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Musicians’ Union also cautiously welcomes new music education plan for England

The Musicians' Union has cautiously welcomed the government's new national music education plan for England, while warning funding and accountability concerns remain.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Jun 2022

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Viagogo fined €23.5 million for breaking Italian anti-touting laws

Viagogo has been fined €23.5 million in Italy for hosting illegal touted ticket listings and given seven days to remove them.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Jun 2022

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Industry cautiously welcomes government's new music education plan for England

The government's refreshed national plan for music education in England has been cautiously welcomed by music educators and industry groups, which will scrutinise its detail.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Jun 2022

Artist News • 2 min read

Lizzo and Live Nation pledge a million to reproductive rights organisations after Roe v Wade over-turned

Lizzo and Live Nation have pledged $1 million to Planned Parenthood and abortion rights organisations after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Jun 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

New book explores the relationship between UK cities and club culture

Jim Ottewill's new book Out Of Space explores how UK towns and cities shape clubbing culture, with a Glasgow event planned for July.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Jun 2022

Artist News • 2 min read

Lil Nas X says BET beef dates back to 2021

Lil Nas X says his dispute with the BET Awards began after his 2021 performance, when producers reacted angrily to a kiss with a male dancer, and disputes BET's account.…

Andy Malt • 27 Jun 2022

And Finally • 1 min read

Pop stars read CBeebies Bedtime Stories from Glastonbury

Arlo Parks, Guy Garvey and Phoebe Bridgers have recorded CBeebies Bedtime Stories at Glastonbury, with episodes airing across the coming days.…

Chris Cooke • 27 Jun 2022

Business News • 3 min read

CMU Digest 26.06.22: Four Tet, MegaUpload, Ed Sheeran, IMPALA, Jimi Hendrix

This week's digest covers the Four Tet and Domino royalty settlement, MegaUpload executives' guilty pleas, costs ordered against Sami Chokri in the Ed Sheeran case and more.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Jun 2022

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32,254 counterfeit CDs seized in raid on Merseyside piracy operation

Police have seized 32,254 counterfeit CDs from premises on The Wirral in an operation triggered by reports from Amazon and the BPI.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jun 2022

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Spotify revamps gig listings, piloting new community feature

Spotify has replaced its Concert Hub with a Live Events Feed sourced from ticketing partners, and is testing a Community feature showing friends' listening activity.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jun 2022

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EBU defends its decision that Eurovision 2023 can't take place in Ukraine

The EBU has defended its decision not to stage Eurovision 2023 in Ukraine, citing security risks and the need to keep the event free of politics.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jun 2022

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One liners: Taylor Swift, Charlie Puth & Jungkook, Sugababes, more

Round-up of deals, live business and releases including Katatonia's new Napalm deal, Taylor Swift's Carolina, and a Charlie Puth and Jungkook collaboration.…

Andy Malt • 24 Jun 2022