⏩ Releases & Tours News Wednesday 25 Sep
JADE, Primal Scream, DARGZ, Barry Can't Swim, Linkin Park, Maxo Kream, Tyler The Creator, Seething Akira + more…
The Great Escape drops Faroe Islands as lead country partner following protests
The announcement last week that the Faroe Islands would be lead country partner at 2025’s Great Escape prompted criticism from the Sussex Dolphin Project because of the islands’ involvement in whaling. In response, TGE has decided to “withdraw the Faroe Islands as our lead country partner”…
HYBE label Ador reinstates Min Hee-jin as director but not CEO
NewJeans recently demanded that their label, HYBE subsidiary Ador, reappoint Min Hee-jin as CEO by today. Min was pushed out of that role last month after months of feuding with HYBE. Ador says it will reppoint Min as a director but not CEO. That seems unlikely to placate NewJeans, who could now sue…
⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Universal launches China Great Bay division, Beggars signs gaming deal, Fish56Octagon launches label, Kesha launches label, Black Lives In Music to hold ‘Classically Black’ symposium in London
Today: UMG China Greater Bay Area, Beggars Group, Reactionary Music, Fish56Octagon, Another Rhythm Records, LPME Records, Gamma, Prescription Songs, ADA, Range Music Publishing, UMPG, BBR, BMG, DCD2 Records, Kilimanjaro Live, AIF, Black Lives In Music,…
TikTok Music to close
TikTok Music will close down at the end of November. The standalone music service launched last year as an evolution of Resso, the earlier music platform operated by TikTok owner Bytedance. TikTok says it now wants to focus on its Add To Music App feature…
Quavo sued for song-theft over ‘Bubblegum’
The latest song-theft lawsuit filed with the US courts targets former Migos member Quavo. A rapper called L.Mont says that Quavo’s 2018 track ‘Bubblegum’ rips off a record of the same title that he released three years earlier. L.Mont gave Quavo a CD of his music in 2016…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Tuesday 24 Sep
DJ Koze, UNKLE, DJ Krush, Scar, Sundara Karma, Jack Savoretti, Massive Attack, IDLES, Nile Rodgers, High.…
Two festivals sue over unpaid ticket revenue following collapse of Lyte
US ticketing platform Lyte went offline earlier this month following the departure of founder and CEO Ant Taylor. It’s not clear how many promoters have been impacted, but two festival organisers have already sued in a bid to secure the hundreds of thousands they say they are owed…
Dickon Stainer appointed to run Universal Music in the UK
Following the announcement yesterday that long-time CEO of Universal Music UK, David Joseph, is leaving the company to go and study religion, the major has already appointed a new UK chief. Dickon Stainer, another long-term UMG exec who has previously led on the classical side, has got the job…
Out with the old, in with the new: Atlantic Music Group annoints its new top team
Atlantic Music Group’s great big game of snakes and ladders continues, with seventeen promotions announced as Elliot Grainge preps to take over on 1 Oct. The new promotions are big, bold, brave, thoughtful, meaningful and dynamic. If only someone had thought to add demure. Next time, perhaps.…
📑 CMU Digest: Atlantic lay-offs and new AI rights for creators
CMU Digest is our weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…
Former Michael Jackson associate wants $213 million to stop allegations of abuse being made public
With a new biopic coming out next year, the Michael Jackson estate has begun legal action after a former associate of the pop star reportedly demanded a payment of $213 million to stop him going public with new abuse allegations. The man signed an NDA with the estate in 2020…
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