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Business News • 2 min read

Congress members not hugely impressed with Spotify's response to Discovery Mode concerns

Three US Congress members say they are unhappy with Spotify's response to concerns about its Discovery Mode scheme, which lowers royalties for promoted tracks.…

Chris Cooke • 10 May 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

Cradle Of Filth sign to Napalm Records

Cradle Of Filth have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records after three albums on Nuclear Blast, days after guitarist Richard Shaw and keyboardist Anabelle Iratni left the band.…

Andy Malt • 10 May 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

Help Musicians launches online mental health resource

Help Musicians has launched Music Minds Matter Explore, an online mental health platform for musicians, after calls to its helpline rose 34% this year.…

Andy Malt • 10 May 2022

Business News • 2 min read

CMU+TGE Update: Check out all the CMU sessions at The Great Escape this week

CMU presents three full-day TGE strands and TGE Elevate Sessions this week, plus keynote conversations covering music education, data, video and business.…

CMU Editorial • 10 May 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: AJ Tracey, BMG, Arcade Fire, more

Brief news on deals, appointments, releases and tour dates, including Warner Chappell's signing of Daniel Blumberg and new hires at BMG and Amazon Music.…

Andy Malt • 10 May 2022

Business News • 3 min read

BMG welcomes mechanical royalties increase in the US, regrets not speaking out sooner

BMG has welcomed a US deal raising the mechanical royalty rate on discs and downloads to twelve cents, and admits it should have spoken out sooner in support of songwriters.…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2022

Business News • 3 min read

Pandora responds to comedy copyright lawsuits, dubs comedian rights agency a 'cartel'

Pandora has responded to comedians' lawsuits claiming it has never licensed the literary works in the spoken-word comedy recordings it streams, calling a rights agency a cartel.…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2022

Business News • 3 min read

R&S Records welcomes tribunal ruling after dispute with former consultant

R&S Records has welcomed an employment tribunal decision dismissing claims by former freelance A&R Raj Chaudhuri, who had alleged racial discrimination and unlawful dismissal.…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2022

Business News • 1 min read

Copyright owners and ISPs in Sweden ally to simplify web-blocking

Copyright owners and Swedish internet service providers have agreed to share information earlier in web-blocking proceedings and will jointly lobby for clearer legislation.…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2022

Business News • 1 min read

CMU+TGE Update: TGE Elevate Sessions for early-career music talent

CMU provides a guide to the TGE Elevate Sessions on Saturday, a day of panels and seminars for early-career music people, with a limited number of tickets for students.…

CMU Editorial • 09 May 2022

And Finally • 1 min read

Daniel Ek says Spotify's "best days are ahead", despite tanking share price

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has invested $50 million of his own money in the company, saying its best days are ahead despite its share price hitting an all-time low.…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2022

Business News • 3 min read

CMU Digest 08.05.22: US mechanical rates, Coldplay, Live Nation, TuneIn, Kanye West

The weekly digest covers a new US mechanical rate deal, Coldplay's tour sustainability app, Live Nation's first quarter results and other key music business news.…

Chris Cooke • 08 May 2022