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Artist News • 1 min read

Billie Eilish to host climate change conference before London O2 Arena shows

Billie Eilish is hosting Overheated, a climate change conference running alongside her June O2 Arena shows, featuring a new documentary and talks from a range of speakers.…

Andy Malt • 04 May 2022

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CMU+TGE Update: Fan and marketing data in the spotlight

CMU's MUSIC+DATA strand at The Great Escape on 12 May will examine fan and marketing data, ticketing innovations and direct-to-fan strategies.…

CMU Editorial • 04 May 2022

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Tove Lo releases first single on her own label

Tove Lo has released 'No One Dies From Love', the first single on her label Pretty Swede Records, a partnership with US artist development company mtheory, and announced UK and Ireland tour dates.…

Andy Malt • 04 May 2022

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Coldplay launch tour app to help fans reduce carbon footprints while travelling to shows

Coldplay have launched a tour app that helps fans measure and offset travel emissions, offering merch discounts for low-carbon journeys, built with SAP.…

Andy Malt • 04 May 2022

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One Liners: Lady Gaga, Harry Styles, Rammstein, more

Brief news covering AIM's Future Independents conference, a new 'Weird' Al Yankovic biopic trailer, releases from Lady Gaga and UB40, and Harry Styles and Rammstein UK dates.…

Andy Malt • 04 May 2022

Business News • 3 min read

Travis Scott reps dub Astroworld documentary a "propaganda piece"

A representative for Travis Scott has criticised the Astroworld documentary 'Concert Crush', calling it propaganda, as Live Nation raises concerns about jury tainting.…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2022

Business News • 5 min read

Bandcamp joins parent company Epic in going legal over Google's app store rules

Bandcamp has filed for an injunction against Google to keep its app on the Play store despite a payments rule change, joining parent company Epic Games in legal action.…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2022

Business News • 3 min read

New York piracy ruling may set precedent for web-blocking

New York courts have issued a web-blocking order against piracy sites, potentially establishing web-blocking as an anti-piracy tool available to US copyright owners.…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley signs to Universal Music Publishing

Glass Animals' Dave Bayley has signed a global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing, which will cover his work as a writer and producer for the band and others.…

Andy Malt • 03 May 2022

Business News • 2 min read

CMU+TGE Update: Follow a new track on its data journey at The Great Escape

CMU previews the MUSIC+DATA strand at The Great Escape, which will follow the Setlist theme tune through distribution, collecting society databases and music recognition.…

CMU Editorial • 03 May 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: FKA Twigs, Juicy J, Fallujah, more

Brief news covering FKA Twigs' trial date against Shia LaBeouf, Sony Music Publishing's deal with Kal Lavelle, JioSaavn's new CEO, and releases from Juicy J and Fallujah.…

Andy Malt • 03 May 2022

And Finally • 2 min read

Vans gets injunction against Tyga and MSCHF's Wavy Baby trainers

A New York court has issued a temporary restraining order stopping Tyga and MSCHF selling and promoting their Wavy Baby trainers, after a trademark claim brought by Vans.…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2022