📑 CMU Digest: Elephants on parade as Hipgnosis circus rolls back into town
Everyone and their dog wants to put in an offer to buy Hipgnosis. Plus: Live Nation really, really, really loves golf.…
Blackstone tops Concord offer for SONG, hints at invoking call option
The elephants are on parade again... Blackstone gets heavy with SONG board and goes public with a potential $1.24 offer for beleaguered song rights fund - 7% higher than Concord's offer on Thursday…
⏩ One Liners: Sia x Paris Hilton, Gary Barlow, Fontaines DC + more
Merlin, DNR deals; WMG launches Balkan Electro; Radio City Tower to rebrand; Emily Lazar award; Gary Barlow soundtrack; Fontaines DC, Faithless, Dana Gavanski, Three Trapped Tigers gigs; new music from Sia x Paris Hilton, Headie One x Stormzy, Kings Of Leon, AJ Tracey, Naughty Boy, K-Trap and more…
Publishers hit out at Spotify’s bundling trick to reduce royalty payments
Spotify has been accused of trying to “radically reduce songwriter payments” in the US by reclassifying its subscriptions as music and audiobook bundles. The change allows it to pay lower US compulsory licence rates, but the National Music Publishers Association says it “will not stand” for this…
And Finally! Lemmy continues busy post-death schedule, as Metallica’s James Hetfield embeds ashes in new tattoo
Metallica’s James Hetfield this week unveiled a new tattoo on his middle finger, created using ink mixed with some of late Motorhead frontman Lemmy’s ashes. It will mean that Lemmy “is still able to fly the bird at the world”. Check out this and more of this week’s funniest music news stories…
Patience is wearing thin among music creators says CMM at first government working group on creator remuneration
The first meeting of the new Music Creator Remuneration Group took place yesterday, after which the Council Of Music Makers published a statement it delivered during the session. The BPI described the meeting as “constructive” while AIM says that its members “respect” the concerns of artists…
Believe board backs buyout bid - but company will remain listed on Paris exchange
Believe’s move to private equity backing now looks like a done deal. The twist is that shareholders won’t be forced to sell their shares and can participate in Believe’s long term growth through a continued public listing, while sources point to “upcoming consolidation” in music industry…
⏩ One Liners: Willi Young, Taylor Swift, RCA + more
RCA hires Harri Davies; IMPALA webinar for Earth Day; warning over Taylor Swift ticket scams; Music Creator Remuneration Working Group meets; new music from Will Young, Pearl Jam, Fontaines DC, Joe Goddard, AG Cook, John Grant, King Hannah, Sevdaliza, Shelf Lives…
Approved: Shiv
Providing the first taste of her upcoming album ‘The Defiance Of A Sad Girl’, Shiv releases new single ‘Limerance’. With dulcet yet resolute vocals intertwined with R&B melodies, Shiv unfurls the layers of emotion that make up an unrequited crush…
Hipgnosis debacle might be over as Concord offers to acquire entire share capital of SONG - but there’s a catch…
Just like your favourite soap opera coming to an end, shed a tear as Hipgnosis v Hipgnosis packs its trunk and says goodbye to the circus, drawing the months-long drama to a close. But wait! There might be a twist…
Black Lives In Music launches bullying and harassment survey
A new survey on bullying and harassment has been launched by Black Lives In Music, set to be used by the organisation itself and the UK government. The research is necessary, says chief exec Charisse Beaumont, because currently “data, especially from underrepresented groups, just doesn’t exist”…
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