BMG restructure results in job losses
BMG last week announced a restructure that will result in a number of job losses, impacting on international marketing, theatre and film projects, and the Modern Recordings label…
New York Times investigation put spotlight on Kanye West's years of misconduct during Adidas partnership
The New York Times has investigated Kanye West’s long-term partnership with Adidas, claiming that behind the scenes staff had to tolerate offensive and erratic behaviour long before the rapper’s controversial public statements caused the hugely profitable business alliance to be terminated…
Chris Brown and Live Nation sued over violent altercation in London club
Chris Brown and Live Nation have been sued in relation to a violent incident that occurred at at London club in February while the musician was in the UK on his 'Under The Influence' tour…
CMU presents sessions at Vill Vill Vest 2023
CMU presents three sessions as part of the conference at Vill Vill Vest in Bergen, Norway this year, looking at dance music's impact on communities and culture, how to maximising the rights of music-makers and how to take Norwegian artists into the UK…
Jay-Z discusses reclaiming his recording rights from Def Jam
Jay-Z has said that he isn’t looking to sell his music rights, adding that securing ownership of the recording rights in his Def Jam released albums in the 2000s was the “fight of my life”…
Eminem launches Mom's Spaghetti pasta sauce
Eminem is now selling jars of Mom's Spaghetti pasta sauce - although his special sauce selling website has already sold out…
CMU Digest: 3tone, Spotify, Hipgnosis, CISAC, Utopia
Catch up on key events this week, including allegations of significant mismanagement at digital distributor 3tone, Spotify planning to change the way it pays out royalties, the Hipgnosis investor vote shock, new CISAC stats and a Utopia lawsuit…
Setlist Podcast: Spotify plots changes to the way it pays out royalties
Spotify's plans to change the way it allocates revenues to individual tracks and catalogues each month, and the confirmation that digital is now the biggest driver of revenue for the song rights collecting societies…
Industry pressure mounts on 3tone
Key stakeholders from across the music industry have expressed deep concern about allegations of significant mismanagement at Bristol-based digital music distributor 3tone…
Latest payment delays at Utopia lead to new SourceAudio lawsuit
Utopia has been sued for a second time by an LA-based rights management platform that it originally planned to buy…
Tim Westwood interviews by police for a fourth time over sexual misconduct allegations
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been interviewed under caution by London police for a fourth time in relation to the allegations of sexual misconduct that have been made against him…
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