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Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track
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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
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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
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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
US touting bot ban isn’t enforced and has only been used once since 2021, says Senator Richard Blumenthal
Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 3 min read

US touting bot ban isn’t enforced and has only been used once since 2021, says Senator Richard Blumenthal

US Senator Richard Blumenthal has called on the country’s Federal Trade Commission to do more to crack down on the dodgy tactics employed by ticket scalpers. The 2016 BOTS Act empowers the FTC to go after touts using bots, but Blumenthal says it has only enforced that law once in eight years…
Chris Cooke
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“Illegal search” of Diddy’s jail cell proves “shocking and outrageous” conduct by government, could jeopardise entire case, says defence
Diddy • 3 min read

“Illegal search” of Diddy’s jail cell proves “shocking and outrageous” conduct by government, could jeopardise entire case, says defence

During Diddy’s most recent bid for bail, it emerged that prosecutors had access to handwritten notes he had made while in prison. His lawyers argue those notes are protected by attorney-client privilege and the fact they reached prosecutors is “outrageous” - they now want the court to intervene…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
HYBE execs are trash talking NewJeans and it would be “inhumane” to enforce contractual terms says band as K-pop’s biggest dispute rumbles on
NewJeans • 2 min read

HYBE execs are trash talking NewJeans and it would be “inhumane” to enforce contractual terms says band as K-pop’s biggest dispute rumbles on

Earlier this week HYBE label Ador announced it was going legal to enforce its contract with NewJeans, who announced they were terminating their deal with the company last week. The group has responded to the lawsuit, stating that forcing them to continue working with the label would be “inhumane”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
DURP! The MLC has an update on its distributor portal
The MLC • 3 min read

DURP! The MLC has an update on its distributor portal

The MLC’s portal that helps distributors identify unclaimed royalties for clients has hit a milestone with more than 100 partners now signed up. The catchily named DURP is a subset of the MLC’s existing public database of musical works, which holds information about songs and recordings…
Sam Taylor •
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 • 3 min read

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

Organisations representing creators across Europe have written to EU Commissioners Henna Virkkunen and Glenn Micallef calling for an ambitious AI strategy that deals with the impact generative AI is having on the creative industries, insisting that the existing EU AI Act is only a “temporary fix”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
🎧 Approved: jasmine.4.t
CMU Approved • 1 min read

🎧 Approved: jasmine.4.t

Manchester-based singer-songwriter and trans woman jasmine.4.t brings a fresh perspective to indie-folk, with a sound full of glowing, quiet intensity. Her new single layers delicate lyrics over soft strums and swelling strings, creating a genuinely lovely folk song…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
NewJeans drama escalates as bust-up with label Ador goes legal
Ador • 3 min read

NewJeans drama escalates as bust-up with label Ador goes legal

HYBE label Ador has begun legal proceedings against NewJeans after the group announced last week that they were terminating their contract with the company because it failed to address various grievances they raised. Ador says the contract stands and it now wants a court to confirm that…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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