FEAT launches new anti-touting guide for promoters
The Face-Value European Alliance For Ticketing has published a guide for promoters on finding and removing scalped tickets, available on request.…
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Spotify still the clear market leader in premium streaming, although its market share is slipping
MIDiA estimates Spotify still holds 31% of premium streaming subscribers, down from 33% a year earlier, as Amazon and YouTube Music grow.…
CMU Insights: Then and now - digital challenges and opportunities for the music industry
CMU's Chris Cooke reflects on the decade since Wikipedia's blackout and the MegaUpload shutdown, and how digital piracy and copyright concerns have evolved.…
One Liners: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Ibibio Sound Machine, Crawlers, more
Round-up of signings, appointments and film news, including Crawlers' Polydor deal and Daniel Radcliffe's casting as 'Weird Al' Yankovic in a biopic.…
Another VPN agrees to instigate anti-piracy web-blocks in the US
VPN Unlimited has agreed to block US access to several piracy sites, including The Pirate Bay, as part of a legal settlement with independent film producers.…
Major labels sue hosting company over webpage of the youtube-dl stream-ripping tool
The major labels have sued German hosting company Uberspace, which hosts the official youtube-dl webpage, as part of their battle against stream-ripping tools.…
BMG Production Music partners with Ah2 Music
BMG Production Music has partnered with LA-based Ah2 Music, taking on administration outside the US and global representation of its Filtered Music catalogue.…
New songwriter identifier to launch in bid to tackle the black box problem
Family In Music is launching MgNTa, an initiative giving unaffiliated songwriters a unique identifier and blockchain-stored rights data to help them claim unallocated royalties.…
BBC Radio 2 to air Janice Long tribute this Sunday
BBC Radio 2 will air a two-hour tribute to Janice Long this Sunday, presented by Zoe Ball and simulcast on BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Radio Wales.…
One Liners: Kyla La Grange, AWAL, Deezer, more
Round-up of industry appointments and new releases, including AWAL and Deezer hires and singles from Kyla La Grange, Belief, Partner and Jim Perkins.…
Future of the BBC back in the spotlight as licence fee set to be frozen and then abolished
The UK government is expected to freeze the BBC licence fee for two years, with Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries signalling a new funding model after the Royal Charter expires in 2027.…
Houston Police Department seeks more Astroworld footage via new website
The Houston Police Department has launched a website with the FBI for the public to submit photos and video from the Astroworld festival to aid its investigation.…