CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
From dj gummy bear’s lo-fi gospel to King Gizzard’s sprawling orchestral journey and beyond. Here’s what caught our ear last week…
Downtown deal part of Universal strategy to “undermine vitality and viability” of indie sector, cautions competition law expert
The European Union is in the process of assessing Universal’s deal to buy Downtown, and whether it should undertake a more in-depth investigation. Competition law expert Amelia Fletcher says it definitely should, because the deal threatens competition, choice and innovation in the music industry…
Major labels “bewildered” by why Trump appointee would meddle in Cox Communications piracy case
Donald Trump’s Solicitor General recently urged the US Supreme Court to intervene in the major labels’ legal battle with ISP Cox, expressing concerns that precedent set in the case could lead to millions of internet disconnections. The majors now say that intervention is “bewildering” and wrong…
Talent agency CAA accuses founders of rival company Range of “spy novel” plot to launch competing business
The already dramatic legal battle between agency CAA and rival company Range - set up in 2020 by a team of former CAA agents - ramped up this week. CAA says it has new evidence that shows Range’s founders employed spy-novel type tactics to steal confidential information from their former employer…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Shanté Collier-McDermott
This week, we spoke to Shanté Collier-McDermott, Senior Promotions Manager at Ditto Label Services, artist manager to rising talent Ama Louise, and a freelance journalist whose bylines span CLASH, GRM Daily and beyond.…
AI platform Midjourney is “bottomless pit of plagiarism” say Hollywood studios as they join legal battle against AI
Film studios Disney and Universal have sued Midjourney claiming that its image-generating AI is “a bottomless pit of plagiarism”. Although a movie industry case, it’s relevant to the music business too, with the RIAA stating that the studios’ lawsuit is “a critical stand for human creativity”…
EXIT Festival to quit Serbia after “immense financial and political pressure”
EXIT Festival boss Dušan Kovačević says that this year’s event will be the last to take place in Serbia, after the government exerted pressure that saw its funding cut and sponsors pull away. That was a result of the festival giving support to anti-corruption protests in the country…
Ticketmaster offered touts meetings with Live Nation’s top lawyer
Ticket touts who were convicted of fraud were offered meetings with Selina Emeny, Live Nation’s International Group Counsel, says a BBC investigation, with the live giant raking in huge commissions from fraudulent sales. Maybe Live Nation could cough up a similar donation to the LIVE Trust……
🎧 Approved: Joviale
London-based artist Joviale crafts portal-like songs; chaptered, strangely sweet selves. New single ‘HARK!’, from debut album ‘Mount Crystal’, is a sinister funk centrepiece: swaggering vocals over rubbery bass, angular strums and unruly beats…
Don’t gaslight MPs warns Caroline Dinenage as she says ministers have got into a “terrible pickle” over AI
The House Of Lords is now expected to pass the Data Bill without the provisions on AI transparency it has been trying hard to include. The government says it has listened to the Lords and in response committed to publish some reports. But, that’s just “pushing the can down the road”, say critics…
What does ‘egregious infringement’ even mean, asks Grande as it ridicules majors’ latest piracy filing
Grande Communications wants the US Supreme Court to overturn a $47 million judgement against it in a piracy case pursued by the major record companies. The majors recently argued that judgement was sound because it related to “egregious copyright infringement”. In a new filing, Grande disagrees…
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