📑 CMU Digest: Dynamic ticket pricing in the spotlight plus $10 million streaming scam exposed
CMU Digest is our weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…
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EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter
AI regulation gains momentum, with new proposals in Australia, and a global treaty
Law-makers around the world continue to consider the best way to regulate AI. The Australian government has proposed ten mandatory guardrails including transparency obligations. Meanwhile, the UK, US and EU have signed the first legally binding treaty on AI which sets out “overarching safeguards”…
The 1975 respond to Malaysian festival promoter’s lawsuit
Back in July The 1975 were sued by the promoter of the Malaysian festival that was shutdown last year after Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws during their performance. The band have responded saying that rules they are accused of breaking were actually just guidelines…
Warner Music removed from lawsuit accusing Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun of sexual assault
Warner Music and its Atlantic label were both named in a lawsuit filed by an artist manager who accuses Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun of sexual abuse and assault. However, those two companies didn’t exist at the time of the alleged misconduct, so have been dismissed from the litigation…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Friday 6 Sep
Sevdaliza, Fcukers, Okay Kaya, Cat Burns, Raye, Fred again.., Hinds, Rex Orange County, Spiritbox + more…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders series - Simon Metcalfe Q&A
As part of our new 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. Our first Q&A is with Simon Metcalfe, artist manager of Kaisha and Events Manager at AIM.…
⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Bad Bunny sports agency found in contempt of court; SoundCloud officially launches Ascending; Spanish recorded music market sees more growth; English Teacher win Mercury Prize
Today: news from Primary Wave Music, Reservoir Media, ACTRA RACS, Rimas Sports, SoundCloud, EQUA.LS, PROMUSICAE, PPL, Bógota Music Market, Dolby Laboratories, Mercury Prize + more…
Oasis dynamic pricing backlash escalates as UK competition regulator launches formal investigation
The fallout from the sale of tickets for the Oasis reunion shows continues. The Competition & Markets Authority has announced a formal investigation into the use of dynamic pricing. Meanwhile the band have issued a statement blaming all the problems on their promoters and management…
Scottish First Minister says Creative Scotland budget cuts will not go ahead, promising to “support Scotland’s culture sector and creative industries”
Scotland’s music industry is breathing a sigh of relief after First Minister John Swinney confirmed that Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals will not have to close and that funding will be made available to allow the critical creative funding scheme to reopen…
New York District Attorney brings criminal charges against man accused of sophisticated streaming fraud that raked in more than $10 million
Prosecutors in the US have charged a man accused of running a streaming fraud scam that generated over $10 million. He got individuals abroad to set up “bot accounts” on the streaming platforms and then set those accounts streaming hundred of thousands of tracks that he created with an AI company…
⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: IDOL inks deal with Berlin’s City Slang; appointments at Third Side, Pulse Music Group, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia; LabelRadar launches Artist Network, AppFigures data shows Bluesky booming
Today: news from Interscope, Blue Raincoat, IDOL, City Slang, Myst Music, The Orchard, Third Side Music, Pulse Music Group, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia, Beatport, LabelRadar, Bluesky, YouTube, DAACI, Soundstripe, Snap, Safe Superintelligence, Eventbrite +more…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Thursday 5 Sep
George FitzGerald, Jungle, Pipe-eye, The Body, Sting, Role Model, Crows + more…
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