Live Nation launches app that "incorporates music into the practice of meditation"
Live Nation has launched Mindful Nation, a meditation app pairing on-demand mindfulness classes with music from producers and independent artists.…
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Twitter sends legal letter to Meta over Threads, apparently intellectual property rights do matter!
X Corp has sent Meta a legal letter alleging that its Threads app was developed using Twitter trade secrets, after Meta hired dozens of former Twitter employees.…
UK recorded music exports grew by 20% last year
The BPI reports UK recorded music exports grew 20% to £709 million in 2022, with strong growth in emerging markets and the US as the biggest market.…
Rolling Stones seek dismissal of song-theft lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds
The Rolling Stones have asked a Louisiana court to dismiss a song-theft lawsuit by Spanish musician Sergio Garcia Fernandez, arguing the case belongs in Europe.…
Platform that connects music and games confirms new deal with APM
Reactional Music, a platform connecting music and games, has signed a deal with APM Music to give developers access to its production music library.…
YOUROPE publishes free guide on making festivals environmentally sustainable
YOUROPE has published the free 'European Green Festival Roadmap 2030', setting out measures festivals can take to help meet the EU's Green Deal emissions target.…
Spotify to shift customers making payments via Apple to its own transactions system
Spotify has told subscribers still paying via Apple's transactions system that they must set up payments directly with it, as it continues to challenge Apple's in-app payment rules.…
One Liners: Tors, Autumn Rowe, Taylor Swift, more
Roundup including Glassnote signing Tors, Spirit Music signing Autumn Rowe, a Bauer events appointment, and Taylor Swift adding UK dates to her 2024 European tour.…
STIM and SGAE reports confirm revenue growth trends around Europe
Swedish society STIM reports a 20% rise in collections to SEK2.7 billion for 2022, with live music and digital streaming driving growth across Europe.…
IDOL signs Erick The Architect to artist services deal
Digital distributor IDOL has signed rapper and producer Erick The Architect to an artist services deal covering distribution and marketing, starting with the single 'Parkour'.…
2Funky Arts to research cultural impact of black music record stores
Leicester-based 2Funky Arts has received lottery funding for The Record Store Project, researching the cultural impact of UK independent black music record stores.…
Meta's new Twitter rival due to launch this week
Meta's Threads app, a text-based conversation service closely connected to Instagram, is set to launch as a rival to Twitter, which has recently introduced limits on how many tweets users can see.…