PRS For Music suspends links with Russian counterpart
PRS For Music has suspended its reciprocal relationship with Russian society RAO over the war in Ukraine and is supporting Ukrainian songwriters financially.…
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Rinse FM sanctioned by OfCom for playing Jay Electronica track with anti-semitic lyrics
OfCom has upheld its ruling against Rinse FM for broadcasting Jay Electronica's Better In Tune With The Infinite without edits or context, though it imposed no fine.…
Musicians' Union elects Naomi Pohl as first female leader
Naomi Pohl has been elected General Secretary of the Musicians' Union, becoming its first female leader in almost 130 years.…
Kanye West's Donda 2 deemed ineligible for Billboard charts
Billboard says Kanye West's Donda 2 is not chart eligible while it is sold exclusively via his Stem Player devices, under rules on bundled sales.…
Musical "magpie" Ed Sheeran in court over Shape Of You song theft claims
Lawyers for Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue told the High Court that Ed Sheeran borrows from other songs, arguing he would have acted differently had the claimants been more famous.…
Post Malone has another go at dismissing Circles song theft claim
Post Malone argues that Tyler Armes' contribution to Circles was not original enough for copyright protection, in a new motion to dismiss the songwriter's claim.…
Hipgnosis acquires Leonard Cohen songs catalogue
Hipgnosis has acquired rights in 278 Leonard Cohen songs, including 'Hallelujah', with writer shares for early works and full control of later works.…
Reservoir extends deal with Ali Tamposi
Music rights firm Reservoir has renewed its publishing deal with songwriter Ali Tamposi, extending an agreement that began in 2017.…
One Finiix Live hires Sean Goulding
Booking agency One Fiinix Live has hired Sean Goulding as an agent, joining from UTA.…
Music-based Wordle clone Heardle asks you to name that tune
Heardle is a music guessing game modelled on Wordle that plays song intros, though its use of 30-second SoundCloud previews may raise copyright questions.…
Gagging order and diversity issues discussed at Astroworld court hearing
A court hearing on the Astroworld lawsuits discussed a gagging order limiting lawyers' public comments and diversity concerns among the attorneys involved.…
Uncleared sample lawsuit over tracks on Drake's Scorpion album is refiled
Sam Skully has refiled his lawsuit alleging an uncleared sample of his track 'Roll Call' appears on two Drake songs, adding claims about producer Adam Pigott and Big Freedia.…