John Thomson joins Absolute Radio for show about drummers drumming
Actor, comedian and drummer John Thomson is to present ‘Twelve Drummers Drummer’, a four part series about drummers, for Absolute Radio this Christmas…
Music-makers urge MPs to help get creator remuneration discussions "back on track"
The UK Parliament put the spotlight back on creator remuneration in music again this morning, prompting the Council Of Music Makers to call on MPs and government to help get industry discussions around how streaming money is shared out “back on track”…
easyGroup sues PC Music producer Easyfun
easyGroup has taken aim at another musician, this time PC Music signed producer Easyfun, accusing him of trademark infringement. This follows a similar case against the band Easy Life earlier this year…
Hipgnosis Songs Fund confirms sale of catalogue of "non-core songs"
The Hipgnosis Songs Fund has confirmed it has sold around 20,000 “non-core” songs in a $23.1 million deal - it acquired the works as part of its deal with Kobalt back in 2020…
⏩ One Liners: Nicki Minaj, Amy Winehouse, Death Row Records + more
Reservoir signs Vulfpeck’s Theo Katzman; PPL supports BRIT School; Death Row Records, Oak View Group, NITO appointments; DistroKid Android app; Amy Winehouse biopic release date; new music from Twin Atlantic; tour dates from Nicki Minaj and Five Finger Death Punch…
Epic wins its app store rule legal battle against Google
Fortnite owner Epic Games has won in its legal battle over Google’s app store policies, which may force a change to the rules around in-app payments - though the web giant will appeal the judgement…
AEG and Eventim among the bidders for See Tickets
Both AEG and Eventim have made bids to buy See Tickets, according to reports - current owner Vivendi hopes to make €300 million from the sale of the ticketing business…
Metallica announce marching band competition finalists
Metallica have announced the 25 finalists in their marching band competition For Whom The Band Tolls. Vying for a share of $150,000 in prize money, over 450 high schools and colleges entered the compeition…
Music consumption at an all time high, IFPI reports, though "unlicensed music is still an issue"
Music consumption is at an all time high according to the latest ‘Engaging With Music’ report from the IFPI - although 29% of those who participated in the research still access music from unlicensed services, with stream-ripping platforms the most used piracy services…
Music industry cautiously welcomes outcome of last week's EU AI Act talks
German song rights society GEMA and global record industry trade group IFPI have both welcomed the outcome of last week’s negotiations around the EU AI Act, with key transparency obligations remaining in the latest draft…
Former Avex exec Lucas Thomashow launches new label
Former Avex USA exec Lucas Thomashow has launched new label SANA in partnership with artist and label services company Santa Anna and indie label Listen To The Kids…
Quad9 hails appeals court win in its legal battle with Sony Music
DNS resolver Quad9 has welcomed a ruling in the German courts that says it is not required to block access to a piracy site at the request of Sony Music - although a new web-blocking demand has now come in from the majors in Italy which may require another court battle…
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