Lego to launch Fender Stratocaster set
Lego is launching a 1000-piece replica of a Fender Stratocaster designed by fan Tomáš Letenay, priced at £90 and on sale from 1 Oct.…
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Shaun Keaveny to host new festival-themed podcast
Shaun Keaveny launches a new podcast, The Line-Up, in which guests recall festival memories and compile dream festival line-ups, first episode due on 15 September.…
One Liners: Lana Del Rey, Eddie Vedder, TuneCore, more
TuneCore promotes Nick Krus, Capitol hires Ryan Ruden, and new releases arrive from Lana Del Rey, Eddie Vedder, Holly Humberstone, The Darkness and others.…
UK competition regular says Sony's AWAL deal raises competition concerns, leaving the major "perplexed"
The Competition & Markets Authority says Sony Music's purchase of AWAL could worsen artist terms, so Sony must propose remedies or face an in-depth investigation.…
FAC and MMF publish white paper on Parliament's big streaming report
The Featured Artists Coalition and Music Managers Forum have published a white paper setting out their priorities following Parliament's streaming economics report.…
Nicole Scherzinger hits back at Pussycat Dolls lawsuit
Nicole Scherzinger's attorney Howard King calls claims by Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin 'ludicrous and false', saying Antin borrowed and spent a $600,000 Live Nation advance.…
DNS resolver hits out at Sony Music's web-blocking injunction
Not-for-profit DNS resolver Quad9 has appealed a German web-blocking injunction secured by Sony Music, arguing DNS resolvers are the wrong place for such controls.…
South Africa's Gallo buys into aggregator Content Connect Africa
South Africa's Gallo has bought a stake in Content Connect Africa, with Black Coffee also involved, to offer African artists more options for monetising and distributing music.…
Sony Music Korea appoints new MD
Sony Music Korea promotes Bobby Ju to Managing Director, succeeding Joseph Chang, with several other internal promotions announced.…
Neko Trust launches new professional development programme
The Neko Trust has launched Neko 18, a free three-month training and mentorship programme for eighteen early-career music and live events professionals based in Wandsworth.…
One Liners: Damon Albarn, Jax Jones, Ms Banks, more
Utopia hires Paul Gathercole as Chief Data Officer, Serenade appoints Mike Walsh, and Ms Banks, Herbert, Damon Albarn and Jax Jones announce new releases and gigs.…
Spotify to blame for Google Clock alarms not going off
Google's Clock app on Android has been failing to sound alarms set to Spotify audio, with Google acknowledging the bug and promising a fix.…