📑 CMU Digest: Universal and TikTok's stalemate, misogyny "endemic" in music industry + more
UMG v TikTok, Misogyny In Music, Transparency Code, Lords AI report, Swift deepfakes + more…
Setlist Podcast: Universal and TikTok accuse each other of “bullying” and “greed”
The collapse of licensing talks between Universal Music and TikTok, UK Parliament's 'Misogyny In Music' report that calls for new legislation to end the cycle of harassment and abuse in the "boys' club" industry, and more…
Dodgy distributor 3tone has lost its ability to distribute music
To lose one distribution partner in a week may be regarded as misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness. As 3tone looks to be entering the end game, questions remain for the industry about how it was able to operate for so long…
Lords committee calls on government to clarify copyright obligations of AI companies
The House Of Lords Communications And Digital Committee has published a report on the regulation of AI. On copyright matters, it clearly sets out the position that tech firms should not use existing content to train AI models without getting permission from copyright owners…
⏩ One Liners: Universal Music, Don Toliver, BRIT Awards + more
Music Reports buys Blokur; Primary Wave partners with Nas Nuvens; Joeboy label; Armada signs Will Clarke; Bucks signs John Murphy; UMG rejig; DEAG halts IPO; BRITs voting; new music from Don Toliver, Tones And I, Arya Starr, Blessed Madonna, Wes Nelson, Bombay Bicycle Club, Shaznay Lewis, Starsailor…
AIF Sounds Alarm for VAT Reduction on Festival Tickets with '5% For Festivals' Campaign
The Association Of Independent Festivals is ramping up its calls for the UK government to reduce VAT on ticket sales with a new campaign launched at Festival Congress. Launching ‘5% For Festivals’, CEO John Rostron says that without urgent action we will see more festivals go out of business in 2024…
The year ahead: Sam Shemtob, Director of FEAT
FEAT Director Sam Shemtob looks ahead to 2024 in the latest of our continuing series of interviews reviewing key trends and developments in the music business. He discusses the organisation’s work across Europe to combat for-profit ticket touting.…
And finally: Swift Swiftie breaks record for shouting out song titles really fast, and more of this week’s funniest music news stories
A Taylor Swift fan has broken the record for identifying her songs only by excerpts of their lyrics. In a minute, Bilal Ilyas Jhandi named more than 30 Swift tracks just by having lines from them read out to him, earning him the title of Swiftest Swiftie…
Merck Mercuriadis moves to Chair role at Hipgnosis Song Management amid war of words with Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Following the recent war of words between Hipgnosis Songs Fund and its investment advisor Hipgnosis Song Management, a change has been announced at the top of HSM, with Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis moving from CEO to Chairman…
Music industry celebrates YouTube passing 100 million premium subscribers
The music industry has welcomed the news that YouTube now has more than 100 million subscribers for its premium services, which include YouTube Music - with praise lavished on the once hated video platform by various music companies as it declared the news…
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