CMU | the music business explained (Page 8)

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

Digital services and platforms news • 3 min read

Australia passes social media ban for under sixteens

A new law in Australia will ban under sixteens from using social media. The country’s Parliament has backed the ban despite criticisms that it will be hard to enforce and that young people themselves haven’t been properly consulted…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2024

Horizon Future Leaders • 6 min read

🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Ben Magee Q&A

As part of our Horizon Future Leaders series, we’re connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice and insights into their career journeys. This week, we caught up with Ben Magee, founder and owner of New Champion Management.…

Horizon Music Jobs • 29 Nov 2024

Live Nation • 2 min read

Live Nation expands venues business in South Africa and Portugal

Live Nation continues to expand its venues business, this week announcing the launch of its first permanent venue in Africa, The Dome in Johannesburg, and the acquisition of a majority stake in Lisbon’s MEO Arena…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2024

Ador • 3 min read

Ador tells fellow HYBE label to apologise to NewJeans’ Hanni over “ignore her” remark

HYBE division Ador is working hard to placate its artist NewJeans, who are big supporters of the label’s ex-CEO Min Hee-jin. As part of those efforts it has urged another HYBE label, Belift Lab, to apologise to member Hanni for comments allegedly made by one of its executives earlier this year…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2024

Piracy • 3 min read

More anti-piracy web-blocks issued in France against Cloudflare and Google DNS resolvers

Earlier this year French broadcaster Canal+ secured a web-blocking order forcing three DNS resolvers to block access to sports piracy websites. On the back of that win it has secured yet more web-blocks, despite the tech companies insisting that forcing web-blocking on DNS resolvers is a bad idea…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2024

Diddy • 2 min read

Diddy’s latest bail attempt denied by judge because of “serious risk of witness tampering” - despite $50 million bond

Diddy’s third attempt to get bail has failed, despite him offering to pay a $50 million bond. The judge said there is a serious risk of witness tampering if Diddy is allowed to await trial on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking under house arrest rather than in jail…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2024

CMU Approved • 1 min read

🎧 Approved: Cosmic Crooner

Cosmic Crooner evokes a bygone sophistication while sidestepping nostalgia, carving out his own space in the lounge-pop lineage. His latest single channels the golden age of bossa nova, weaving layered percussion, the playful rhythm of the cuica, and influences reminiscent of Jorge Ben Jor…

Kaya Robertson • 28 Nov 2024

Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 4 min read

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

The Association Of Independent Festivals has again called for more government support for the sector now that 72 events have cancelled or ceased operating this year. Meanwhile the Music Venue Trust has announced a new scheme to support grassroots live music backed by Coldplay and Sam Fender…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2024

Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

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

The music industry has welcomed new proposals in US Congress that will allow copyright owners to subpoena generative AI companies to find out what content has been used when training their models. The transparency proposals have been made by Senator Peter Welch in the TRAIN Act…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2024

BBC • 3 min read

The BBC has revised its plans for four new radio stations, but critics say they should still be blocked

Earlier this year the BBC announced plans to launch four new radio stations, spin-offs of Radio 1, 2, and 3. It then began a public interest test and, based on that, has revised its plans, especially in relation to the Radio 2 spin-off. However, that hasn’t placated critics of the new stations…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2024

Music industry legal news coverage • 4 min read

Signposting youtube-dl streamripper not allowed confirms German appeals court, as US Supreme Court weighs in on majors v Cox

A German appeals court has upheld a ruling secured by the record industry ordering Uberspace to takedown a website about stream-ripping code youtube-dl. Meanwhile the US Supreme Court has invited the Solicitor General to share her views on the big legal battle between the majors and ISP Cox…

Chris Cooke • 26 Nov 2024