🎧Approved: Tracey
One of London’s mythic new groups, Tracey blend UKG, R&B and rave pop into something glitchy and addictive. Their latest single ‘Sleazy’ is a chaotic sugar-high; all hiccuping beats, warped vocals and Y2K flair…
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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
Salt N Pepa say its “time to fight for our rights” as Universal legal bust up continues
Salt N Pepa have spoken about their legal dispute with Universal Music. The duo want to exercise the termination right and reclaim rights in their 1980s recordings. The major says they don’t qualify. But, the rappers insist, that right is meant to protect the artist and “we are the artist”…
Artists and promoters continue to navigate a politically charged festival season
The 2025 festival season continues to be politically charged. Police are still investigating whether Bob Vylan’s anti-Israel statements at Glastonbury constituted a crime. And one pro-Palestine band is boycotting Boardmasters despite the festival’s statement supporting the Palestinian cause…
Boomtown ups drugs policing as coroner says dealers operated freely at festival
A coroner has reported on his inquest into the drug-related death of a festival-goer at last year’s Boomtown, concluding that drugs were “freely available to purchase” at the event. Local police say plans are in place this year to “disrupt” the sale of drugs on site at the festival…
Spotify announces more price increases, boosting share price
Spotify is putting up its prices again in multiple markets, including - for the first time - India. In some European markets, a monthly subscription will increase from €10.99 to €11.99. Investors have responded positively to the news, with the company’s share price increasing yesterday…
Sony sues Napster over $9.2 million in unpaid royalties
Following reports earlier this year that Napster wasn’t paying all the royalties that were due to the music industry, Sony Music has now sued the streaming service. It says Napster hasn’t been paying its bills for over a year now and new owner Infinite Reality hasn’t fixed the problem…
🎧 Approved: Earthly Measures
London duo Earthly Measures step out from behind the decks with ‘From Earth’ - a six-track EP fusing Afro-Latin rhythm, UK club energy and rich live percussion. Lead track ‘Que?’ (featuring OKRAA) is bold, borderless and built for movement…
US music creators welcome latest proposal for web-blocking, which big tech dubs “a tool for censorship”
More proposals were made last week to introduce web-blocking as an anti-piracy tool for copyright owners under US law. Music creators have welcomed the proposals, called the Block BEARD Act, but big tech says web-blocks are “a dangerous mechanism” that will result in legitimate content being blocked…
CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Five stand-out releases - from ENNY, Yves Tumor & NINA, George Riley, Knucks and Rose Gray - that cut through last week.…
LyricFind’s “bluster” designed to distract from “business failures”, says rival Musixmatch in legal back and forth
The legal battle between LyricFind and Musixmatch continues. LyricFind has sued its rival over alleged anti-competitive conduct. But after making another filing with the court seeking dismissal of the lawsuit, Musixmatch said LyricFind was using “bluster” to cover up “business failures”…
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