⏩ One Liners: EXO, Wasserman Music, beatBread + more
Ruel, Tokischa deals; Wasserman Music, Spirit Music Group, MSG Entertainment appointments; EXO dispute escalates; BSI Merch launches in Japan; beatBread launches Funding Network…
SXSW ditches weapons sponsors to burnish brand - so why won’t it ditch its ties to Saudi Arabia?
SXSW has ditched its relationships with the US Army and a bunch of weapons manufacturers, which has been positively received across the industry. But if those sponsors are a problem, what about SXSW’s ties to the Saudi Arabian government via its majority owner Penske Media Corporation?…
Approved: Leyya
Alt-pop duo Leyya return with their latest single ‘Pumped Up High’, taken from their upcoming third album ‘Half Asleep’. The track finds them feeling euphoric on the dancefloor but wanting very much to be left alone - “to be in it, but not part of it”…
YouTube in talks with all three majors about the next phase in its AI experimentation
YouTube last year piloted a generative AI tool called Dream Track that generates vocals in the style of ten specific artists. The company is now plotting its next AI experiment and is in talks with all three major record companies, with the aim of involving dozens of artists next time…
US radio royalties back in the spotlight in Congress
The decades long campaign to force US radio stations to pay royalties to artists and labels continues. Representatives for the music industry - including Randy Travis - and the radio sector went back through the arguments for and against such a royalty at a hearing in US Congress yesterday…
What is OK in the world of music AI? New organisation to develop industry standards
A panel of music industry professionals will be convened by a new organisation called AI:OK with the aim of agreeing global industry standards for the use of music in AI, and AI in music. Founder Martin Clancy says “we’re dedicated to making sure AI is used ethically”…
⏩ One Liners: Tidal, The Who, Bloc Party + more
Teitur, FEST Team deals; BAPAM appointments; TuneCore AI mastering; Tidal audio format switch; Heathrow Introducing stage; Quadrophenia ballet; new releases from Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Laura Jane Grace, Tycho…
Udio responds to record label lawsuit insisting its AI model ‘listens’ rather than ‘copies’
Udio has responded to the lawsuit filed by the record companies earlier this week. It insists that its AI model only ‘listens’ to existing recordings, learning the art of music-making just like a human creator. The record industry maintains that that listening involves unlicensed copying…
John Fogerty dispute in Australia should shift to California, judge rules
Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty was booked to headline a festival in Australia. However, a month beforehand organisers withdrew their offer and demanded a $700,000 deposit be paid back. An Australian court says the dispute should now go to arbitration in the US…
Stability AI raises new finance, appoints Sean Parker as Chair
Cash-strapped AI company Stability has announced it has raised $80 million in new finance. It has also appointed Napster co-founder and early Spotify investor Sean Parker as Chair, who says the new cash will allow “the creation of even more powerful AI models”…
AI lawsuit filed by music publishers in Tennessee move to California
When a group of music publishers filed a lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, they chose a court in Tennessee, as they all have offices in Nashville. Anthropic said the legal battle should be fought in its home state of California. A judge has considered that argument and sided with the AI company…
Approved: SuperJazzClub
SuperJazzClub meld a range of sounds from contemporary Ghanaian music to early 2000s R&B. Out now is their latest single ‘UNO’, a collaboration with producer BenjiFlow, which they say is “inspired by the things we love to talk about like life, God, relationships and money”…
Explore topics
View all
