New partnerships team confirmed at Roblox
Roblox has confirmed Karibi Dagogo-Jack as Head Of Music Partnerships and unveiled a wider partnerships team covering film, TV, sport, fashion and beauty.…
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The Weeknd apologises after mobile network outage forces him to abort Toronto show
The Weeknd has apologised after a nationwide Rogers mobile network outage forced the postponement of his Toronto stadium show, with no new date yet confirmed.…
CMU Digest 10.07.22: AI copyright exceptions, Deezer, PRS Foundation, Tim Westwood, Pandora
This week's roundup covers UK Music opposing a proposed AI data mining exception, Deezer's stock market listing, the PRS Foundation funding dispute, and allegations against Tim Westwood.…
Lewis Black joins the comedians suing Pandora over unlicensed jokes
Comedian Lewis Black has sued Pandora over unlicensed comedy material, joining Nick Di Paolo, Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Engvall, Ron White and the estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin.…
Astroworld lawyer criticises Travis Scott after rapper pauses recent show over safety concerns
A lawyer for the family of Astroworld victim Ezra Blount has criticised Travis Scott after he paused a New York show to make fans climb down from lighting truss, arguing he could have prevented last year's deaths.…
Mdundo signs up Universal
Universal Music has signed a licensing deal with African streaming service Mdundo covering key African territories, following a similar deal with Audiomack.…
Molly Neuman moves to Chief Marketing Officer role at Downtown
Downtown has created a Chief Marketing Officer role for Molly Neuman, who moves from leading publishing administration service Songtrust to oversee marketing across the group.…
Bauer appoints new Director Of Music for its UK radio business
Bauer Media has created a Director Of Music role for its UK radio and audio operations and hired former Sony Music promotions executive Pete Black to fill it.…
One Liners: Aurora, Ciara, King Princess, more
Roundup of industry news including Sony Music Publishing's deal with Jonas Jeberg, Universal Music Australia appointments, and new releases from Aurora, Ciara and King Princess.…
T Bone Burnett's one-off high quality Bob Dylan recording sells for nearly £1.5 million
A one-off Ionic Original analogue disc of Bob Dylan's Blowin In The Wind, produced by T Bone Burnett, has sold at Christie's for £1,482,000, above its estimate.…
UK Music calls proposed data mining copyright exception "dangerous and damaging"
UK Music has criticised a government plan to introduce a broad text and data mining copyright exception, saying it would let AI companies launder music.…
Judge declines to ban Republic investment site from offering music NFTs
A New York judge has declined to grant Universal Music an injunction against investment site Republic's music NFT offering, suggesting the major's wider trademark case may also struggle.…