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Universal Music announced partnership with "king of Mandopop"
Universal Music Greater China has announced a partnership with Mandopop artist Jay Chou and his record label JVR Music…
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Cloudflare says ruling in Universal dispute is an "important push-back"
Internet services company Cloudflare says a recent ruling in the German courts was an “important push back against misguided attempts to address online copyright infringement through the DNS system"…
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Major labels respond to Grande Communications appeal in $46.8 million copyright case
The major record companies have formally responded to an appeal filed by Grande Communications - the US internet firm held liable for its users’ copyright infringement and ordered to pay the music industry $46.8 million in damages…
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TikTok rolls out Ticketmaster partnership into 20 more markets
Following a pilot in the US, TikTok has now rolled out a Ticketmaster partnership into 20 more markets, making it easier for artists to promote shows via the social media platform…
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MuseGroup acquires sheet music publisher Hal Leonard with Francisco Partners backed deal
Muse Group - which owns Ultimate Guitar and MuseScore - has acquired sheet music publisher Hal Leonard in a deal backed by private equity outfit Francisco Partners…
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BBC might not see the revenue boost it was expecting when licence fee freeze ends next year
UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said that, while the BBC licence fee will increase next year as planned, the increase may be less than expected…
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Jaxsta rebrands as Vinyl Group
Australian music data company Jaxsta - which also launched an online platform selling vinyl records earlier this year - has rebranded as the Vinyl Group…
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Spotify to cut its global workforce by 17%
Spotify has announced it is cutting about 17% of its global workforce - around 1500 employees - in a bid to build “a stronger, more efficient Spotify for the future”, citing concerns about debt costs.…
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⏩ One Liners: Flo Milli, Tencent, Eurosonic + more
Pathology sign to Agonia; Controller Solutions management buyout; Lixue Chi out at Tencent Music; Musixmatch and OutdoorArtsUK appointments; Wild Paths launch new festival; Eurosonic Norderslaag keynotes; new music from Flo Milli and Empress Of…
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Music stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber in call for more music education funding
Dua Lipa, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and Royal Blood have all co-signed a letter from Andrew Lloyd Webber to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer calling for more funding for music in schools - and in particular to support the work of the Music In Secondary Schools Trust…
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CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus calls on EU to keep clear transparency obligations in AI Act
CISAC and its President Björn Ulvaeus have called on European lawmakers to ensure that clear transparency obligations remain in the EU AI Act, ahead of crucial talks in Brussels this week to agree a final version of the AI regulating legislation…
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Bauer Media completes iRadio acquisition, unveils new corporate brand
Bauer Media has completed its acquisition of Irish youth-centric radio station iRadio - and also unveiled a new corporate identity…