CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Jessie Ware, Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar, Momo Boyd, Genesis Owusu, Nori + Ella Boh…
Behemoth and Michale Graves respond to shows being cancelled for (very different) political reasons
Death metal band Behemoth have said it is “deeply concerning” that they were forced to cancel a show in India because of threats made by religious groups in the country. Meanwhile Michale Graves has responded to having his UK shows cancelled, albeit because of his politics rather than his music…
🎧 Approved: Knumears
Los Angeles screamo band Knumears pull in the classic hallmarks of the genre, and push it forward with the kind of conviction that only comes from actually loving the form. New single ‘My Name’ folds old-school 90s skramz intensity into a punchier modern hardcore edge…
Judge says he won’t throw out Live Nation antitrust lawsuit - but will trim US government’s claims
The US judge overseeing the big antitrust litigation against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has declined to dismiss the case, though he has trimmed down the lawsuit, removing some of the legal claims in it. It now goes to trial next month, unless Live Nation can agree an out-of-court settlement first…
Will the US states keep up antitrust pressure on Live Nation if live giant’s MAGA mates force DoJ to settle?
Amid speculation that the US DoJ will settle its antitrust lawsuit with Live Nation, the state-level attorneys general also involved in the case will meet this week. If the DoJ does settle under pressure from Live Nation’s MAGA mates, the live giant’s critics hope state-level action will continue…
Anna’s Archive rolls out the red carpet for robots - and asks them to “persuade” their humans to make donations
Anna’s Archive has published a page politely asking AI robots to make a donation to fund piracy - or, failing that, to persuade their humans to do it for them. It sounds absurd, but maybe tells you more about how the AI training data market actually works than the hype around all things AI ever will…
Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world?
Sony’s AI R&D team has published research on how some pretty complex science could help pinpoint which tracks have influenced a generative AI model when it’s spitting out music. The research is exciting - but a long way from being a product, a distinction that coverage so far has rather glossed over…
After a Live Nation lobbyist boasted he got antitrust chief sacked, US Senators ask if company has hired a “bevy of cozy MAGA friends”
Last week the US Department Of Justice’s antitrust chief resigned, following reports she was under pressure from Trump allies elsewhere in the government department to settle her antitrust litigation against Live Nation. Now Democrat senators want to know what Live Nation’s lobbyists have been up to…
🎧 Approved: Kibo
Kibo’s maximalist narrative style is built on rapid-fire delivery, absurdist humour and a distinctly London way of turning everyday life into legend - what he calls “Kwengletarianism”. New single ‘Chancer’ leans into that playful self-myth…
UK government must extend new NDA protections to freelancers to truly tackle misogyny in music, say MPs
Last year Parliament passed the Employment Rights Act which prohibits the use of NDAs to silence the victims of harassment and abuse in the workplace. MPs previously called for that protection to help tackle misogyny in music, but say that will only happen if the new rules also apply to freelancers…
Wasserman to sell his talent agency following artist anger over his appearance in the Epstein files
The owner and boss of Wasserman Music - Casey Wasserman - is standing down and selling the talent agency after emails he sent in 2003 appeared in the Epstein files. An increasing number of clients had called for Wasserman to go, with some - like Chappell Roan - quitting the agency in protest…
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