CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Rose Gray, Makeshift Art Bar, Slow Pulp, Interpol + Olivia Rodrigo…
NMPA unveils AI licensing deals with Udio and Klay with 50/50 split for songs and recordings
The NMPA in the US has announced licensing deals with Udio and Klay, providing a template agreement indie publishers can now opt into. NMPA boss David Israelite stresses these “value songs and sound recordings equally”, something songwriters and indie publishers have been demanding with AI deals…
Criminal defamation charges no longer on the cards for HYBE execs who claimed former Ador boss consulted shamans - because, in fact, she did
When HYBE fell out with founder and CEO of its Ador agency, Min Hee-jin, there were lawsuits but also a criminal investigation. Min accused HYBE execs of criminal defamation over claims she consulted shamans while running Ador. However, prosecutors have now confirmed they won’t be charging anyone…
🎧 Approved: Monjola
Born in Lagos and raised in Dublin, Monjola moves between an effortless rap flow and smokey falsetto without making a thing of it. New single ‘Weight On Me’ is a good place to start. Understated and soulful, and - despite its vulnerability - it remains gorgeously uplifting…
Google says any music uploaded to YouTube is fair game for AI training - and there’s nothing musicians can do
Google has responded to a copyright infringement claim from a group of independent artists over its music AI model Lyria. It claims the artists basically gave Google permission to use their music in AI training when they uploaded content to YouTube, and therefore their lawsuit should be dismissed…
Universal Music Publishing is having its own brandwank moment
Universal Music Publishing has a new logo, dropping the traditional Universal globe for a circle in a square. As you’d expect, it’s accompanied by some branding nonsense telling us the new logo actually “represents the four corners of the planet - standing for a worldwide community of songwriters”…
🌅 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…
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