Sony Music fully acquires Bob Dylan's entire recordings catalogue
Sony Music has fully acquired Bob Dylan's entire recordings catalogue, a deal concluded last July, expanding its long-running partnership with the singer.…
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One Liners: Au/Ra, Ingrooves, Stabbing Westward, more
Round-up of acquisitions, appointments, label launches and new releases, including Ingrooves' acquisition of Alda and Reservoir's Travis Tritt catalogue deal.…
TaP Music announces it has a (secret) shortlist for the UK's Eurovision entry
TaP Music says it has shortlisted acts to represent the UK at Eurovision, staying tight-lipped on names, with its final decision close.…
More than 25% of UK Q1 concerts cancelled as COVID concerns continue
A survey by LIVE finds 26% of planned UK shows for Q1 2022 have been cancelled, with 44% of international shows cancelled, and calls for further government support.…
European Parliament approves draft of Digital Services Act which is a mixed bag for the music industry
The European Parliament approved a draft of the Digital Services Act, rejecting some copyright-backed amendments and some amendments the music industry opposed.…
Spanish competition regulator launches new investigation into collecting society SGAE
Spain's competition regulator has opened new proceedings against SGAE after a complaint from rival collecting society Unison about blanket licences and universal licensing.…
Warner teams up with Blockparty for some NFT nonsense
Warner Music has partnered with NFT platform Blockparty to give its artists access to Web3 tools, including a decentralised exchange for trading and bundling NFTs.…
Ozzy Osbourne fans scammed following NFT campaign blunder
Ozzy Osbourne fans may have lost cryptocurrency after a link to the CryptoBatz NFT Discord channel was taken over by scammers.…
BBC launches celebrity Sounds mixes for broadcaster’s centenary
BBC Sounds is hosting a series of celebrity playlists for the broadcaster's centenary, with a new mix added every fortnight for the rest of the year.…
One Direction company seeks to block 1-d drinking straws trademark
1D Media Limited, which owns One Direction trademarks, has opposed a US trademark application by 1st Defence Industries for a 1-d mark covering drinking straws.…
CMU Digest 23.01.22: BBC, FAC, Epic, Jimi Hendrix, youtube-dl
This week's key stories include the BBC licence fee freeze, the FAC's venue merch directory, Epic's Apple appeal and the Hendrix estate's legal action.…
Epic files appeal in its big battle over Apple's App Store rules
Epic Games has filed a brief with the US Ninth Circuit arguing the lower court got the competition law implications of Apple's App Store rules wrong.…