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⏩ One Liners: SM Entertainment, St Vincent, Machinedrum + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 4 min read

⏩ One Liners: SM Entertainment, St Vincent, Machinedrum + more

Spotify x UMG, Virgin Music x 3AM Entertainment deals; SM, Concord appointments; Astroworld litigation update; BMI member payments; new music from Tom Vek, Fairground Attraction, St Vincent, SMILEZ, Slay + Sigma, and Machinedrum + Duckwrth…

Chris Cooke • 02 Apr 2024

Napster dispute with British photographer puts the spotlight on the music industry’s artwork deals

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Napster • 2 min read

Napster dispute with British photographer puts the spotlight on the music industry’s artwork deals

A legal dispute between Napster and a British photographer over a photo of reggae artist Sugar Minott was in court last week. It raises some interesting questions about the licences record labels secure around artwork images and what they allow digital platforms to do with those photos…

Chris Cooke • 02 Apr 2024

TikTok spends more than $2 million on ad campaign against the proposed sell-or-be-banned law

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TikTok • 2 min read

TikTok spends more than $2 million on ad campaign against the proposed sell-or-be-banned law

TikTok last week began airing ads in the US that urge the public to tell their Senators to oppose a bill that would force owner ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban. The social media firm urges voters to consider the impact of a ban on small business owners, as well as American teachers and moms…

Chris Cooke • 02 Apr 2024

New guide published on best practice crowd management

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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 1 min read

New guide published on best practice crowd management

A new guide has been published on best practice crowd management aimed at venues and other hospitality businesses with capacities below 5000. It has been produced "in response to several high-profile incidents resulting in loss of life or serious injury"…

Chris Cooke • 02 Apr 2024

Universal submits scathing response to allegations made against it in Diddy lawsuit

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Universal Music • 2 min read

Universal submits scathing response to allegations made against it in Diddy lawsuit

Universal Music and its CEO Lucian Grainge were named as co-defendants in a recent lawsuit targeting Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. But the allegations made against the music company and its boss were so “knowingly false”, they should never have been included in the lawsuit, a new legal filing states…

Chris Cooke • 01 Apr 2024

Setlist Podcast: Make big shows fund grassroots music, politicians told

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Setlist • 3 min read

Setlist Podcast: Make big shows fund grassroots music, politicians told

UK politicians hear possible solutions to the grassroots venues crisis, Nirvana logo dispute back in court…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 29 Mar 2024

Travis Scott seeks to be removed from Astroworld lawsuits, as lawyers query if performers should have crowd management training

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Travis Scott • 3 min read

Travis Scott seeks to be removed from Astroworld lawsuits, as lawyers query if performers should have crowd management training

More legal filings have been made in the Astroworld litigation as the first lawsuits head to trial in May. Travis Scott and his touring company XX Global have requested to be removed as a defendants because they were not responsible for event safety…

Chris Cooke • 28 Mar 2024

Rapper ordered to pay $800,000 to Sony over TikTok hit with unlicensed sample

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Sony Music • 4 min read

Rapper ordered to pay $800,000 to Sony over TikTok hit with unlicensed sample

A US court has ordered rapper Trefuego to pay Sony Music over $800,000 in damages after he used an uncleared sample in a track that went viral on TikTok. However, the judge declined to issue an injunction banning future distribution of the track…

Chris Cooke • 28 Mar 2024

⏩ One Liners: HYBE, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 3 min read

⏩ One Liners: HYBE, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen + more

HYBE, Teddy Swims, William Bell deals; Michael Jackson lawsuit; Splendour In The Grass cancelled; Great Escape speakers; Bruce Springsteen, ARIA awards; ‘This Is Spinal Tap 2’ cameos; Abbey Road Artist In Residence; Blockheads 45th anniversary shows; new music from John Cale, DIIV, Shygirl, Eivør…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 27 Mar 2024

MPs hear about the crisis in grassroots live music - a ticket levy might help, but how would that work?

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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 5 min read

MPs hear about the crisis in grassroots live music - a ticket levy might help, but how would that work?

The crisis in the grassroots live music sector was discussed in Parliament yesterday. A levy charged on tickets for the biggest shows could help address the issues, MPs were told. However, there is disagreement within the industry about how such a levy might work…

Chris Cooke • 27 Mar 2024

BBC boss says “bringing people together” is a priority, and future funding models must accommodate that objective

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BBC • 3 min read

BBC boss says “bringing people together” is a priority, and future funding models must accommodate that objective

The future of BBC funding is back in the spotlight following a speech by the broadcaster’s Director General Tim Davie. He announced a review of the licence fee funding model, but said that any changes in the future must accommodate the broadcaster’s key objectives…

Chris Cooke • 27 Mar 2024

Sean Combs’ lawyer slams "unprecedented ambush" following Monday’s raids

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Diddy • 3 min read

Sean Combs’ lawyer slams "unprecedented ambush" following Monday’s raids

Following the high profile raids on properties owned by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, a lawyer for the musician has issued a statement criticising the tactics employed by US Homeland Security and insisting his client is “innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name"…

Chris Cooke • 27 Mar 2024