Ella Eyre has returned with new single ‘Head In The Ground’
Ella Eyre has released her first single under a new deal with [PIAS], which sees her move into a new phase with an independent label, having previously been signed to Universal…
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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: Girls Aloud, The Hives, MOBO Awards + more
Warner partners with Small World Records; Sony publishing promotions; GESAC welcomes European Parliament vote on buyouts; The Hives launch cover band franchise; Girls Aloud reunite for 21st anniversary; The Kills announce London show; MOBO Awards heading to Sheffield…
Live Nation commits to address accessibility issues at Wireless and Download in deal with Equality Commission
Live Nation has signed a legally binding agreement with the UK's Equality And Human Rights Commission following complaints about accessibility for disabled music fans at the Wireless and Download festivals…
Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune
PRS For Music has announced that the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune is the most played sci-fi theme in the UK, which is nice. Especially as today is the 60th anniversary of the first episode of the show…
Spotify confirms changes to its payment process - including the 1000 plays a year threshold
Spotify has confirmed the changes it is making to the way it pays out royalties each month, with new policies around stream manipulation and functional audio, and the 1000 plays a year threshold that tracks must pass to earn anything at all…
Final four members of BTS enlist in military
BTS members RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have begun the process of enlisting in the South Korean military for their mandatory service…
⏩ One Liners: Björk x Rosalía, Beverley Knight, Dylan Schneider + more
Sony Music Publishing signs Dylan Schneider; new music from Björk and Rosalía, Sleaford Mods, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, and My Life Story; Beverley Knight to host Nordoff And Robbins carol concert; Das Koolies tour dates…
A$AP Rocky to stand trial on firearms charges
A$AP Rocky will stand trial over the allegation that he fired a gun at former friend A$AP Relli in Hollywood in 2021…
Specifics of Spotify's deal with Google on in-app payments revealed in Epic court case
Details have been revealed about Spotify’s deal with Google around in-app payments on Android devices - when users make payments via Spotify’s own transactions system it doesn’t have to pay any fees to the tech giant…
Malaysian government will have ‘kill switch’ for Coldplay show tonight
Coldplay’s performance in Kuala Lumpur tonight could be cut short by the Malaysian government’s new ‘kill switch’ for shows by foreign artists…
OpenAI sued again over claims of copyright infringement, with financial backer Microsoft named as a co-defendant
Another writer has sued OpenAI over claims of copyright infringement - this time Microsoft is also named as a defendant…
BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital
Private equity outfit New Mountain Capital has agreed a deal to buy US collecting society BMI - terms of the deal are not known but $100 million will be distributed to songwriters and publishers allied to the organisation…
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