🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Peyam Zangana
This week we spoke with Peyam Zangana, Audience & Marketing Manager at Beggars Group.…
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
Kneecap manager claims that pro-Israel entertainment industry group manufactured post-Coachella outrage
Kneecap’s manager has discussed the outrage that followed their performance at Coachella, which made the band headline news. He says their set wasn’t seen as controversial during the festival itself, and the outrage was prompted by a pro-Israel group within the entertainment industry…
BMG is the latest publisher to agree direct licence with Spotify in the US
BMG has agreed a direct licensing deal with Spotify covering its songs catalogue in the US. It follows the majors and Kobalt in agreeing a direct deal that circumvents the MLC-administered compulsory licence in the US market, in response to Spotify exploiting a bundling discount in that MLC licence…
Warner UK COO departs as downsizing of senior leadership continues
Downsizing at the top of Warner Music continues. Following the news that Warner UK CEO Tony Harlow is departing and won’t be replaced, now UK COO Isabel Garvey has also announced she is leaving. UK labels will report into the US, while other departments will report to EMEA President Simon Robson…
🎧 Approved: Austra
Austra is the pop project of Canadian artist Katie Stelmanis, whose music lives between euphoria and unease, like a new-wave Kate Bush mid-transcendence. New single ‘Siren Song’ is trance-like and glimmering, with pulsing basslines and the bittersweet melancholy she does best…
Kneecap say government appealing Mo Chara terror offence dismissal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money”
Kneecap have responded to the news that UK prosecutors are appealing the recent ruling to dismiss the criminal case against the group’s Mo Chara over the alleged displaying of a Hezbollah flag at a London gig. They say the appeal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money”…
Culture minister tells industrial-level ticket touts: “your time is up”
The UK government has confirmed it still plans to introduce a price cap on ticket touting, while also stating that ticket resale platforms like Viagogo will be obliged to ensure resellers are following the rules. All of this is revealed in a new Daily Record article by culture minister Ian Murray…
High profile songwriters express concern about PRS transparency, accuracy and admin costs
A group of high profile songwriters have written to PRS questioning admin costs incurred by the collecting society, and expressing concerns over transparency. PRS says it has met with representatives of the writers and “will continue to explore all practical changes” to further improve its systems…
Two thirds of South Asian music professionals feel poorly represented in the UK industry, says South Asian Soundcheck report
The newly published ‘South Asian Soundcheck’ report reveals that two thirds of South Asian creators and professionals working in the UK music industry feel poorly represented in the music business. It also identifies three essential needs to deliver change: mentorship, representation and investment…
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