📑 CMU Digest: TikTok v the indies, plus CAA sues Range Media Partners
CMU Digest is our weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…
Garth Brooks responds to allegations of sexual assault
A new lawsuit accuses Garth Brooks of sexual assault though he denies the allegations and claims a former employee is trying to extort money from him. His accuser sets out various incidents of alleged sexual harassment and assault and accuses Brooks of filing his own lawsuit in a bid to silence her…
Oasis shows in the US put the spotlight on another ticket controversy: speculative selling
Thousands of tickets for Oasis shows in the US appeared on secondary ticketing sites days before any tickets were actually sold on the primary sites. Campaigners have said this demonstrates that US Congress needs to pass new laws to stop speculative selling by ticket touts…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Friday 4 Oct
New music from: KAYTRANADA, Confidence Man, The Smile, The Horrors, Maverick Sabre, Michael Kiwanuka, Allie X, Aitch, Auntie Flo, Maribou State, THUS LOVE, The Smashing Times, GRACEY, KSI…
Kesha reveals “ten year plan to upend the music industry”
Kesha finally fulfilled all the obligations on her 2005 record deal with Dr Luke’s Kemosabe Records last year allowing her to release recent single ‘Joyride’ on her own label. Now in control of her recordings, she has a plan to address issues in the music industry, including unfair record contracts…
Indie community reacts to TikTok circumventing Merlin
Following the news that TikTok has walked away from licensing negotiations with Merlin, various representatives for the indie label community have issued statements. They dismiss TikTok’s claim that it wants direct deals with indies to combat streaming fraud, arguing it’s all about paying less…
⏩ One Liners music business news in brief: Sony’s Pink Floyd deal, Heatwave Records, Tomorrow’s Warriors, yet more UMG country chiefs appointed, Black Lives in Music mentorship + more
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CAA accuses Range Media of stealing confidential information and masquerading as a management company to avoid talent agency regulations
In 2020, five former CAA agents set up Range Media Partners. CAA has now sued the company accusing its founders of stealing confidential information about the talent agency before launching Range. They also say Range is basically a talent agency, but pretends it isn’t to avoid regulation…
Disappearing tickets not the result of Ticketmaster hack, says Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster customers have reported tickets disappearing from their accounts as they are transferred to other people without permission. Some speculated this might be linked to the big Ticketmaster hack, but the ticketing company says the hacking of customers’ email accounts is behind the problem…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders series - Maria Torres Q&A
As part of our new Horizon Future Leaders series of interviews, we are connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice and insights into their career journeys. In this Q&A, we caught up with Maria Torres, Artist Manager at Mother Artists.…
Fleetwood Mac producer says stage play about a fictional band rips off his memoir
In 2012, producer Ken Caillat published a memoir about his work on Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’. He reckons that book formed the basis of the Broadway play ‘Stereophonic’, about a band working on a new album. The writer of the play denies that’s the case, but Caillat has sued for copyright infringement…
🎧 Approved: A Place To Bury Strangers
A Place to Bury Strangers have cemented the be-all-end-all space for over-the-top post-punk/shoegaze destruction. Their latest single ‘Fear Of Transformation’ is a snarling, gothic techno-punk track; a jagged dialogue between the temptation to retreat and the drive to shatter self-imposed limits…
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