Legends buy venue operator ASM Global
Venue operator ASM Global - created in 2019 by the merger of AEG Facilities and SMG - has been bought by US-based hospitality and events company Legends…
‘Led Zeppelin IV’ cover star’s identity revealed after 50 years
The identity of the man who features on the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1971 fourth album has been revealed after the original image was discovered in a collection of Victorian photographs…
Music industry contributes £6.7 billion GVA to British economy
UK Music has published its annual report on the economic impact of the British music industry, which contributed £6.7 billion to the UK economy last year in terms of gross value added, with exports topping £4 billion…
Stream-ripper gets court order to identify who is behind rick-rolling Google takedown notices
Stream-ripper Y2Mate last week got a court order forcing Google to share information about who has been issuing copyright takedown notices against its website - it suspects a competitor has been issuing takedowns to negatively impact its Google ranking…
Approved: Mali Hâf
Mali Hâf has just released her new EP ‘Jig-so’, which blends Welsh-language folk storytelling with modern pop production…
One Liners: Yaeji, Pet Shop Boys, Tate McRae + more
Universal Music Publishing and Concord Music new signings; Warner Music and ATC appointments; new music from Yaeji, Gruff Rhys, Porij, Pillow Queens and Revival Season; tour dates from Pet Shop Boys and Tate McRae…
The Weeknd postpones down under dates due to "unforeseen circumstances"
“Unforeseen circumstances” have led to the postponement of The Weeknd’s tour of Australia and New Zealand, which was supposed to get underway later this month…
ISP Grande claims win after film producers drop copyright infringement lawsuit
The group of film producers who sued US internet firm Grande Communications have dropped their lawsuit against the company, despite record labels winning $46.8 million in damages in a similar case…
GESAC welcomes European Parliament report on buy-outs in the creative sector
GESAC has welcomed a new report commissioned by the European Parliament on buy-out contracts which, it says, “provides independent evidence and adds to the recent calls” for the European Commission to develop legislative proposals to restrict this practice in Europe…
Barbra's Siri showdown: "There's no Z in Streisand"
Barbra Streisand (careful how you say it) has revealed in her new autobiography that she once called Apple CEO Tim Cook to complain that Siri was saying her name very slightly wrong…
Spotify two-tier payment "discriminatory and exploitative" says competition law expert
Competition law expert Amelia Fletcher has written to Spotify boss Daniel Ek expressing concern about the plan to introduce a threshold below which tracks will not receive any royalties when they are streamed…
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