Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter approved
Twitter's board has backed Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover bid, after he revealed a 9.1% stake and outlined plans around free speech and features.…
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Face The Music Now Foundation to support survivors of sexual harassment and abuse in the music industry
Music industry veteran Dorothy Carvello has launched the Face The Music Now Foundation to support survivors of sexual harassment and abuse in the music industry.…
Digital surged, but COVID effect still impacted on PRS income in 2021
PRS For Music's annual report shows performance income up 59.6% in 2021 but still 38.1% below 2019, while digital income grew 45.6%.…
Final text agreed for EU Digital Services Act
EU negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the final text of the Digital Services Act, which sets new obligations for digital platforms on illegal content and transparency.…
Laufey signs to AWAL
Sony Music's artist services business AWAL has signed Laufey to a global deal as she prepares to release her debut album.…
Mental Health Coalition and Universal Music partner on climate change mental health tool
The Mental Health Coalition and Universal Music's All Together Now Foundation have launched a roadmap to help people manage mental health concerns around climate change.…
Government declines Leadmill's request to suspend Landlord And Tenant Act
The UK government has rejected a petition from The Leadmill's management to suspend part of the Landlord And Tenant Act while a wider review is underway.…
Bauer to network more programmes to five local stations
Bauer Media will network more programming to five local stations in its Hits Radio Network, with only breakfast shows remaining locally made, and some jobs under review.…
Setlist: Deezer to go public with €1 billion valuation
This episode of CMU's Setlist covers Deezer's plan to list publicly at a valuation above €1 billion via a merger with I2PO, and Tyga's trainer legal dispute with Vans.…
CMU Digest 24.04.22: Astroworld, Deezer, Justin Bieber, Kesha, termination rights
CMU's weekly digest covers the Astroworld task force report, Deezer's deal with I2PO, and the song-theft lawsuit against Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay.…
Justin Bieber accused of ripping off 80s song
Melomega Music has sued Justin Bieber, Dan + Shay over their 2019 song '10,000 Hours', claiming it copies the 1980s soul song 'The First Time Baby Is A Holiday'.…
US government agency for IP enforcement partners with RIAA on anti-piracy efforts
The RIAA and the US IPR Center have expanded their partnership on digital anti-piracy efforts, including joint training and referrals for criminal investigations.…