⏩ Releases & Tours News Thursday 5 Sep
George FitzGerald, Jungle, Pipe-eye, The Body, Sting, Role Model, Crows + more…
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EU AI Act
European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
International Artist Organisation
Henna Virkkunen
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EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter
🎧 Approved: yunè pinku
Malaysian-Irish producer and songwriter yunè pinku harnesses the sounds of the rave to create fresh, melodic soundscapes. Her latest single, ‘Half Alive’, is an open-hearted anthem driven by a ticking breakbeat and shimmering synth stabs.…
Concessions for UK artists touring EU “impossible” say EU officials, in blow to Labour government’s manifesto commitment
Prior to this year’s General Election, the Labour Party said that “helping our touring artists” would be a key priority in future talks with the EU. However, internal documents say that EU officials have already ruled out any deal to remove the hurdles British performers now face when touring Europe…
UK indie label trade body confirms full speaker line-up for London Barbican event AIM Connected
AIM Connected will take place on Thursday 12 Sep at London's Barbican Centre. This year's speaker line-up includes the co-founders of Transgressive Records, Ruth Barlow, Kim Bayley, Chloe van Bergen, Aine Markey, Liz Northeast and more…
Live sector provides £6 billion boost to UK economy, but grassroots still in crisis
LIVE has published a report that says live music delivered a £6 billion boost to the UK economy last year. However, the grassroots of the sector is still in crisis. LIVE calls for a VAT cut on tickets, while LIVE member Music Venue Trust has renewed its call for a ticket levy on large-scale shows…
Oasis brings dynamic ticketing practices under fire from UK’s competition and advertising regulators, plus EU
Following all the criticism of the use of dynamic pricing for the sale of tickets to the Oasis reunion shows last weekend, both the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority and the European Commission have announced they are reviewing this practice to check if it is compliant with consumer rights laws…
⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: new Norwegian label group Sounds Like Gold partners with Virgin Music Group, Gallagher + Gou to front Stone Island campaign, A2IM partners with GoGoods, Shkreli hands over 15 copies of Wu-Tang album
Today: Sounds Like Gold, Virgin Music Group, Stone Island, Warner Chappell Music, A2IM, GoGoods, Bucks Music Group, Sony Music Publishing, Position Music, Songtools, Sonicbids, CAPIF, Gigantic, Music Venue Trust + more…
⏩ Releases & Tour News Wednesday 4 Sep
Cairo, Nice Biscuit, BABii, Chilly Gonzales, Sleater-Kinney, CKay, Rejjie Snow + more…
Judge orders Trump to stop playing Isaac Hayes song amid dispute over date of BMI exclusion
The legal battle between the Isaac Hayes estate and the Donald Trump election campaign continues. A judge has issued an injunction ordering Trump to not use ‘Hold On, I'm Coming’ at his rallies and Hayes’ son has disputed the campaign’s claim about its BMI licence…
WINCON indie label event to take place in Belgrade on 23-24 Sep
WINCON, the annual gathering of representatives from the global independent record label community, is taking place in Belgrade in 2024, as part of the Runda Digital Day conference…
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