CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Gilla Band, Working Men’s Club, Shygirl, Ezra Collective + Slayyyter…
Superstruct’s new Artistic Code solves freedom of expression challenges at festivals once and for all - maybe
Festival company Superstruct has published a new code to support freedom of expression at its events. Superstruct’s festivals have been on the receiving end of boycott campaigns because of its owner KKR. Though the code is more about defending the booking of artists who are very political on stage…
🎧 Approved: Bricknasty
Dublin collective Bricknasty sound like the version of the city that doesn’t make the tourist brochure. New single ‘honey bee’ is warm, funky and characteristically idiosyncratic, a different mood from the faith, addiction and political fury of their 2025 EP…
Suno unveils upgrade developed with “music industry partners”, while continuing to battle the music industry in court
Suno has unveiled v6 of its music AI platform, which has been developed with its industry partners like Warner Music, BMG and Believe. However, even as it starts to work with some labels and publishers on new AI products, it continues to fight other music companies in the courts…
🌅 Horizon Leaders - Dominic Athanassiou
This week we caught up with Dominic Athanassiou, founder of PR agency 3nation…
Bidders in £1.6 million Oasis tapes auction may be disappointed
The son of a former Oasis sound engineer is auctioning off tapes containing recordings of the band’s 1990s gigs, soundchecks and rehearsals. The auctioneer says Oasis themselves are “concerned” about the auction, though the buyer of the tapes probably won’t be able to do much with the audio on them…
🎧 Approved: Paerish
Parisian four-piece Paerish make shoegazy, melodic alt-emo with a deep obsession with film and pop culture. New single ‘Vapor Cloud’ is riff-heavy and comes with a nocturnal, anime-inspired drift video. Album ‘Rita’, produced by Will Yip, is out 16 Oct…
No “tangible progress” on Brexit touring barriers, say “alarmed” MPs
Earlier this year the UK Parliament’s culture committee published a report on issues British artists face touring Europe post-Brexit. The government has now responded, insisting it wants “tangible progress” to be made on addressing these issues, but with no real tangible progress to report on…
AEG tells judge Live Nation must sell Ticketmaster to “restore competition” in the live music market
The deadline to formally comment on Live Nation’s antitrust deal with the US Department Of Justice is today. Main rival AEG says the deal is no good and Live Nation should be forced to sell Ticketmaster. Elsewhere in ticketing news this week, touting developments in the US, Brazil and South Korea…
CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Willie J Healey, Ceebo & Blanco, RIO KOSTA, DIIV, Shay Lia + KAYTRANADA…
Donald Trump’s DoJ says OpenAI should be able to do whatever it wants with copyright protected works
The US Department Of Justice has intervened in a legal battle between the New York Times and OpenAI, arguing that AI training is ‘fair use’ under American copyright law. Whether or not AI training is fair use is at the centre of dozens of AI lawsuits, including those filed by the music industry…
🎧 Approved: Girl Ultra
Mexico City’s Girl Ultra makes chrome-plated synth-funk with an 80s new-wave edge, co-produced with Chromeo. New single ‘Te Caigo’ is a manifesto for acting on desire rather than waiting around. The video involves a pink thong, a ballet fight and a Mexican lawyer…
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