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Business News • 2 min read

Court declines to dismiss Goldenvoice's Coachella trademark lawsuit against Live Nation

A California judge has declined to dismiss Goldenvoice's trademark lawsuit against Live Nation over ticket sales for a New Year event branded Coachella Day One 22.…

Chris Cooke • 16 Mar 2022

Business News • 1 min read

Killer Mike signs to Reservoir

Reservoir has signed rapper Killer Mike to a worldwide publishing deal covering his full catalogue and future works.…

Andy Malt • 16 Mar 2022

Business News • 1 min read

PRS For Music launches £10,000 prize for UK music venues

PRS For Music has launched the Back To Live Music Venue Prize, offering six UK venues £10,000 each to improve facilities as they recover from the pandemic.…

Andy Malt • 16 Mar 2022

And Finally • 2 min read

One Liners: Coldplay, Corey Taylor, Fred Ball, more

Roundup of deals and appointments at Concord, Atlantic Records, Capitol and Utopia Music, plus Coldplay's new video and FAC Step Up Fund grant recipients.…

Andy Malt • 16 Mar 2022

And Finally • 2 min read

Spotify's $310 million FC Barcelona sponsorship deal confirmed - and it's great news for artists, says Spotify

Spotify has confirmed a $310 million, four-year sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, which it claims will benefit artists through new fan engagement opportunities.…

Chris Cooke • 16 Mar 2022

Business News • 5 min read

CISAC, Believe and others confirm their position on Russian activities in response to war in Ukraine

CISAC says individual member societies should decide whether to keep business relationships with Russian societies, after royalty flows already ceased due to sanctions.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Mar 2022

Artist News • 4 min read

Ed Sheeran's song-theft accuser takes to the stand

Sami Chokri has testified in the High Court that he believes Ed Sheeran heard his song Oh Why before writing Shape Of You, dismissing suggestions that Jamal Edwards shared a copy.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Mar 2022

Artist News • 1 min read

George Michael estate confirms it has taken action against Tory Lanez track

The George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley estates have acted against Tory Lanez's Enchanted Waterfall over an uncleared sample of Careless Whisper.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Mar 2022

Business News • 2 min read

UK Music again calls for VAT relief scheme on ticket sales to be extended

UK Music has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the reduced 12.5% VAT rate on ticket sales, due to end on 31 March, as the live sector recovers from the pandemic.…

Chris Cooke • 15 Mar 2022

Business News • 2 min read

US appeals court sides with Google in Genius lyrics theft case

The US Second Circuit appeals court has declined to revive Genius's lawsuit against Google and LyricFind, agreeing it was really a copyright case Genius could not bring.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Mar 2022

Artist News • 2 min read

New York appeals court rules new free speech rules shouldn't impact on Dr Luke v Kesha defamation case

A New York appeals court has ruled that new anti-SLAPP laws should not apply retroactively to Dr Luke's defamation case against Kesha.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Mar 2022

Business News • 3 min read

Live Nation and Ticketmaster argue another lawsuit should go to arbitration - not least because its new arbitrator is better

Live Nation and Ticketmaster are seeking to move another US lawsuit to arbitration, arguing it mirrors a case already sent there and that their new arbitrator is fair.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Mar 2022