CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Logic1000, Sasha Keable, Fontaines D.C., Strawberry Guy + Petra…
Japanese court says voice is protected by publicity rights; US appeals court says AI training is not fair use
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones. Meanwhile a US appeals court ruled against an AI company that used the good old fair use defence…
🎧 Approved: PROJECTOR
With Brighton quartet PROJECTOR industrial drum machines, angular post-punk and rant-pop share the same space. New track ‘I Need A Lie Down’ was designed to “make people feel sick and culminate in a horrific wall of noise” when played live, which sounds horrible but (at least on record) sounds great…
IMPF and IMPEL publish AI licensing principles, insisting songs and recordings must be valued equally
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike in streaming. A new AI framework from IMPF and IMPEL says that key principle is “non-negotiable”…
Trump’s DoJ was biased and wrong about ‘fair use’, say news orgs in OpenAI dispute
Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law. Donald Trump’s DoJ recently intervened in a dispute between newspapers and OpenAI insisting AI training is fair use. The newspapers have responded, explaining why the DoJ is wrong…
🎧 Approved: L'OBJECTIF
Leeds four-piece L'Objectif make high adrenaline post-punk with New Order propulsions and vocals that dacne somewhere between Morrissey and Jarvis Cocker. New single 'Walking Home (From The City)' is big, cathartic and about the nostalgia of being 16-20. Their first music of 2026.…
As touts list Oasis tickets for £3000, will the UK government finally set a timeline for banning for-profit ticket touting?
Touts were selling tickets for next year’s Oasis shows at nearly £3000 a piece on Friday, even though the band say touted tickets are “liable to be cancelled”. The UK government has promised to ban for-profit touting, but without a timeline, though sources suggest the ban is now a political priority…
Incoming ‘nor’easter storm’ might succeed where billionaire Robert Kraft failed - causing an Ed Sheeran show to cancel
Ed Sheeran is due back on stage later today at the stadium owned by billionaire Robert Kraft, who forced the axing of Macklemore from the show. However, stormy weather might cause a cancellation, plus promoters have offered ticket refunds since all the other support acts have pulled out of the tour…
CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Adult DVD, Ray Laurél, Queens of The Stone Age, Tinashe + Perfume Genius…
IFPI backs web-blocking frenzy in five Latin American markets
Global record industry trade group IFPI has welcomed coordinated action by government agencies in five Latin American countries to secure web-blocks against 300+ piracy domains. IFPI says the action “will help protect artists and fans while supporting a healthier digital marketplace for music”…
🎧 Approved: Gaspar Claus
Cellist Gaspar Claus makes contemporary chamber music threaded with Mediterranean folk and electronics - every sound originates from a cello, then gets stretched, processed and metamorphosed into something else entirely. New single ‘Ecstasy’ holds the kind of sensory intensity the title promises…
Outkast sue Ovrkast after he reneges on commitment to change performer name to something less confusingly similar
Outkast have sued Ovrkast for trademark infringement. Rapper and producer Ovrkast admitted himself in a Rolling Stone interview last year that lots of people confuse the two artist brands. A company that manages Outkast’s trademarks says Ovrkast agreed to change his name by July, but then didn’t…
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