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Cornwall Council will hold meeting about ‘safety risks’ of Bob Vylan’s August Boardmasters performance - even through there weren’t any

Spotify finally adds lossless audio to premium

Anthropic will pay authors $1.5 billion to settle AI copyright case

Universal’s Downtown deal must be blocked by regulators before “cultural diversity is weakened irreversibly” says Dutch indie label group president

As EU hits pause on UMG Downtown investigation after “parties fail to provide important info”, Downtown boss whines about “misinformation”

More upheaval at Warner Music as UK label chiefs will report directly to US execs

Yet another senior exec out at Warner Music as UK boss Tony Harlow quits

Billion dollar piracy win for majors “defies common law and common sense” says Cox

Court dismisses Dave Rowntree’s black box lawsuit against PRS

Supertramp songwriter must continue to share publishing royalties with bandmates, US appeals court concludes

FTC sues ticket touting business that claims it is endorsed by Ticketmaster

Drake’s claims are “farcical” says Lucian Grainge as defamation battle rumbles on

Drake wants to trawl through Papa Grainge’s emails in ‘Not Like Us’ libel battle

Sony sues Napster over $9.2 million in unpaid royalties

Spotify age-checks could result in accounts being deleted, but only if you’re twelve

Increasing number of artists join Spotify boycott over CEO’s AI weapon investments

If China blocks TikTok deal app will “go dark” says US Commerce Secretary, but hints deal “coming soon”

Blackstone bails on consortium bidding to buy TikTok US - will a deal still be done by September deadline?

Anthropic’s ‘fair use’ win in AI copyright case could turn into a trillion dollar loss

No copyright exception for AI training in European law, says new report

Full scale anticompetition investigation on the cards after UMG’s Virgin Music fails to allay EU fears over Downtown merger

Suno AI’s faulty guardrails mean its ‘ReMi’ lyric model will spit out entire lyrical works with basic prompting

Did Ticketmaster’s UK boss Andrew Parsons mislead MPs at a select committee hearing?

Trump must “weigh in” on AI copyright debate and pressure “less innovative countries” on copyright rules, says OpenAI

Everyone’s making loads of money but don’t point the finger at us if you’re not, says Spotify’s updated Loud & Clear

Andrew Tate course on ‘pimping’ and exploiting women remains on Spotify as petition passes 25,000 signatures

Universal will spend billions to dominate emerging markets, says Grainge during Q4 earnings call as major sets out its “eat the world” strategies

Liverpool “new heart of music business” says Sound City as major label execs and industry heavyweights head north

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anthropic • 2 min read

Music publishers say “overwhelming evidence” against Anthropic means case must not be slimmed down

Anthropic recently tried to get a lawsuit filed against it by a group of music publishers trimmed down, citing other cases between copyright owners and AI businesses. The publishers have now insisted this case is different because of “overwhelming evidence” that Anthropic’s AI outputted their lyrics…

Chris Cooke • 09 Sep 2024

Releases & Tours • 2 min read

⏩ Releases & Tours News Monday 9 Sep

The Dare, Charlotte Day Wilson, Pa Salieu, Megan Thee Stallion, The Bug, A$AP Rocky, TSHA, Lola Brooke, Glory, RINI, Richard Ashcroft, Cartel Bo, OPETH, Gooseberry + more…

CMU • 09 Sep 2024

One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 5 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Roblox touts music discovery, launches charts, BLACKPINK’s Jennie signs with Columbia Records, Kendrick Lamar to headline Apple Music-sponsored Super Bowl halftime show, Spinal Tap bans Trump from using music

Today: James Ford, UMPG, Paul Oakenfold, Kassner Music, Low Profile, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Spinal Tap, Roblox, Global, Kendrick Lamar, Apple Music, National Album Day, Kilimanjaro Live, PRS Foundation, Southbank Centre…

CMU • 09 Sep 2024

Verizon • 2 min read

Previous music piracy judgements against ISPs were “wrong” says Verizon, and those legal arguments “are even less persuasive now”

The latest ISP to be sued by the majors has said that past judgements that held its rivals liable for their customers’ copyright infringement were wrong. Verizon also hopes a Supreme Court ruling that limited the liabilities of social media firms can be used as grounds to dismiss this copyright case…

Chris Cooke • 09 Sep 2024

CMU Digest • 6 min read

📑 CMU Digest: Dynamic ticket pricing in the spotlight plus $10 million streaming scam exposed

CMU Digest is our weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…

CMU • 09 Sep 2024

AI • 2 min read

AI regulation gains momentum, with new proposals in Australia, and a global treaty

Law-makers around the world continue to consider the best way to regulate AI. The Australian government has proposed ten mandatory guardrails including transparency obligations. Meanwhile, the UK, US and EU have signed the first legally binding treaty on AI which sets out “overarching safeguards”…

Chris Cooke • 06 Sep 2024

The 1975 • 2 min read

The 1975 respond to Malaysian festival promoter’s lawsuit

Back in July The 1975 were sued by the promoter of the Malaysian festival that was shutdown last year after Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws during their performance. The band have responded saying that rules they are accused of breaking were actually just guidelines…

Chris Cooke • 06 Sep 2024

Warner Music • 2 min read

Warner Music removed from lawsuit accusing Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun of sexual assault

Warner Music and its Atlantic label were both named in a lawsuit filed by an artist manager who accuses Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun of sexual abuse and assault. However, those two companies didn’t exist at the time of the alleged misconduct, so have been dismissed from the litigation…

Chris Cooke • 06 Sep 2024

Releases & Tours • 1 min read

⏩ Releases & Tours News Friday 6 Sep

Sevdaliza, Fcukers, Okay Kaya, Cat Burns, Raye, Fred again.., Hinds, Rex Orange County, Spiritbox + more…

CMU • 06 Sep 2024

Horizon Future Leaders • 5 min read

🌅 Horizon Future Leaders series - Simon Metcalfe Q&A

As part of our new Horizon Future Leaders series of interviews, we are connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice and insights into their career journeys. Our first Q&A is with Simon Metcalfe, artist manager of Kaisha and Events Manager at AIM.…

Horizon Music Jobs • 06 Sep 2024

One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 5 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Bad Bunny sports agency found in contempt of court; SoundCloud officially launches Ascending; Spanish recorded music market sees more growth; English Teacher win Mercury Prize

Today: news from Primary Wave Music, Reservoir Media, ACTRA RACS, Rimas Sports, SoundCloud, EQUA.LS, PROMUSICAE, PPL, Bógota Music Market, Dolby Laboratories, Mercury Prize + more…

CMU • 06 Sep 2024

Oasis • 4 min read

Oasis dynamic pricing backlash escalates as UK competition regulator launches formal investigation

The fallout from the sale of tickets for the Oasis reunion shows continues. The Competition & Markets Authority has announced a formal investigation into the use of dynamic pricing. Meanwhile the band have issued a statement blaming all the problems on their promoters and management…

Chris Cooke • 05 Sep 2024