CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from ELIZA, Basement, Fcukers, Lucky Iris + Wesley Joseph…
Subscriptions or ads would “mean a very different BBC”, broadcaster tells government in Royal Charter consultation
The UK government is currently reviewing how the BBC is funded. The broadcaster itself says reform is needed, but subscriptions and ads are probably not the solution. Elsewhere, the Scottish music industry has raised more concerns about programming changes made last year at BBC Radio Scotland…
Lords tell UK government it needs to “choose between two AI futures”, before backing the kind of future the music industry wants
The UK government has to provide a plan around AI and copyright by 18 Mar. Ahead of that, a committee in the House Of Lords has published a report endorsing the music industry’s position: AI companies shouldn’t be given a free ride and must get licences when making use of existing content…
Looking for a cheap Labubu? The latest Notorious Markets anti-piracy report might be just what you need
The US government has published its annual ‘Notorious Markets’ report, putting the spotlight on piracy platforms that it would like lawmakers in other countries to crack down on. This year’s edition includes a special focus on sports piracy, though it also highlights music industry piracy concerns…
Chance The Rapper and Pat The Manager bust-up heads to court over disputed sunset clause
The big legal battle between Chance The Rapper and his former manager Patrick Corcoran has arrived in court in the US. They stopped working together in 2020, but Corcoran said his management deal allowed him to continue commissioning for three more years. That deal, however, was never written down…
🎧 Approved: Corella
Manchester's Corella are the kind of band you discover at a festival and immediately tell someone about. New single ‘Rewire’, produced by Jason Perry, is their heaviest move yet. Soaring riffs, pounding drums, and a no-nonsense vocal performance from Joel Smith, make it a blistering listen…
Warner Music’s Robert Kyncl is betting the company on an AI future. Can he deliver?
Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl has published a shareholder memo in which he lays out why he should be music’s AI visionary-in-chief and his big AI bet for Warner. Everyone wins, nobody loses. Unless you work for Warner, in which case you might want to find a new job before you’re replaced by an AI…
Taylor Swift and Barclays Center ticketing controversies prove monopolist Live Nation is damaging live music, DoJ tells jury
The Live Nation antitrust trial got properly underway yesterday, with lawyers for the US Department Of Justice and the live giant - both called Dave - delivering their opening statements. Ticketing dramas involving Taylor Swift and New York’s Barclays Center were a key part of the proceedings…
No copyright for AI-generated works in US as Supreme Court refuses to intervene in earlier landmark ruling
Do AI-generated works enjoy copyright protection? The US Copyright Office is adamant they do not under current American law and that position has been endorsed by various courts. The Supreme Court has now declined to get involved, meaning that position stands. But should AI works enjoy protection?…
Live Nation is an illegal monopoly and needs to be held to account, says California Attorney General as DoJ lawsuit kicks off
The US government’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation has reached the courtroom, with the live giant’s attempts to pause the trial having failed. One of the state attorney generals involved says Live Nation has illegally manipulated the market and “we look forward to holding them accountable”…
🎧 Approved: Lay Llamas
Founded in 2012 by Sicilian composer and musicologist Nicola Giunta, Lay Lamas shifts shape constantly, collaborators in, collaborators out, but always orbiting the same psychedelic and slightly ritualistic core. New single ‘Mystical Journey’ is heady and lilting, all psych rock transcendence…
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