DEALS
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Merlin and Deezer have renewed their licensing deal, with the indie label digital rights agency signing up to the streaming platform’s new royalty model. "I'm very happy to see that Merlin and its members are embracing Deezer's artist centric model and joining us in redefining artist remuneration in the streaming era, to make sure artists are paid more fairly for their music," said Jeronimo Foglueira, the soon to depart CEO of Deezer. "From the start, our ambition has been that the new model should serve all artists with a consistent fanbase, including the indie acts represented by the membership of Merlin”.
APPOINTMENTS
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Blackstar Agency has appointed Róisín Warner as its Head Of Marketing. “I’ve been an admirer of Blackstar for a long time”, she says. “The way they identify and plug resource gaps in the market is more important now than ever. As the landscape changes in its approach to resource, we can continue to provide a personal touch”.
DIGITAL
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Electronic musical instrument maker Roland and Universal Music have teamed up to publish some ‘Principles For Music Creation With AI’, laying out what they see as the core principles of responsible use of AI in music. Check it out here.
RELEASES
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Aurora has released new single ‘Some Type Of Skin’.
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Justice have released new single ‘Saturnine’ featuring Miguel. Their new album ‘Hyperdrama’ is out on 26 Apr, which will feature other collaborations with Tame Impala, Thundercat, The Flints, Rimon and Connan Mockasin.
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Travis will release their tenth studio album ‘LA Times’ on 12 Jul. Out now is new single ‘Gaslight’.
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Kelly Jones has released new solo single ‘Turn Bad Into Good’. His new album ‘Inevitable Incredible’ is out on 3 May.
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Melvins have released new single ‘Allergic To Food’. Their new album ‘Tarantula Heart’ is out on 19 Apr.
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Cassyette has released new single ‘When She Told Me’. Her debut album ‘This World Fucking Sucks’ is out on 23 Aug.
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Logic1000 has released new single ‘Can’t Let Go’, ahead of her debut album ‘Mother’, which is out tomorrow.
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Metronomy’s Anna Prior has announced that she will release her debut solo EP ‘Almost Love’ on 13 Jun. Out now is new single ‘Fall Back’.