One Liners - quickfire news from the music business 13 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Jonas Group acquires Julia Michaels rights, Blue Lab Beats launch label, MiDIA’s latest creator economy research, Warner shutters DIY distro Level, Nordoff Robbins carol concert tickets on sale

Today: Jonas Group, HE.SHE.THEY. Records, Blue Lab Beats, Killphonic Rights, Stilwell Creative Capital, Graduation, Livelihood Music Company, MiDIA, Audius, Chartable, Noctil, Meta, Connyct, Spike AI, Level Music, GEMA, InMarket…
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Music videos blocked on YouTube after SESAC licensing talks stall
SESAC 3 min read

Music videos blocked on YouTube after SESAC licensing talks stall

YouTube’s negotiations to agree a new licensing deal with American collecting society SESAC have stalled and its existing deal is now expiring. As a result, videos featuring songs written by SESAC member writers - including Bob Dylan, Adele and Burna Boy - have been blocked on the video platform…
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More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte
Lyte 3 min read

More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte

The fallout from the collapse of ticketing company Lyte continues. Two Aussie festivals have been impacted, with one down AUS$30,000 and another putting ongoing sales on hold. Meanwhile the two US festivals suing Lyte have clarified how they used the company’s secondary ticketing marketplace…
Chris Cooke
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