BMG reaches licensing agreement with Roblox
BMG has signed a licensing agreement with Roblox following the resolution of claims over BMG-controlled songs, while US publishers continue a separate lawsuit against the platform.…
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Black Butter partners with manager and A&R Tom Cater on new label 4ZA
Sony Music's joint venture label Black Butter is launching 4ZA with manager and former Universal Music Publishing A&R Tom Cater, with P-rallel and Cristale as first signings.…
Andrew Lloyd Webber says he will not defy COVID-19 rules to open his new musical at full capacity this week
Andrew Lloyd Webber will open 'Cinderella' at 50% capacity rather than full capacity, after legal advice that defying COVID rules could leave cast, crew and audiences liable to fines.…
Notting Hill Carnival cancelled
London's Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for a second year due to COVID-19 uncertainty, with organisers planning alternative events for 2021 and a bigger carnival in 2022.…
Setlist: Could this bold new law finally fix streaming?
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss Kevin Brennan MP's private members bill for a streaming remuneration right and Sony Music's decision to pay unrecouped pre-2000 artists.…
Night-time industries threaten legal action if COVID restrictions are extended beyond mid-July
Sacha Lord has written to Boris Johnson threatening legal action if COVID restrictions extend beyond 19 July, backed by the Night Time Industries Association and other businesses.…
Warner acquires David Guetta's back catalogue
Warner Music has acquired David Guetta's existing recordings catalogue and signed a new deal covering his future works, extending their long-standing partnership.…
Peter Jackson's Beatles film becomes three-part Disney+ series
Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary 'Get Back' will be released as a three-part Disney+ series in November rather than as a cinema film, using 55 hours of 1969 footage.…
Bauer buys more local stations to expand Greatest Hits Radio on FM
Bauer Media has bought Imagine Radio, previously owned by Like Media, extending Greatest Hits Radio's FM reach into Stockport, North Cheshire and parts of Derbyshire.…
Jax Jones shares experience of miscarriage on new track, Crystallise
Jax Jones has released 'Crystallise', a track that addresses his and his wife's experience of miscarriage, with proceeds of a donation going to Tommy's.…
One Liners: Olivia Rodrigo, Skepta & Pop Smoke, Vince Staples, more
A round-up of industry moves and new releases, including Believe and TuneCore opening a Benelux office, BMG and 300 Entertainment news, and new tracks from Olivia Rodrigo, Vince Staples and others.…
Kevin Brennan MP proposes "a new right to fair remuneration" from streaming for musicians in private members bill
Labour MP Kevin Brennan has presented a private members bill that would give musicians a new right to fair remuneration when their work is streamed, drawn from the #fixstreaming campaign.…