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Universal “most successful company in the history of the music industry” hoots Grainge in 2024 memo

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Lucian Grainge • 4 min read

Universal “most successful company in the history of the music industry” hoots Grainge in 2024 memo

Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge has sent out his start-of-the-year memo, formally welcoming the changes that have been made to the streaming model which he first demanded a year ago, and confirming that super-serving superfans will be a priority in 2024…

Sam Taylor • 10 Jan 2024

Artificial Intelligence and the music industry in 2023

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Artificial Intelligence • 37 min read

Artificial Intelligence and the music industry in 2023

Music industry experts CMU take a deep-dive look at everything that happened in AI and the music business during 2023. Bookmark this for later!…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 03 Jan 2024

Linkfire announces changes to C-level team, de-lists from NASDAQ First North exchange

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Linkfire • 6 min read

Linkfire announces changes to C-level team, de-lists from NASDAQ First North exchange

Extraordinary General Meeting at Linkfire sees CEO and CFO exit and company to delist from Stockholm First North stock exchange…

Sam Taylor • 27 Dec 2023

More changes at Utopia as investors demand more control, increased oversight

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Utopia Music • 4 min read

More changes at Utopia as investors demand more control, increased oversight

EGM at Utopia sees new chair appointed, Hjelmstedt to step back but keep board seat, €15 million fresh investment from syndicate of existing investors.…

Sam Taylor • 21 Dec 2023

Apple to provide royalty boost to tracks delivered in Dolby Atmos

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Apple Music • 2 min read

Apple to provide royalty boost to tracks delivered in Dolby Atmos

Apple Music is planning on paying a higher royalty on tracks delivered to the streaming service in spatial audio formats, even if users opt to listen in the standard format…

Sam Taylor • 13 Dec 2023

Norwegian Supreme Court copyright ruling “has dire consequences”, according to one artist involved in the case

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Copyright • 3 min read

Norwegian Supreme Court copyright ruling “has dire consequences”, according to one artist involved in the case

A ruling in the Norwegian Supreme Court over who owns the rights in recordings made by online collaborators working in different countries should, says one of the collaborators involve in the case, “worry any artist that is working with Norwegian labels and musicians”…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 08 Dec 2023

Spotify confirms the cost of its dramatic downsizing, cancels two in-house podcasts

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Spotify • 3 min read

Spotify confirms the cost of its dramatic downsizing, cancels two in-house podcasts

Spotify has confirmed that the dramatic downsizing of its workforce announced earlier this week will cost the company up to €145 million…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 06 Dec 2023

BBC must do more to move music and radio out of London says National Audit Office

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BBC • 1 min read

BBC must do more to move music and radio out of London says National Audit Office

The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for the lack of progress in some areas of its ‘Across The UK’ strategy to move BBC spending out of London to strengthen the creative industries across the UK…

Sam Taylor • 24 Nov 2023

Oxford Brookes music department closure “mistake for the jobs and skills of the future,” say prominent academics

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Oxford Brookes University • 3 min read

Oxford Brookes music department closure “mistake for the jobs and skills of the future,” say prominent academics

A group of prominent academics has written a letter to the Vice Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University criticising its recently announced plans to close its music department…

Sam Taylor • 24 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

The average person needs to work 42.2 hours to buy two Glastonbury tickets. In 1989 it was just 12.4 hours.

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Glastonbury Festival • 3 min read

The average person needs to work 42.2 hours to buy two Glastonbury tickets. In 1989 it was just 12.4 hours.

You don’t need to be a millionaire to attend Glastonbury - but it definitely helps. CMU has run the numbers and we now know exactly how much beer you have to give up to pay for your ticket…

Sam Taylor • 20 Nov 2023

“Name, image, likeness and voice” should be “afforded the same protection as copyright” says Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl, as major labels look set to hit $30 billion in combined annual revenues

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Warner Music • 2 min read

“Name, image, likeness and voice” should be “afforded the same protection as copyright” says Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl, as major labels look set to hit $30 billion in combined annual revenues

Warner Music has confirmed its figures for the last quarter and financial year, with annual revenues of over $6 billion - CEO Robert Kyncl also discussed with investors the opportunities and challenges around music and AI…

Sam Taylor • 17 Nov 2023