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BMG announces deal around Paul Simon’s recordings
BMG has acquired a “substantial stake” in the work of Paul Simon, basically buying his royalty and remuneration rights in…
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Paul McCartney confirms nothing “artificial” about upcoming AI-assisted Beatles release
Paul McCartney has clarified what he meant when he said that a final Beatles record has been created “using AI”…
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Universal Music Publishing signs Niall Horan
Universal Music Publishing has only gone and signed itself Niall Horan to one of those big fuck off global publishing…
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AI soundalikes platform WAVs AI scores $20 million investment
Finance firm Regal Investments last week announced it is pumping $20 million into a music AI platform called WAVs AI,…
Pollen hits out at overcharge claims made in BBC documentary
A spokesperson for the company that operated Pollen has criticised a new BBC documentary about the collapse of the ticketing…
BBC Three documentary puts the spotlight on the collapse of Pollen
A new BBC Three documentary puts the spotlight on the collapse last year of ticketing and events company Pollen. Among…
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Grimes “very stoked” to distribute AI tracks through TuneCore
DIY distributor TuneCore has announced a partnership with Grimes to distribute music created using the AI version of her voice.…
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Meta trained music-making AI tool on “20,000 hours of licensed music”
Meta has confirmed that an AI-powered music generator that it started demoing last week was trained using 20,000 hours…
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Guns N Roses trademark lawsuit against Texas seller of guns and roses dismissed
A Californian judge has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Guns N Roses against a retailer which operates as…
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One Liners: Dave & Central Cee, Superstruct, Semisonic, more
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🤝Superstruct has bought majority stakes in three more festivals, London-based Mighty Hoopla and Cross The Tracks, and the Austrian…
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UK government formally announces music metadata agreement and music-maker remuneration working group
The UK government’s Intellectual Property Office has published a new music industry agreement around metadata which seeks to begin…
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UK government convenes working group to discuss music-maker remuneration from streaming
The UK government has agreed to convene a music industry working group to discuss music-maker remuneration in the context of…