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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
Prison sentence for unnamed Danish music executive in landmark “industry insider” streaming fraud case
An unnamed Danish music executive has been handed prison time for streaming fraud that took place over a six year period between 2013 and 2019, involving music stolen from known artists and around half a million pounds in royalties…
⏩ One Liners: BMG, Fairly Trained, Girl In Red, Bugzy Malone + More
Dr Albarn and Shaznay Lewis deals; BMG’s Dominique Casimir departs; Fairly Trained certificates issued; BBC review panel; Joni Mitchell returns to Spotify; Paloma Faith book; Cat Burns and Foy Vance tours; new music from Girl In Red, Bugzy Malone, Florrie, Kojaque, SiR and Pearl Jam…
Mother of security guard killed in Brixton Academy crowd crush commences legal action against Academy Music Group saying “we will never let this rest”
Academy Music Group is facing legal action over the crowd crush that occurred during a sold out Asake show at the Brixton Academy in December 2022. The family of one of those who died, security guard Gaby Hutchinson, say they want answers about what caused the fatal incident at the London venue…
Tennessee passes ELVIS Act to help musicians stop unauthorised voice clones
The US state of Tennessee has extended its publicity right law to give people more protection over the unauthorised use of their voice or likeness, especially in the context of AI-generated deep fakes or voice clones. The changes come via the passing of the ELVIS Act.…
University Of Kent axes music courses
The music industry has responded to the news that the University Of Kent is closing its music department. UK Music says it hopes that, as a General Election approaches, politicians will “reflect on the policy decisions” that have led to music courses being axed at this and other universities…
And Finally! Not even robots like James Blunt
James Blunt asked AI to write lyrics in his style and it “totally humiliated” him. Turns out, AI doesn’t think James Blunt is very good at writing lyrics. Check out this and a round up of this week’s other funniest music news stories here…
⏩ One Liners: Aurora, Roland x Universal, Justice + more
Merlin x Deezer; Blackstar appoints Róisin Warner; Roland and Universal partner on AI in music principles; new music from Aurora, Justice, Travis, Kelly Jones, Melvins, Cassyette, Logic1000 and Anna Prior…
Approved: Mezanmi
Formerly known at Ajimal, Fran O’Hanlan’s new project Mezanmi brings new texture to his powerful songwriting. Out now is new single ‘Like Spun Gold’, taking aim at people who are “so power-hungry that they'll betray anything and anyone in order to cling to it”…
TikTok data to be discussed in UK Parliament, as ‘be -sold-or-be-banned’ proposals continue to work their way through US Congress
The FT has spoken to British MPs about TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance following the passing in the US House Of Representatives of the ‘be-sold-or-be-banned’ bill. UK politicians have similar concerns about TikTok user data, and also the possible influence of China over the TikTok algorithm…
IFPI report shows 10.2% growth in global recorded music market
Worldwide recorded music revenues grew 10.2% in 2023, according to the Global Music Report from the IFPI. Streaming accounts for 67.3% of total revenues, according to IFPI maths, though the industry still needs to get more value out of free streaming, labels reps say…
Michael Jackson’s son moves to block grandmother from funding legal battle from estate
Michael Jackson’s son Blanket has filed legal papers attempting to block his grandmother from drawing money out of the late musician’s estate to fund a legal battle over a catalogue deal. The family members previously teamed up, but Blanket now thinks Katherine Jackson’s appeal is doomed to failure…
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