor concerns, though the board says it would not be in the interest of shareholders to terminate its contract with Hipgnosis Song Management, which manages the Fund’s catalogues day-to-day…

Chris Cooke • 20 Oct 2023

BMG to work with Universal Music on physical distribution

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BMG • 1 min read

BMG to work with Universal Music on physical distribution

BMG has announced that it will start outsourcing its physical distribution to Universal Music, having recently announced it is ending its long-term partnership with Warner Music’s ADA, bringing digital distribution in-house…

Chris Cooke • 20 Oct 2023

Music publishers sue AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement

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Music publishers sue AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement

Universal Music Publishing, Concord and ABKCO have sued AI company Anthropic for copyright infringement, claiming that the tech firm has copied and exploited lyrics they control without licence…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

Sick Of It All sue Mobb Deep over Dragon image and Supreme partnership

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Sick Of It All sue Mobb Deep over Dragon image and Supreme partnership

Hardcore punk band Sick Of It All have sued Mobb Deep and clothing company Supreme, after the latter started selling products featuring a dragon image used by Mobb Deep that is very similar to Sick Of It All’s logo…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

Bandcamp union negotiators among the job losses at direct-to-fan firm

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Bandcamp union negotiators among the job losses at direct-to-fan firm

The majority of Bandcamp employees who had joined the Bandcamp United union have not been offered jobs by the direct-to-firm’s new owner Songtradr - including all eight who had been leading negotiations with former parent company Epic Games…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

X introduces dollar a year charge on basic accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines

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X • 1 min read

X introduces dollar a year charge on basic accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines

X is now charging a dollar a year to people setting up new basic accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines. The social media firm says the pilot is part of ongoing efforts to stop people setting up bot and spam accounts on the platform.…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

Universal and BandLab announce alliance around AI

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Universal and BandLab announce alliance around AI

Universal Music and BandLab have announced an alliance around AI, stating that they will “pioneer market-led solutions with pro-creator standards to ensure new technologies serve the creator community effectively and ethically”…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

French court order operators of defunct file-sharing site to pay €489 million in damages

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French court order operators of defunct file-sharing site to pay €489 million in damages

A French court has handed down jail sentences to two men involved in running a long defunct file-sharing service called T411 - and also ordered them to pay €489 million in damages, €18 million to French collecting society SACEM…

Chris Cooke • 18 Oct 2023

Spinnin' Records announces alliance with AI company Endel

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Spinnin' Records announces alliance with AI company Endel

Warner Music-owned dance label Spinnin’ Records has announced a tie-up with music AI company Endel that will see its catalogue transformed into relaxation soundscapes…

Chris Cooke • 18 Oct 2023

Patreon buys livestreaming platform Moment

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Patreon buys livestreaming platform Moment

Memberships platform Patreon has bought livestreaming set-up Moments as it enhances the range of tools it offers its creators…

Chris Cooke • 18 Oct 2023