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BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital

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BMI • 2 min read

BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital

Private equity outfit New Mountain Capital has agreed a deal to buy US collecting society BMI - terms of the deal are not known but $100 million will be distributed to songwriters and publishers allied to the organisation…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023

London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park

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MSG Sphere • 2 min read

London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park

London mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked plans to build an MSG Sphere venue in Stratford concluding that the proposed entertainment complex - covered in an LED screen - “would result in an unacceptable negative impact on local residents”…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"

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Live Nation • 2 min read

US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"

A committee in the US Senate has accused Live Nation of “egregiously stonewalling” its investigation into "abusive consumer practices" and has sent a subpoena to the live giant demanding access to documentation about its ticketing business…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity

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Universal Music • 2 min read

New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity

A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by rap duo Black Sheep which accused Universal Music of agreeing to take a lower royalty rate from Spotify in return for getting equity in the streaming firm - and in doing so reducing the royalties received by artists…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

Spotify says it will exit Uruguay next year because of new performer ER right in copyright law

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Spotify says it will exit Uruguay next year because of new performer ER right in copyright law

Spotify has announced that it will stop operating in Uruguay next year because of a change to the country’s copyright law that provides performers with a statutory right to equitable remuneration when their music is streamed…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

Missy Elliott makes new filing in ongoing copyright dispute with producer Terry Williams

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Missy Elliott makes new filing in ongoing copyright dispute with producer Terry Williams

Missy Elliott has made a new court filing in an ongoing dispute with producer Terry Williams over his claims to have co-written some of her songs in the early 1990s…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

Council Of Music Makers criticises lack of music-maker representation at government roundtable on AI and the creative industries

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Council Of Music Makers • 4 min read

Council Of Music Makers criticises lack of music-maker representation at government roundtable on AI and the creative industries

The Council Of Music Makers has expressed concern about a government roundtable on the impact of AI on the creative industries taking place today which involves all three major record companies but no music-makers…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

World Intellectual Property Organisation launches new educational platform for creators

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World Intellectual Property Organisation launches new educational platform for creators

WIPO has teamed up with the Music Rights Awareness Foundation to launch a new platform that will educate creators about their intellectual property rights, starting with music-makers…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Sean Combs has already settled lawsuit filed by former partner that alleged sexual and physical assault

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Diddy • 1 min read

Sean Combs has already settled lawsuit filed by former partner that alleged sexual and physical assault

Just one day after the former partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a lawsuit accusing the rapper of sexual and physical assault the legal dispute has been settled…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

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Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

The music publishers that sued Anthropic last month want a preliminary injunction stopping the AI company for generating outputs that include their lyrics…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Oxford Brookes University to close music department

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Oxford Brookes University • 6 min read

Oxford Brookes University to close music department

The music industry has responded to the news that Oxford Brookes University is closing its music department…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 20 Nov 2023

CMU Digest: YouTube’s voice-cloning announcements, Stability AI audio chief resigns over the company’s fair use position + more

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CMU Digest: YouTube’s voice-cloning announcements, Stability AI audio chief resigns over the company’s fair use position + more

In this week's digest: YouTube launches a new voice cloning tool; Stability AI’s audio chief resigns over its insistence that training AI is ‘fair use’; Spotify’s new anti-fraud fines are criticised + more…

Chris Cooke • 18 Nov 2023