DEAG and Kilimanjaro buy Let's Rock makers UK Live
German live music firm DEAG has acquired promoter UK Live through its UK subsidiary Kilimanjaro, bringing the Let's Rock festival series into its group.…
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One Liners: Maisie Peters, Demi Lovato, Clairo, more
Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records signs Maisie Peters, UTA signs Demi Lovato, