US judge and Soundgarden fan encourages settlement in ongoing dispute between band and Chris Cornell’s widow
A judge in Seattle overseeing a legal battle between Soundgarden and the widow of their late frontman Chris Cornell urged…
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Primary Talent becomes an independent agency again
Booking agency Primary Talent International is an independent business once again following a buyout led by CEO Matt Bates.
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Dave Grohl’s claim that Canadians invented American football put to the test
Earlier this month your good mate Dave Grohl rocked up during the Super Bowl in an advert for Canadian whisky…
Bauer launches ad-free premium version of Greatest Hits Radio
Bauer Media has launched a premium version of its Greatest Hits Radio station, just in case any Ken Bruce fans…
Utopia sued by LA-based rights platform that it planned to acquire
LA-based music rights management and licensing platform SourceAudio has sued Utopia Music over an allegedly stalled deal via which the latter was meant to acquire the former.…
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One Liners: DJ Khaled, M83, Hafdís Huld, more
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🤝DJ Khaled has announced a new alliance between him and his We The Best label and Universal Music’s…
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Songtradr agrees deal to buy 7digital
Music licensing marketplace Songtradr has agreed a deal to buy publicly listed B2B digital music platform 7digital. The latter’s…
Utopia sells ROSTR back to its founders
Following its recent downsizing and executive rejig, Utopia Music has sold back one of its earlier acquisitions to the founders…
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Atlantic Records seeks dismissal of parts of a lawsuit accusing its late founder of sexual assault
Warner Music’s Atlantic Records has asked the New York courts to dismiss elements of a lawsuit filed against it…
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UK Music welcomes government decision to abandon new data mining copyright exception
UK Music has welcomed a statement from intellectual property minister George Freeman to the effect that the UK government will not be proceeding with a proposed new copyright exception covering text and data mining by AI companies.…
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Universal Music announces alliance with Tidal to shake up the streaming business model
Following Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge’s recent memo calling for a shake up of the way music streaming works,…
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Hipgnosis completes $200 million rights acquisition deal with Justin Bieber
Hipgnosis has confirmed that its much rumoured deal with Justin Bieber is now in the bag. Under the deal, worth…