Chris Cooke - CMU | the music business explained (Page 48)

Donna Summer estate sues Kanye West over “shameless” uncleared sample

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Donna Summer estate sues Kanye West over “shameless” uncleared sample

Kanye West has been sued over an uncleared sample on his album with Ty Dolla $ign. The Donna Summer estate says that it declined a request to interpolate ‘I Feel Love’ into a 'Vultures 1' track, concerned about associating Summer with the controversial rapper, but West went ahead and did it anyway…

Chris Cooke • 28 Feb 2024

Supertramp songwriter defeats former bandmates in song royalty dispute

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Supertramp songwriter defeats former bandmates in song royalty dispute

A judgement has been made in the legal battle over Supertramp song royalties. The band’s songwriting members agreed to share song royalties with their other bandmates in a 1970s agreement, but then stopped doing so in 2018. The court has ruled that they were entitled to end that agreement…

Chris Cooke • 28 Feb 2024

Warner boss teases superfan app that will be "a cross-platform solution"

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Warner boss teases superfan app that will be "a cross-platform solution"

Yesterday the Web Summit in Qatar featured a conversation between Warner Music CEO Robert Kynl and Warner-signed artist Nora Fatehi, in which the major label boss discussed the superfan opportunity and the benefit, for artists, of working with big music companies…

Chris Cooke • 28 Feb 2024

TikTok is stripping out Universal published songs from its catalogue - with recordings owned by Sony and Warner music likely to be affected

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TikTok is stripping out Universal published songs from its catalogue - with recordings owned by Sony and Warner music likely to be affected

As Universal’s big fall out with TikTok continues, the video sharing platform has begun removing songs controlled by Universal Music Publishing. This has resulted in songs partly controlled by other companies - including the other majors - being removed from the service…

Chris Cooke • 27 Feb 2024

IMPALA urges Apple Music to rethink its spatial audio bonus

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IMPALA urges Apple Music to rethink its spatial audio bonus

Independent label trade body IMPALA has called on Apple to reconsider how it has implemented a bonus for tracks delivered to Apple Music in spatial audio. Currently the system favours bigger record labels with greater resources, with independent labels more likely to lose out…

Chris Cooke • 27 Feb 2024

Sony Music settles big termination rights test case

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Sony Music settles big termination rights test case

Another lawsuit aiming to test whether the US termination right can be applied to record contracts has been settled. A group of musicians including The New York Dolls’ David Johansen agreed to drop his case against Sony Music after it was taken to arbitration…

Chris Cooke • 27 Feb 2024

Diddy producer alleges UMG boss Lucian Grainge “knew or should have known” about spiked drinks in new sexual assault lawsuit

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Diddy producer alleges UMG boss Lucian Grainge “knew or should have known” about spiked drinks in new sexual assault lawsuit

In the latest sexual assault lawsuit filed against Diddy, producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr claims that he was subject to and witnessed assault and harassment while working on the musician and mogul’s last album. He also says that Universal and its boss Lucian Grainge are complicit…

Chris Cooke • 27 Feb 2024

MU says blocking of Kneecap funding may breach Human Rights Act

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MU says blocking of Kneecap funding may breach Human Rights Act

Earlier this month UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch blocked MEGS funding for Belfast hip hop group Kneecap because of the politics of their music. In a new letter to the minister, Musicians’ Union General Secretary Noami Pohl says that intervention may breach the Human Rights Act…

Chris Cooke • 26 Feb 2024

Wiley's MBE revoked due to antisemitic comments

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Wiley's MBE revoked due to antisemitic comments

Rapper Wiley has had his MBE revoked after he made a series of antisemitic statements on social media in 2020. The prize was originally awarded in 2018 to recognise his services to music. Officially the MBE has been taken away for “bringing the honours system into disrepute”…

Chris Cooke • 26 Feb 2024

US labor union American Federation Of Musicians reaches tentative agreement with Hollywood over streaming and AI

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US labor union American Federation Of Musicians reaches tentative agreement with Hollywood over streaming and AI

American musicians began talks last month with the Hollywood studios to negotiate revised contract terms covering music made for films and TV shows, with new provisions on streaming and AI. A tentative agreement has been reached which members of the American Federation Of Musicians will now vote on…

Chris Cooke • 26 Feb 2024

Spotify vs Apple name-calling kicks off again after EU mega-fine rumours

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Spotify vs Apple name-calling kicks off again after EU mega-fine rumours

Apple issued a statement last week following rumours it is facing a €500 million fine as a result of an EU investigation prompted by a complaint made by Spotify. It claims that Spotify just wants a free ride, but Spotify issued its own statement arguing it is actually seeking a level playing field…

Chris Cooke • 26 Feb 2024

Setlist Podcast: The music business in 2024

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Setlist Podcast: The music business in 2024

In a special edition of the show, we preview our latest series of music business masterclasses…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 26 Feb 2024