🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Maddie Jones
This week, we caught up with Maddie Jones; social media and marketing manager at Align Agency…
227 collecting societies call on French lawmakers to “lead the way” in protecting creators in the AI era by passing the Darcos Bill
French politicians are considering a change to the law that would mean it’s assumed a generative AI company has made use of any one existing work when training its model unless it can be demonstrated otherwise. 227 creator collecting societies around the world have now backed that proposed new law…
🎧 Approved: Levina
London-based singer-songwriter Levina makes gorgeous and intimate, piano-led soul with folk and jazz running through it. New single ‘You Know Everything’ is a smoky, unhurried lament about returning to self-trust after emotional manipulation…
Independent venues urge US attorneys general to crack down on fake artist websites run by ticket touts
US venue organisation NIVA has found thousands of misleading websites and URLS which are used by touts to trick consumers into thinking they are buying tickets from official sellers rather than unofficial resellers. NIVA wants state-level officials in the US to crackdown on these deceptive practices…
US musicians’ union sues Universal and Warner over AI deals, claims breach of ‘new use’ clause in record industry’s performer agreement
As the majors start to do deals with AI companies, artists are increasingly concerned about how those deals work and how the money will be shared. Now the American Federation Of Musicians has gone legal, claiming Universal and Warner have breached a ‘new use’ provision in their musicians’ agreement…
Spotify’s rule changes and thresholds are “unfair and deceptive practices”, says new lawsuit
An independent musician, who also happens to be an attorney, has sued Spotify claiming that changes it made to “filtering criteria” resulted in “legitimate plays” of his music not being counted as streams. He also wants a court in Connecticut to rule that Spotify’s 1000 plays threshold is unlawful…
Music industry pays tribute to MOBO founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s one of countless artists whose journey was “encouraged, amplified and validated by Kanya’s vision”…
CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Venbee, LA Priest, Ledbyher, Steve Lacy + Tinashe…
Colorado creates new kind of limited company for artists and creators
A new kind of limited company has been created in Colorado that is specifically designed to suit and protect the interests of artists and creators. It’s based on a concept proposed last year by Kickstarter founder Yancey Strickler, who says other US states are considering following Colorado’s lead…
CISAC sets out objectives for protecting human creativity amid “rapid advancements in AI”
CISAC used its General Assembly in Paris today to launch a new declaration - the Paris Commitment - via which creators call on policymakers and the industry to ensure “human creativity” is “protected, respected and sustained” as “rapid advancements in AI risk undermining the value of creative work”…
🎧 Approved: Charlotte Dos Santos
You can tell Charlotte Dos Santos relishes following her own creative intuition, which is why she’s had comparisons to Solange. New single ‘Roses’ is a good place to start, richly textured lush, cinematic chamber soul, with a slightly psychedelic-jazz arrangement…
Streaming services celebrate as Canadian government scraps streaming levy plan and announces alternative $600 million cultural funding package
The Canadian government seems to have scrapped the controversial streaming levy which would have seen a 5% levy charged on music and video streaming services. Instead it is committing to introduce “federal investments” of $600 million a year to support Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors…
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