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Hipgnosis confirms billion dollar partnership with Blackstone
A heavily rumoured new alliance between the Hipgnosis empire of Merck Mercuriadis and investment outfit Blackstone was officially confirmed yesterday.…
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CAA acquires ICM Partners
Talent agency CAA will acquire ICM Partners - subject to regulatory approval. The deal will boost CAA's market share in the talent representation industry at a time that majority owner TPG Capital is exploring a possible IPO.…
R Kelly is guilty
Musician found guilty of all charges and may spend rest of life in prison after being convicted of building and running a criminal enterprise to groom and sexually abuse young women and teenagers.…
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Government responds to Parliament’s economics of streaming report
The UK government last night responded to the big ‘Economics Of Music Streaming’ report published by Parliament’s Digital, Culture,…
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UK Parliament calls for “complete reset” of music streaming, including ER for performers and competition investigation into the majors
The UK Parliament’s culture select committee has called for a “complete reset” of the digital music business at the…
Brazilian trade group says it’s taken down more than 65 stream manipulation services
Brazilian record industry trade group Pro-Música Brasil has announced that its work with the country’s anti-piracy body…
UK competition regulator launches new Digital Markets Unit
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority yesterday announced the formal launch of its new Digital Markets Unit. It will…
Triller agrees licensing deal with US music publishers trade group
Triller has got itself another friend within the music industry, following recent skirmishes with Universal Music and Wixen. The US…
EU officials could send Apple statement of objections based on Spotify complaint, as UK regulator launches investigation into tech giant’s App Store rules
The European Commission could set out a list of objections in relation to Apple’s allegedly anti-competitive conduct in…
Court dimisses Wixen’s Triller lawsuit – but on legal technicalities
A court in California has dismissed the lawsuit pursued by music publisher Wixen against video-sharing app Triller. Although that…
Spotify confirms launch in 85 new markets, plus new tools galore and high quality audio, in big announcements splurge
Ahead of Spotify's Chief Legal Officer appearing in front of MPs as part of the inquiry into the economics of streaming, Daniel Ek trotted out a bunch of impressive sounding stats at a Spotify event called Stream On…