CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise last week, from Florence + The Machine, Bricknasty and F3Miii, Magdalena Bay, Witch Fever + Geese…
‘Something Inside’ songwriter goes legal over Tommy Robinson’s use of his anti-apartheid anthem
Right wing activist Tommy Robinson has been using the famous anti-apartheid anthem ‘(Something Inside) So Strong’ on his social media and at the recent ‘Unite The Kingdom’ political rally, which is ironic, but also copyright infringement, according to the writer of that song, Labi Siffre…
Ticketmaster heads off UK regulatory action with ‘voluntary’ transparency commitments after Oasis debacle
Ticketmaster has made a number of commitments to the Competition & Markets Authority following the regulator’s investigation into the sale of tickets for the Oasis reunion shows. It has pledged to better communicate when it uses ‘tier pricing’ and to explain how different ticket types compare…
Kneecap terror charge thrown out as judge says prosecutors “defied logic”
Kneecap’s Mo Chara was back in court earlier today over the terror charge prompted by allegations he displayed a Hezbollah flag at a London gig last year. The judge ruled prosecutors made errors when charging the rapper and on that basis the case against him was “unlawful and null”…
Donald Trump signs executive order “saving TikTok”
Donald Trump has formally endorsed the plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to a new business majority owned by American investors. The President signed an executive order yesterday which says that plan complies with the sell-or-be-banned law passed by Congress last year over data security concerns…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Elliot Willcocks
As part of our Horizon Future Leaders series of interviews, we are connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice and insights into their career journeys. This week we spoke with Elliot Willcocks, PR Assistant at Stay Golden PR.…
US government set to side with Cox in court to overturn billion dollar damages judgement
Not only is the US government backing Cox Communications as it tries to overturn the billion dollar ruling in its long-running copyright battle with the major labels, but US Solicitor General D John Sauer now wants ten minutes to tell Supreme Court judges directly why they should side with the ISP…
New €1.8 billion EU culture programme must include “strategic policy action”, say music industry groups
Earlier this year the EU announced AgoraEU, a new programme to support culture, media and civil society across Europe. Music industry organisations have welcomed the programme, but say it should be “viewed as a baseline, not a ceiling”, and must deliver “coherent policy strategy” as well as funding…
🎧 Approved: Annabelle Chairlegs
Annabelle Chairlegs has a subtle noirish romanticism, classic and bluesy but with a touch of tongue-in-cheek sensibility that hints at the salt and grit beneath the sugar. New single, ‘Ice Cream On The Beach’, captures that mix of lusty, distracted, hair-twirling energy…
Indie artist suing Suno amends lawsuit with new arguments against AI company’s fair use defence
After the major labels updated their lawsuit against Suno, adding allegations of stream-ripping, the indie musician who also sued the music AI company has done the same. Anthony Justice hopes that recent judgements in cases involving Anthropic and Meta can help him defeat Suno’s fair use defence…
Tabloid claims that Dua Lipa sacked agent over Glasto Kneecap letter are “categorically false” and “deliberately inflammatory”
Reports have been circulating this week that Dua Lipa sacked either her manager or her agent after they signed a letter objecting to Kneecap playing Glasto. It was WME agent David Levy that signed the letter but he isn’t Lipa’s day-to-day agent at the agency and, in fact, nobody has been sacked…
Oracle will control TikTok algorithm in US, say White House officials
The White House has revealed more details about the deal to allow TikTok to continue operating in the US. It will involve a bigger role for Oracle, run by Trump ally Larry Ellison, whose son now also leads CBS and MTV. If Oracle controls the TikTok algorithm, that will be quite the media empire…
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