Songwriters' open letter to PRS in direct licensing dispute
The full text of the open letter written by songwriters to PRS as part of their dispute over direct licensing and rights withdrawal…
As Sammy Virji set cancelled after crowd surge, some festival-goers criticise Boardmasters capacity increase
Organisers of the Boardmasters festival revealed this weekend that seven attendees were hospitalised with minor injuries after a crowd surge incident. Although the injuries were minor, several attendees have spoken about the distress they experienced, with some also criticising festival security…
⏩ One Liners: music industry deals, appointments, legal round-up including UMG x Meta partnership, ROXI funding squeeze, Smashing Pumpkins x Marc Jacobs, David Goldsen upped at Warner Chappell plus Kayne in the dark about new Atlanic boss Elliot Grainge
Today: UMG x Meta, ROXI, The Smashing Pumpkins x Marc Jacobs capsule collection, Redlight Starwood partnership, Warner Chappell promotes David Goldsen, Anthropic vs Publishers not in court till 2026, Jay-Z formalises reversion rights for ‘Reasonable Doubt’, K-pop merch brands fined, artists vs Trump…
📑 CMU Digest: Music industry lambasts Anthropic's defence + Spotify lays into Apple (again)
CMU Digest is a weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…
Pitbull sued over alleged song-theft on ‘I Feel Good’
Pitbull’s label is on the receiving end of the latest song-theft lawsuit. A company called All Surface Publishing claims that his track ‘I Feel Good’ rips off an earlier song called ‘Samir’s Theme’, which was shared with Pitbull collaborator DJ White Shadow in 2011.…
⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, legal including Lemonaide x Beatstars, BTS star crashes Gucci Japan website, Sonos puts products on hold to sort out app disaster, iHeartMedia earnings, Burning Man tickets shock, Travis Scott arrest
Lemonaide x Beatstars; Gucci x BTS Jin; appointments at Bauer Media, MCT Agentur, Tickets For Good, Capitol Christian Music Group, TikTok; Travis Scott arrest; Beyoncé copyright lawsuit dropped; Instagram metrics; Sonos app woes; Audial Music; iHeart earnings show podcast growth and more…
Apple's latest proposal “blatantly disregards” fundamentals of EU’s DMA, says Spotify
Spotify and Epic are not impressed with Apple’s latest attempt to make its App Store rules around in-app payments compliant with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. New proposals offer more flexibility and lower fees, but Spotify and Epic claim the latest terms still violate European law…
Creator groups call out copyright infringement in AI sector, demand that creator consent is secured
UK creator groups have sent a letter to various tech firms urging them to respect copyright when developing generative AI models. It also says that, when AI companies negotiate licensing deals with corporate rightsholders, they should seek assurances that those companies have secured creator consent…
⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, legal round-up and earnings including Downtown x Double P Records, Avex USA, Concord, Peer Music, Defected Records, Featured Artists Coalition, SMIA, Kakao plus Spanish consumer watchdog eyes live music and ticketing
In today’s music business news round-up: Downtown’s deal with Peso Pluma, Nigerian producer Zone signs with Avex USA, FAC reveals Amazon Step Up Fund recipients, Kesha will record Diddy diss, Minelli memoir, SMIA Summit, Kakao & SM Entertainment earnings, plus release and tours news…
🎧 Approved: THUS LOVE
THUS LOVE, a quartet hailing from Vermont, are known for their clangorous yet fabulous post-punk pop sound. Their latest single, ‘Birthday Song’, channels grungy glam rock with a transcendent hook, celebrating the joy of platonic friendship.…
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