One Liners: Youssou N'Dour, Self Esteem, Cate Le Bon, more
Roundup of deals, appointments and releases, including Universal Music Africa's partnership with Youssou N'Dour and new music from Self Esteem, Shamir and Cate Le Bon.…
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UK Music calls on government to remove barriers to closing the gender pay gap
UK Music has called on employers and government to do more to close the gender pay gap, after latest figures showed persistent disparities at major music companies.…
Cardi B defends Paris Fashion Week trip in ongoing legal dispute with model
Cardi B has defended a Paris Fashion Week trip after model Kevin Brophy argued it contradicted her reasons for postponing a court hearing in her image-rights case.…
Politicians and artists use MMA anniversary to again call for radio royalties on recordings in the US
Former Congress member Joe Crowley calls for US radio royalties on sound recordings on the third anniversary of the Music Modernization Act, backing the American Music Fairness Act.…
Secondary ticketing campaigners back call for "effective and unambiguous" new responsibilities for online marketplaces
Anti-secondary ticketing campaign FEAT backs a European Consumer Organisation call for online marketplaces to be liable for illegal activity under the Digital Services Act.…
Le Tigre sued in doo-wop lyrics dispute
Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre have filed a legal action arguing they did not infringe Barry Mann's 'Who Put The Bomp' with their 1999 song 'Deceptacon'.…
Sony Music and ARIA respond after TV investigation into toxic culture at major's Australian division
Sony Music has issued a statement after a Four Corners investigation into toxic workplace culture at its Australian division and the departure of long-time boss Denis Handlin.…
One Liners: Don Toliver, Bryan Adams, James Blake, more
Roundup including PPL's HR restructure, new releases from Don Toliver, Bryan Adams and James Blake, and tour news from Orlando Weeks and Pulled Apart By Horses.…
UK night-time economy lost 86,000 jobs during COVID shutdown, says new NTIA report
A new Night Time Industries Association report says 86,000 jobs were lost in the UK's night-time cultural economy during the COVID shutdown.…
US appeals court backs The Weeknd in song-theft dispute with British songwriters
The Ninth Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a song-theft claim against The Weeknd brought by British songwriters over 'I Need To Love' and 'A Lonely Night'.…
Former KC & The Sunshine Band member Richard Finch sues Sony Music Publishing in termination right dispute
Richard Finch is suing Sony Music Publishing's EMI Longitude Music to reclaim his share of KC & The Sunshine Band songs under US copyright termination rights.…
Kobalt selling songs catalogue to investors including KKR in billion dollar deal
Kobalt is reportedly selling its Kobalt Music Royalty Fund II song catalogue to investors including KKR in a deal worth around $1 billion.…