CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise last week, from Ray Laurél, COUCOU CHLOE, Labrinth, Artemas + Kneecap…
Charlie Puth got musician to provide vocals for ‘Furious 7’ track, then Warner cheated him out rights and royalties, says lawsuit
A musician who performed backing vocals on Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth song ‘See You Again’ has sued Warner, accusing the label of depriving him of rights and royalties he is due from it. Jake Broido was working in Warner’s offices when Puth invited him into the studio to work on the track…
UK government needs to urgently address creator concerns over AI, say two new studies
PRS and ISM have both published new studies on creator concerns around generative AI, seeking to put pressure on the UK government as ministers prepare to set out their long-awaited plans regarding AI and copyright. The government must ensure creator livelihoods “are protected”, PRS says…
BMG in talks to buy Concord
BMG is reportedly in talks to buy Concord in a deal that could be worth $7 billion. The CEO of BMG owner Bertelsmann said the time might be right for the music company to “join forces with a competitor” nearly two years ago, and Concord was always on the relatively short list of possible partners…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Liv Judd
This week, we caught up with Liv Judd, Audience Development Intern at Partisan Records.…
Kid Rock tells lawmakers “resale price caps work”, so US should follow European lead on ticket touting
Kid Rock yesterday testified in the US Senate at a session on ticketing, calling on American lawmakers to introduce a price-cap restricting how much touts can mark up the prices of tickets they sell. He told senators that such price-caps already exist in parts of Europe and they “seem to be working”…
Music publishers file new Anthropic lawsuit, adding in piracy claims and $3 billion mega-damages
Last year a US court declined to allow music publishers that are suing AI company Anthropic to add extra piracy claims to their lawsuit. Knowing those claims strengthen their case, given recent legal precedent, the publishers have now filed a brand new lawsuit, that also seeks $3 billion in damages…
🎧 Approved: Namasenda
Swedish pop visionary Namasenda is in her own Eurobeat-tinged, angelic pop world. New single ‘Cola’ is a glossy, digi-soaked rush of avant-pop, pairing accelerated guitar arpeggios with elastic rhythms and a tectonic low end for a sleek, hypnotic, all-around bop…
Yet more K-pop legal drama as Ador founder hits back at contract tampering claims, and agency sues one of NewJeans
After trying to quit HYBE’s Ador label, K-pop group NewJeans last year agreed to carry on working with the company. But then the label announced it was axing and suing one member, while also accusing Ador founder Min Hee-jin of contract tampering, something she denied at a press conference today…
TikTok insists it’s not suppressing anti-Trump content now its US business is run by Trump allies
There has been more speculation that TikTok is suppressing anti-Trump content, now that TikTok USA is controlled by Trump allies. California governor Gavin Newsom is even investigating. But TikTok says any problems publishing videos in recent days are the result of a power outage at a data centre…
Anti-Defamation League says Kanye’s apology doesn’t “undo long history of antisemitism”
Yesterday Kanye West took out an advert in the Wall Street Journal to share a lengthy apology for all his antisemitic statements and content in recent years. The ADL says the apology is long overdue, adding “the truest apology would be for him to not engage in antisemitic behaviour in the future”…
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