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One Liners: Nelly, CD Baby, Taylor Swift, more…
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🤝HarbourView, one of those equity funds buying up music rights, has done some big old deals with Nelly and…
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Night & Day noise abatement dispute remains unresolved
After a planned return to court on Tuesday was postponed to allow further out-of-court discussions between the venue and council to take place the hearing has now been postponed to 21 July after technical issues with a video link caused yesterday's hearing to fail.…
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Universal Music buys majority stake in Thai music catalogue
Universal Music has bought a 70% stake in a music catalogue owned by the Thailand-based RS Group via a deal…
US Copyright Royalty Board reconfirms 15.1% streaming rate for songwriters and publishers
The CRB upheld an increase in streaming royalty rates from 10.5% to 15.1% for 2018-2022, despite appeals from most streaming services. Rates are reviewed every five years. The NMPA aims for a 20% rate for 2023-2028. Streaming services seek to limit financial commitment to under 70% of revenue.…
Night & Day noise abatement notice dispute heads back to court this week
After new sound testing was ordered by magistrate Margaret McCormack the judge overseeing the court case between Night & Day and Manchester City Council, the case heads back to court for the third time…
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Dissecting The Digital Dollar: Speed Briefing
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Dissecting The Digital Dollar: Speed Briefing
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One Liners: Liam Gallagher, James Blake, Chemical Brothers, more
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🤝Primary Wave has bought a stake in the songs catalogue of George Brown, founder member and drummer with Kool…
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The Pirate Bay reopens to new members to avoid a “generation of potential uploaders” being lost
Not only is The Pirate Bay amazingly still operating – despite all the many legal battles it has lost over the…
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Pulse Music Group and Concord collaborate on new label
The LA-based Pulse Music Group has partnered with Concord to launch a new label called Pulse Records. It builds on…
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Sony Music appoints former BPI boss to senior AI role
Sony Music has appointed the former CEO of UK record industry trade group BPI, Geoff Taylor, to the newly created…
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UK Music sets out priorities for regulation of music-making AI
The boss of cross-sector trade group UK Music, Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, last week set out the British music industry’s priorities…