🎧Approved: BIG WETT
BIG WETT stomps over the line between pop star and chaos agent. Her new single ‘No Regrets’ is a filthy, fun breakbeat track built for bad decisions and good nights. DIY visuals and barked-out mantras seal the deal…
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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
No need for US Supreme Court to intervene in ‘Thinking Out Loud’ song-theft dispute, argues Ed Sheeran
When a US appeals court ruled that Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ does not infringe the copyright in Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’, did it rely on guidance from the Copyright Office? If it did, that might be grounds for the US Supreme Court to review the case. Sheeran insists it did not…
Lambeth Council insists Brockwell Park festivals will go ahead despite High Court ruling saying they are unlawful
A series of festivals kicking off this Friday in South London’s Brockwell Park seemed to be in jeopardy last week when the High Court said the necessary planning permission was not in place. However, the local council says that the legal issues were administrative and can be easily dealt with…
CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
This week: sea monsters, diaristic doom-pop, whisper-sharp collabs and post-punk with no time for nostalgia. King Gizzard wash up something orchestral and oceanic, RUBII x AMARIA BB bring late-night heat, and more - here’s what stood out from the past week’s releases.…
Superstruct festivals issue statements following backlash and boycotts over its owner KKR
London’s Field Day festival has faced a backlash in recent weeks because it is owned by Superstruct, in turn owned by KKR, which has investments in Israel. As other Superstruct events also come under fire, both Field Day and fellow London festival Mighty Hoopla have now issued statements…
Drake asking the court to assume Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics are “a factual representation” is “dangerous”, say legal experts
Four legal experts have intervened in the defamation legal battle between Drake and Universal. The experts say that the music community has been arguing for sometime that rap lyrics should not be treated as statements of fact in criminal cases, yet Drake now wants to do just that in a civil case…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Codie Childs
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 to Codie Childs, Senior Music Supervisor at PlayStation Studios.…
The Leadmill has three months to pack up and leave but vows to continue the fight for Sheffield’s music scene
The Leadmill has failed in its bid to stop an eviction order from landlord The Electric Group, which wants to take over the running of the Sheffield venue. The current Leadmill team sought permission to appeal the eviction order, but that request has been declined by the court…
SoundCloud’s amended AI clause still “fundamentally terrible for artists” says Ed Newton-Rex
SoundCloud boss Eliah Seton has responded to concerns about an AI clause in the platform’s terms of service, insisting that the company will use AI for discovery and not various generative uses. The AI clause has been amended, but still isn’t clear enough according to Ed Newton-Rex of Fairly Trained…
Data Bill ping pong continues as government says ‘financial privilege’ trumps AI transparency
Earlier this week the House Of Lords reinserted an AI transparency obligation that is supported by the music industry into the Data Bill. The government has now said it will get the obligation removed from the final version of the bill by invoking the ‘financial privilege’ of the House Of Commons…
🎧 Approved: Acopia
Naarm/Melbourne trio Acopia make electronic pop that feels like a sigh; quiet, hazy and emotionally precise. New single ‘Talk About It’ sits somewhere between dream-pop, downtempo and post-punk, all filtered through a kind of soft-focus melancholy…
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