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UK Music Diversity Taskforce calls for more data to help tackle diversity barriers in the industry

UK Music's Diversity Taskforce has called for more data and transparency to understand exclusion in the industry, alongside a progress report marking a year of its ten-point plan.…

Chris Cooke • 25 Nov 2021

Business News • 6 min read

Kevin Brennan MP publishes copyright reforming bill he reckons will fix streaming

Kevin Brennan MP has published the text of his Copyright bill, which proposes applying performer equitable remuneration to streams and giving artists rights to renegotiate old record deals.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2021

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Statements on Kevin Brennan's copyright reforming bill

Industry groups and Kevin Brennan MP respond to his private member's copyright bill, which proposes a remuneration right for performers and wider transparency measures.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Nov 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

Amended Nevermind lawsuit cites Kurt Cobain's journals as evidence

Spencer Elden's amended lawsuit against Nirvana and their label focuses on Kurt Cobain and photographer Kirk Weddle, citing Cobain's journals to claim the Nevermind cover was sexual.…

Andy Malt • 24 Nov 2021

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Live industry welcomes relaxation of Scottish vaccine passport scheme

The Scottish government will not extend its vaccine passport scheme and will accept negative lateral flow tests, a move the live and night-time industries have broadly welcomed.…

Andy Malt • 24 Nov 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

Dua Lipa launches Service95 newsletter and podcast

Dua Lipa has launched Service95, a free weekly newsletter and an At Your Service podcast covering culture, society and recommendations, with the first newsletter arriving in January.…

Andy Malt • 24 Nov 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

MMF and FAC criticise Domino over Four Tet dispute, call for an end to life of copyright record deals

The MMF and FAC have urged Domino to reconsider removing Four Tet's albums from streaming, and called for an end to life-of-copyright record deals.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2021

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Astroworld security guards criticise total lack of training as they sue the festival's promoters

Two security guards who worked at Astroworld have sued the festival's promoters and their security provider, alleging they received no training before the event.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

Music sharing community loses Discord presence after pre-release leak of Adele's 30

The RipRequests community has lost its Discord server after a pre-release copy of Adele's '30' was shared, following a cease-and-desist from the RIAA on behalf of Sony Music.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2021

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Levantine Music allies with IMPEL

Middle East and North Africa-focused publisher Levantine Music has joined IMPEL, the licensing agency for a consortium of independent music publishers.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2021

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NetEase music IPO is back on

NetEase's music streaming unit Cloud Village is set to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 2 December, with the IPO target reduced to $500 million.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

BRITs drops gendered awards

The BRIT Awards is dropping its male and female categories from next year, replacing them with four public-voted genre categories.…

Andy Malt • 23 Nov 2021