Later… to hold 30th anniversary party in Hammersmith
BBC Two’s ‘Later… With Jools Holland’ will mark its 30th anniversary with a special show recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo later this year, with performers kept secret.…
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One liners: Camila Cabello, The 1975, Broken Bells, more
Round-up including Camila Cabello moving from Epic to Interscope, Ingrooves promotions, a Warner Music careers event, and new releases from The 1975 and Broken Bells.…
Festicket formally falls into administration
Ticketing company Festicket has officially fallen into administration, with a Companies House filing this week confirming that ReSolve Advisory Limited…
Live sector cautiously welcomes energy price cap, but says more action still needed
The UK government has detailed a temporary energy price cap for businesses, which the live music and night-time sectors cautiously welcome while warning more support is needed.…
Def Jam announces partnership with Nigeria's Native Networks
Def Jam has formed a global joint venture with Native Records, the music division of Native Networks, to sign and develop African and diaspora talent.…
Sony Music pulls catalogue from Bytedance's Resso service
Sony Music appears to have removed its recordings from Bytedance’s Resso streaming service in India, Indonesia and Brazil, presumably after failing to agree a new licence.…
YouTube launches new music micro-licensing service for its video creators
YouTube has launched Creator Music, letting creators license commercially released music either by paying an upfront fee or sharing future ad income with labels or distributors.…
Spotify puts audiobooks service live in the US
Spotify has launched audiobooks in the US, letting users buy and access titles within its app, a move aimed at diversifying revenue beyond music.…
One liners: Sam Smith, Future, Smashing Pumpkins, more
Round-up of deals and appointments including Future's song catalogue sale, Live Nation's stake in Goodlive, and new executives at StubHub International and Universal's publishing and Capitol units.…
Kanye West denies he's selling his songs catalogue
Kanye West has denied he is selling his songs catalogue, which Billboard reported was under sale talks with Sony Music Publishing, calling the reports fake news.…
Now Warner Music sues Bang over the unlicensed music in its TikTok videos
Warner Music has sued Bang over nearly 200 unlicensed tracks used in its TikTok and Instagram promotional videos, following similar cases by Universal and Sony.…
Arbitration provision in Ticketmaster's terms back in the spotlight in Ninth Circuit appeals court
Lawyers for a proposed class of Ticketmaster customers argued before the Ninth Circuit that their anti-competitive lawsuit should not be forced into arbitration under the ticketing firm’s terms.…