Approved: Zaho de Sagazan
Zaho de Sagazan recently performed a cover of David Bowie’s ‘Modern Love’ at the Cannes Film Festival. With the studio version of that song now out, she’s also announced a live show in London this October…
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EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter
⏩ One Liners: Meta, Leigh-Anne, LIVE Awards + more
Meta x Merlin; UTA, Songtradr appointments; Resorts World Arena name change; Edinburgh approves new AEG arena; PRS Foundation Beyond Borders; LIVE Awards, UK Music Video Awards; new releases from Leigh-Anne, Joan As Police Woman, Hamish Hawk, Emmeline, Faux Real, Shhe…
Music publishers now fighting Spotify audiobook bundling trick on multiple fronts
The music publishers have written to the US Federal Trade Commission accusing Spotify of unlawful conduct over the way it bundled audiobooks into its main subscription product. It means the music industry is now fighting that big bundle, which reduces royalties to songwriters, on multiple fronts…
Tonic Futures to support young music professionals’ mental health
Tonic Music has announced a new programme to support the mental health of young professionals in the music industry. This comes off the back of research showing high levels of poor mental wellbeing among 18-25 year olds working in music…
Australian merch companies say they are owed $250,000 by Merchbar
receiving payments from merch platform Mechbar late last year and are now owed more than $250,000. But a Merchbar spokesperson says those claims are “simply not accurate”…
Spotify needs to find a path to consistent profitability. Are high res audio and AI playlists really the answer?
With its deadline to repay $1.3 billion in debt getting closer, Spotify needs to do anything it can to increase top line revenues and hit a consistent streak of profitability. It’s time to talk SUPREMIUM again!…
Ministry of Sound label sued over Ride It remix
Ministry Of Sound Recordings has been sued over Regard’s remix of ‘Ride It’. The label that released the original says the remix substantially sampled its track without permission. Ministry ultimately re-recorded the sampled elements, but initially released it with the uncleared sample, it’s alleged…
Easy Life return as Hard Life following easyGroup legal battle
Easy Life found themselves in a legal battle with easyGroup last year. The result was that the band were forced to change their name. Now, somewhat inevitably, they’re back as Hard Life with new single ‘Tears’. And the reviews are in - easyGroup says it’s "disparaging and defamatory”…
⏩ One Liners: Glastonbury, Music.AI, Enter Shikari + more
Music.AI deal; DawBell, Universal, BMG, Frontiers appointments; Peterborough’s Glastonbury big screen; NTIA manifesto; MMF report; Enter Shikari, Ski Mask The Slump God live dates; new released from Ahnoni And the Johnson, Hinds, Johnny Foreigner, Knife Bride…
Martin Shkreli ordered to hand over copies of Wu-Tang album
Convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli has been ordered to hand over copies of the single-copy Wu-Tang album he was forced to give up to the US government in 2021. Its current owner claimed that he had boasted online about having multiple copies and played portions of it in livestreams…
Madonna accuses litigious fans of “harassment”
Last week lawyers working for two fans who sued Madonna over the late start time of one of her shows told the court a settlement had been reached with the musician and her promoter Live Nation. But, says a lawyer working for Madonna and Live Nation, that’s just not true…
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