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

⏩ One Liners - music industry news in brief: Downtown ups David Driessen to Chief Commercial Officer, Bytedance board rejig, DJ & producer revenue sharing platform Aslice to shutter; Polish broadcaster says no discussions about Jojo Siwa Eurovision slot

Objekt launches Kapsela, Hummon & Arejs launch 3686 RECORDS, David Driessen becomes Downtown Chief Commercial Officer, Zeno London hires former Warner exec Catherine Smiles, Bytedance appoints Xavier Niel to board + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 7 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Usher’s chicken shop drone show; Gemma Cropper rejoins BPI; Missy Elliot lawsuit to go to trial; HMV’s bumper Oasis sales; Sub.club brings premium content to Mastodon; Ultimate Seminar heads to Manchester

Usher’s Dave’s Hot Chicken launch, SM Entertainment partners with LG for naevis AI content, JYP threatens legal action against deepfake creators, Amazon to use Anthropic to power Alexa, Oram award winners announced, DJ Awards return + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 10 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, digital, legal and live news including CKay’s Boyfriend Music; Sheeran’s Tingly Ted’s partnership; Brazilian stats, GR6 deal; Harry Styles railway viaduct; Morrissey’s moan; blockchain wakes up with PIP Labs and Aptos x Mereo deals

Today: CKay + Salubi’s Boyfriend Music Ltd, Tingly Ted’s x Toikido, Kobalt, Prescription Songs, Reservoir Media, Picklejar x Thompson Square, Virgin Music Group, Warner Music Nashville, GR6 x Sonar, Warner Chappell, TEG Dainy x acta, Pip Labs, Aptos Labs x Mereo, Fancircles, new ERA chair + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including funding rounds for Turntable Labs, Seat Unique; Warner’s Brazilian shuffle, ADOR CEO exits, ABBA v Trump public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 11 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including funding rounds for Turntable Labs, Seat Unique; Warner’s Brazilian shuffle, ADOR CEO exits, ABBA v Trump

Today: Turntable Labs, Inc., Seat Unique, Nickleby Capital, The Black Label, Notting Hill Music, Roblox, IMG Artists, Warner Music Brazil, ADOR, OpenSea, YG Entertainment, fabric, Primary Wave, James Brown Estate, End Of The Road Festival + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including Legends ASM Global deal, Apple’s Airtel partnership, BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, plus latest releases public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 13 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including Legends ASM Global deal, Apple’s Airtel partnership, BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, plus latest releases

Today: Legends deal to acquire ASM Global closes; Apple's deal with Indian tel-co Bharti Airtel prompts Wynk Music closure; Meta and Spotify plotting more integration; BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, BRIT Awards presenter talent search; latest new releases + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, legal and digital including Dua Lipa’s ice cream plans, Sony launches a blockchain network called Soneium, Outkast is suing ATLiens, Tom Grennan goes to the golf, BMG hires new marketing honcho, plus releases & tours public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 9 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, legal and digital including Dua Lipa’s ice cream plans, Sony launches a blockchain network called Soneium, Outkast is suing ATLiens, Tom Grennan goes to the golf, BMG hires new marketing honcho, plus releases & tours

Today: Dua Lipa ice cream TM, TickPick raises $250m; BMG confirms new EVP hire Celine Joshua, Apple’s new CFO; Isaac Hayes estate granted emergency injunction in Trump dispute, Foo Fighters x Trump, MIA <3 Trump, Bad Bunny sports agency vs MLB players, Gallagher brothers bury hatchet for big pay-day…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 8 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, digital, legal and live news from across the music industry including Primary Wave's flugelhorn deal, Kid Cudi's Bisquik, 1300 Yamaha keyboards stolen, South Korea Spotify scrutiny

Today: boohooMAN clothing, Dolly Parton lipstick, Kid Cudi cake mix and DJ Khaled milk drink; Spotify under scrutiny in South Korea; NetEase Cloud Music financials; Bandcamp's Linkfire tie-up; Camp Bestival to cut Shropshire edition in 2025; A$AP Rocky release delayed by leaks and clearances + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 7 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, digital and legal music industry news round-up including Zomato gobbles up ticketing app, Jackson estate deal ruling, Take That documentary plus releases & tours

Today: Fortë, UTA + Downtown deals; Ditto launches AI-powered mastering; court clears Sony’s Michael Jackson catalogue deal; Vans settles trademark battle over Tyga’s sneakers; Mercury Prize schedule; new Take That documentary; plus latest releases + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, digital and live news from across the music industry including Beyoncé’s whisky adventures, Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast heads to SiriusXM in $150m deal, keyTikTok UK execs promoted plus releases, tours and more public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 12 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, digital and live news from across the music industry including Beyoncé’s whisky adventures, Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast heads to SiriusXM in $150m deal, keyTikTok UK execs promoted plus releases, tours and more

Today: Beyoncé’s whisky deal with Moët Hennessy, Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy SiriusXM podcast deal, Create Music Group x Cheat Codes, HarbourView x James Fauntleroy, Warner Records + Rusia IDK x Rusowsky, ADA x FTS Global Management, Benztown Production Music; plus streaming, AI + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, singings, appointments and legal round-up including Warner Chappell, Play It Again Music, PPL, UTA, BMG, Prescription Songs, Audio Chateau Records, ProgRock Essentials, Sony Music, TEG and more, plus releases and tours public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 11 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, singings, appointments and legal round-up including Warner Chappell, Play It Again Music, PPL, UTA, BMG, Prescription Songs, Audio Chateau Records, ProgRock Essentials, Sony Music, TEG and more, plus releases and tours

Today: Warner Chappell x Faith Hopkins, PPL x The Last Dinner Party, UTA x The Calling, BMG x Lanie Gardner, Prescription Songs x Hayley May; new boss at Sony Germany, Australia’s TEG ups Tim McGregor to global role; Elvis estate scam, Kanye copyright settlement, TikTok pixel lawsuit update + more…
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