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Proper Music saved as Drew Hill and Artone conclude strategic acquisition deal to buy the assets of Proper Music Group
Proper Music Distribution Artone Drew Hill Erika Brennan

Proper Music saved as Drew Hill and Artone conclude strategic acquisition deal to buy the assets of Proper Music Group

Sam Taylor
Live Nation boss dismissive of streaming platforms’ superfan ambitions as company reports record year
Live Nation Michael Rapino Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more Spotify Superfan Universal Music

Live Nation boss dismissive of streaming platforms’ superfan ambitions as company reports record year

Sam Taylor
Spotify wants to be “the best in the world at building AI products” and is focused on “accelerated execution”... but still no super-premium launch
Spotify Artificial Intelligence Streaming Digital services and platforms news Daniel Ek

Spotify wants to be “the best in the world at building AI products” and is focused on “accelerated execution”... but still no super-premium launch

Sam Taylor
Judge throws out MLC’s audiobooks bundle lawsuit, says Spotify can keep cutting songwriter royalties through its “cynical trick”
MLC Spotify Music industry legal news coverage

Judge throws out MLC’s audiobooks bundle lawsuit, says Spotify can keep cutting songwriter royalties through its “cynical trick”

Sam Taylor
Universal Music’s new Spotify deal could be a knock-out blow for streaming platform’s audiobook bundling trick
Spotify Universal Music Digital services and platforms news

Universal Music’s new Spotify deal could be a knock-out blow for streaming platform’s audiobook bundling trick

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track
Drake Universal Music Music industry legal news coverage

Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Beware the “wolf under the cape” in Universal’s Downtown land grab, warns Beggars boss as IMPALA calls for regulators to block the deal
Downtown Music Universal Music IMPALA Independent Music Publishers Forum (IMPF) Labels

Beware the “wolf under the cape” in Universal’s Downtown land grab, warns Beggars boss as IMPALA calls for regulators to block the deal

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter
Artificial Intelligence EU AI Act European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) International Artist Organisation Henna Virkkunen Glenn MIcallef Music industry legal news coverage

EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
AI generated music will suck €4 billion a year away from music creators by 2028 says CISAC
Artificial Intelligence Digital services and platforms news

AI generated music will suck €4 billion a year away from music creators by 2028 says CISAC

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Village People founder loves Trump using YMCA, but hates people calling it a gay anthem
Village People

Village People founder loves Trump using YMCA, but hates people calling it a gay anthem

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Executives from BMG, Absolute Label Services, Mahogany Music, Punch Records and more to join award winning female entrepreneurs in Liverpool as first Sound City+ 2025 speakers unveiled
Sound City Conferences & Events Liverpool Karen Emanuel Blackstar Agency

Executives from BMG, Absolute Label Services, Mahogany Music, Punch Records and more to join award winning female entrepreneurs in Liverpool as first Sound City+ 2025 speakers unveiled

Sam Taylor
AIF makes desperate call for government to “step up, and step up now” to get festivals through “devastating period”, as MVT launches new Liveline fund
Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more Association Of Independent Festivals Association Of Independent Music (AIM)

AIF makes desperate call for government to “step up, and step up now” to get festivals through “devastating period”, as MVT launches new Liveline fund

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
New AI transparency proposal in US Congress will “pave the way” for creator compensation says ASCAP boss
Artificial Intelligence Music industry legal news coverage Digital services and platforms news

New AI transparency proposal in US Congress will “pave the way” for creator compensation says ASCAP boss

Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
SXSW ditches weapons sponsors to burnish brand - so why won’t it ditch its ties to Saudi Arabia?
SXSW

SXSW ditches weapons sponsors to burnish brand - so why won’t it ditch its ties to Saudi Arabia?

