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Hipgnosis shareholders back £20 million bidder fee proposal

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Hipgnosis • 1 min read

Hipgnosis shareholders back £20 million bidder fee proposal

An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund took place earlier today, with investors backing a proposal by the board that gives directors discretionary powers to pay multi-million pound fees to entities interested in bidding to buy its catalogues…

Chris Cooke • 07 Feb 2024

Michelle Jubelirer stands down as Capitol CEO as Universal Music restructure goes into effect

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Michelle Jubelirer stands down as Capitol CEO as Universal Music restructure goes into effect

As Universal Music restructures its US recordings business, the boss of one of its big divisions there has resigned. Michelle Jubelirer was CEO of the Capitol Music Group, most of which will now be subsumed by the major’s Interscope Geffen A&M division…

Chris Cooke • 07 Feb 2024

SoundCloud partners with Trolley on artist payouts

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SoundCloud partners with Trolley on artist payouts

Canada-based payouts platform Trolley - which already works with a number of music companies on their royalty payout systems - will be employed by SoundCloud to make payments via its SoundCloud For Artists service…

Chris Cooke • 07 Feb 2024

Government needs to "urgently reconsider" approach to copyright and AI, says culture committee Chair

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Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

Government needs to "urgently reconsider" approach to copyright and AI, says culture committee Chair

The government yesterday confirmed that efforts to negotiate a voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI have failed. As a result, the Chair of Parliament’s culture select committee says, the government now needs to urgently reconsider how it deals the the copyright challenges created by AI…

Chris Cooke • 07 Feb 2024

Planned UK code of practice on copyright and AI shelved

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Planned UK code of practice on copyright and AI shelved

Government-led attempts to negotiate an agreement between the creative industries and the tech sector in relation to copyright and AI have failed. It’s a set back for the music industry, which wants clarity regarding the legal obligations of those using existing content to train AI models…

Chris Cooke • 06 Feb 2024

Warner Chappell urges Supreme Court to reject Copyright Office position in Flo Rida sample dispute

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Warner Chappell • 2 min read

Warner Chappell urges Supreme Court to reject Copyright Office position in Flo Rida sample dispute

The US Supreme Court will this month consider a key question regarding damages claims in copyright infringement lawsuits which was posed as part of a dispute over a Flo Rida sample. Publisher Warner Chappell wants the court to reject the answer to that question given by the US Copyright Office…

Chris Cooke • 06 Feb 2024

US Justice Department requests more information in Live Nation investigation

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Live Nation • 2 min read

US Justice Department requests more information in Live Nation investigation

Competition regulators at the US Department Of Justice continue to investigate allegations of anti-competitive conduct made against Live Nation and have reportedly sent new information requests as part of that investigation, which could still result in legal action…

Chris Cooke • 06 Feb 2024

Megan Thee Stallion marks “beginning of a new chapter” with Warner deal

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Megan Thee Stallion marks “beginning of a new chapter” with Warner deal

Megan Thee Stallion has signed a deal with Warner Music which will distribute and support upcoming releases via her company Hot Girl Productions. This follows the settlement of a legal dispute with the rapper’s former label 1501 Certified Entertainment last October…

Chris Cooke • 05 Feb 2024

Indie labels say Apple's new payment model will take money from their artists to benefit the majors

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Apple Music • 3 min read

Indie labels say Apple's new payment model will take money from their artists to benefit the majors

The Financial Times has spoken to a number of independent labels that are critical of the changes being made to Apple Music’s payment model so that more money flows to spatial available tracks - they say the changes benefit the majors and will “badly impact” on the revenues received by indies…

Chris Cooke • 05 Feb 2024

Music industry welcomes EU member states agreeing AI Act

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EU AI Act • 2 min read

Music industry welcomes EU member states agreeing AI Act

EU member states have endorsed the final draft of the EU AI Act, which will regulate many uses of artificial intelligence. The music industry is particularly interested in the new rules covering the use of copyright protected works when training generative AI models…

Chris Cooke • 05 Feb 2024

Spotify announces new Joe Rogan deal that could be worth $250 million

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Spotify • 3 min read

Spotify announces new Joe Rogan deal that could be worth $250 million

Despite cutting back its in-house podcasting operations, Spotify has renewed its deal with Joe Rogan, with the podcaster set to get another big pay day plus a share of future ad revenues. The new deal will also see the Joe Rogan Experience return to other podcast platforms…

Chris Cooke • 05 Feb 2024

Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”

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TikTok • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”

The collapse of licensing talks between Universal Music and TikTok, UK Parliament's 'Misogyny In Music' report that calls for new legislation to end the cycle of harassment and abuse in the "boys' club" industry, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 02 Feb 2024