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US TikTok ban is “an extraordinary speech restriction” that cannot be justified, says TikTok

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TikTok • 2 min read

US TikTok ban is “an extraordinary speech restriction” that cannot be justified, says TikTok

The clock is ticking down to the big US TikTok ban, which will go into effect next January if owner ByteDance fails to sell the app. However, TikTok and its creators hope to block the ban in the courts on free speech grounds and have now filed their opening briefs in that legal battle…

Chris Cooke • 21 Jun 2024

Performer remuneration should actually be paid to performers, confirms US appeals court

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El Gran Combo • 3 min read

Performer remuneration should actually be paid to performers, confirms US appeals court

A dispute involving Puerto Rican group El Gran Combo asked who should get the featured artist payments due from collecting society SoundExchange when a band is owned by a company and not the performers in that band. An appeals court has concluded the performers should get paid, not the company…

Chris Cooke • 21 Jun 2024

First Madonna slack time-keeping lawsuit dismissed

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Madonna • 2 min read

First Madonna slack time-keeping lawsuit dismissed

A lawsuit filed against Madonna over the late start times of her shows has been dismissed. The musician’s lawyer says no settlement has been reached and that the litigious concert-goers dismissed their “frivolous” lawsuit when they realised they were not going to get an quick pay-off from the star…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jun 2024

Sony wants it all in Queen deal, with a cool billion on the table

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Sony Music • 3 min read

Sony wants it all in Queen deal, with a cool billion on the table

Sony Music is spending a billion pounds to get its big Queen catalogue deal across the line, according to sources. The deal, in the final stages, will give the major control of the band’s recordings, songs, brand and likeness…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jun 2024

Warner Music sued over Tom Petty documentary

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Tom Petty • 1 min read

Warner Music sued over Tom Petty documentary

Film-maker Martyn Atkins has accused Warner Music of using his footage of Tom Petty recording 1994 album ‘Wildflowers’ in the 2021 documentary ‘Somewhere You Feel Free’ without permission. Not only that, but the documentary was originally Atkins idea, it is claimed…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jun 2024

Megan Thee Stallion song-theft lawsuit dismissed

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Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion song-theft lawsuit dismissed

Last year Megan Thee Stallion was accused of ripping off a 1999 track on her hit ‘Savage’. A lawsuit claimed that ‘Savage’ producer J White Did It had access to the earlier track via his manager. However, a judge ruled that there is insufficient evidence to prove that claim and dismissed the lawsuit…

Chris Cooke • 19 Jun 2024

Universal and TikTok employ AI to help artists and creators speak more languages

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AI • 2 min read

Universal and TikTok employ AI to help artists and creators speak more languages

Both Universal Music and TikTok have unveiled new AI tools for creators. Universal is partnering with SoundLabs to allow artists to create “custom vocal models”. TikTok’s new tools will allow creators to create multilingual avatars for use in their own videos and for brand content…

Chris Cooke • 19 Jun 2024

Apple could be fined under EU Digital Markets Act over app rules

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Apple • 2 min read

Apple could be fined under EU Digital Markets Act over app rules

Apple could be the first tech giant to be fined under the EU’s Digital Markets Act in relation to its App Store rules around in-app payments. There has been a change to those rules since the DMA went into effect, but the FT’s sources say officials still reckon Apple is not compliant with the new law…

Chris Cooke • 18 Jun 2024

Radio still dominant in UK audio consumption, except for the under 25s

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RAJAR • 2 min read

Radio still dominant in UK audio consumption, except for the under 25s

RAJAR has published the results of its latest survey looking at audio consumption, and how music streaming and podcasts compare to live radio. For the under 25s, music services lead, accounting for 46% of listening. In podcasts, comedy programmes are most popular…

Chris Cooke • 18 Jun 2024

NTIA says election manifestos offer only “vague promises” as 32 night-time businesses close every week

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NTIA • 2 min read

NTIA says election manifestos offer only “vague promises” as 32 night-time businesses close every week

The Night Time Industries Association has criticised all the major political parties in the UK for failing to commit to any practical solutions in their respective election manifestos that would address the issues currently faced by the night-time economy, a key employer of younger voters…

Chris Cooke • 18 Jun 2024

Live Nation’s chosen arbitrator has rules that are “just nuts”

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Live Nation • 2 min read

Live Nation’s chosen arbitrator has rules that are “just nuts”

Live Nation is trying hard to get a lawsuit accusing it of anticompetitive conduct sent to arbitration, so that the dispute is settled in private. Last year a judge declined to force arbitration because Live Nation had changed its arbitrator. The case is now in the appeals court…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jun 2024

Feid sued after allegedly using producer’s guitar loops without credit and compensation

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Feid • 1 min read

Feid sued after allegedly using producer’s guitar loops without credit and compensation

Producer Sébastien Graux has sued Colombian artist Feid claiming that guitar loops he created were used on three tracks on Feid’s new album without credit. He says that he was told that his loops had been used and promised royalties, but now believes there was never any intention to pay him…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jun 2024