Sam Taylor
SXSW London could disrupt delicately balanced music ecosystem and should reconsider its date
SXSW Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more

SXSW London could disrupt delicately balanced music ecosystem and should reconsider its date

Sam Taylor
🎧 Approved: Nilüfer Yanya
CMU Approved • 1 min read

🎧 Approved: Nilüfer Yanya

London-based singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya, known for her soulful, dark-hued guitar pop, offers a minimalist twist in her latest single ‘Mutations’. The track offers a beautifully subdued, Radiohead-esque intensity.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
⏩ One Liners: music business deals round-up including Mahogany Music Fund, Duolingo x Sony partnership, Secretly Distribution, Deezer, Kunlun Tech’s new AI tools, Idles War Child show, Keychange funding, more Eventbrite lay-offs plus tours and releases
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 7 min read

⏩ One Liners: music business deals round-up including Mahogany Music Fund, Duolingo x Sony partnership, Secretly Distribution, Deezer, Kunlun Tech’s new AI tools, Idles War Child show, Keychange funding, more Eventbrite lay-offs plus tours and releases

Today: Mahogany Music Fund, HarbourView x Noel Zancancella, Duolingo x Sony Music, Pulse Records x Grace VanderWaal, Secretly Distribution x Oh Boy Records, Deezer x DAZN music-sports tie-up, Keychange’s €1m funding and more…
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Spotify adds pricing information into its iOS app in Europe
Spotify • 2 min read

Spotify adds pricing information into its iOS app in Europe

Spotify has signed up to Apple’s revised App Store terms in Europe, which include changes forced by EU law, allowing it to promote subscription packages within its iOS app. However, there won’t be links to payment pages on Spotify’s website, because it still objects to Apple’s terms on commissions…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Cornwall Council launches Boardmasters investigation
Boardmasters • 3 min read

Cornwall Council launches Boardmasters investigation

Following the crowd surge that occurred at the Boardmasters festival on Friday evening, Cornwall Council has launched a public protection investigation. Promoter Vision Nine has played down the scale of the incident, but nevertheless says learnings from the investigation will inform planning in 2025…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
⏩ One Liners: music industry deals, digital, legal and live round-up including Kavinsky's record-setting Shazams, Sony Music Masterworks x Black Sky Creative, Hipgnosis sues Barry Manilow, Soundcloud’s new merch store, plus releases, tours and artist news
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 12 min read

⏩ One Liners: music industry deals, digital, legal and live round-up including Kavinsky's record-setting Shazams, Sony Music Masterworks x Black Sky Creative, Hipgnosis sues Barry Manilow, Soundcloud’s new merch store, plus releases, tours and artist news

WIN Annual Report, Hipgnosis vs Barry Manilow, Soundcloud merch store, Kavinsky Shazam record, TikTok group chat and stickers, Molson Coors x All Points East, JYP Entertainment earnings, Jimmy Iovine and Dre’s new school, Sony Masterworks x Black Sky Creative, Mariah Carey lawsuit, + more…
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⏩ One Liners: music industry deals, digital and live round-up including Reach Music x Wyatt Durrette, Universal Nashville partners with Mosley Music, Tencent Music earnings, AEG statement on Bludfest plus releases, tours and artist news
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 10 min read

⏩ One Liners: music industry deals, digital and live round-up including Reach Music x Wyatt Durrette, Universal Nashville partners with Mosley Music, Tencent Music earnings, AEG statement on Bludfest plus releases, tours and artist news

Reach Music Publishing x Wyatt Durrette, UMG Nashville x Mosley Music, Conner Smith signs to Pioneer Artists, Angie K signs to Wasserman, Tixel x Kilimanjaro partnership; Chart Cipher, Synchtank, Audioshake, United Masters, Colossal, Collabhouse; Brian May’s badgers doc; Kanye x Skepta collab + more…
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🎧 Approved: House Of Protection
CMU Approved • 1 min read

🎧 Approved: House Of Protection

House Of Protection, the new project from Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison, blends hardcore, electronica and punk into a sound that channels volatility. Their latest single, ‘Pulling Teeth’, is an adrenaline-pumping track, with a daring video shot in India’s Well Of Death.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
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