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Business News • 4 min read

New inflation matching settlement on US disc and download song royalty rate welcomed

A new settlement proposing an inflation-linked increase to the US mechanical royalty rate for discs and downloads has been welcomed after songwriter groups criticised an earlier proposal.…

Chris Cooke • 06 May 2022

Business News • 2 min read

Live Nation boss upbeat again as Q1 financials published

Live Nation reported Q1 operating income of $27 million and said ticket sales point to strong growth in 2022, with fan attendance expected to be up double digits on 2019.…

Chris Cooke • 06 May 2022

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Paul Bonham becomes Professional Development Director at MMF

The Music Managers Forum has promoted Paul Bonham to Professional Development Director and appointed Anneliese Harmon as General Manager to expand its training services.…

Chris Cooke • 06 May 2022

Business News • 1 min read

BBC announces radio management restructure

BBC Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has restructured the BBC Radio and Music team, with Lorna Clarke becoming Director Of Music and Mohit Bakaya Director Of Speech.…

Andy Malt • 06 May 2022

Business News • 1 min read

CMU+TGE Update: Practical tips and case studies galore on video content and TikTok

CMU previews the MUSIC+VIDEO strand at The Great Escape, covering video content, managers' tips and TikTok case studies with artists Abby Roberts and Rachel Chinouriri.…

CMU Editorial • 06 May 2022

Business News • 2 min read

TuneIn removes some UK radio stations over music licensing concerns

Radio aggregator TuneIn has started removing UK radio stations not confirmed as licensed by PRS and PPL, following a court ruling on its music licensing obligations.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

Dan The Automator extends Reservoir deal

Dan The Automator has extended and expanded his publishing deal with Reservoir, covering his full catalogue and future works, a decade after first signing.…

Andy Malt • 05 May 2022

Business News • 2 min read

MCPS pay outs increased 15% in 2021

Mechanical rights collecting society MCPS has distributed £181.7 million to members in 2021, a 15% increase on the previous year and its highest payout since 2009.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2022

Business News • 1 min read

Resident Advisor launches new governance board to enable "direct community stewardship"

Resident Advisor has created a governance board to bring community stewardship into the business, with co-founders Nick Sabine and Paul Clement stepping down as co-CEOs.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2022

Artist News • 2 min read

Kanye West sued over sermon sample on Donda

Texas pastor Bishop David Paul Moten has sued Kanye West, claiming a sermon sample on 'Come To Life' from 'Donda' was used without licence.…

Chris Cooke • 04 May 2022

Business News • 2 min read

US judge rejects RCN's latest round of Rightscorp dissing

A US judge has dismissed another counterclaim by ISP RCN, which accused anti-piracy agency Rightscorp of unfair practices while facing a copyright lawsuit from the major labels.…

Chris Cooke • 04 May 2022

Business News • 1 min read

SoundCloud buys Musiio

SoundCloud has acquired AI start-up Musiio, whose founders Hazel Savage and Aron Pettersson will become VP Of Music Intelligence and VP Of AI And Machine Learning.…

Chris Cooke • 04 May 2022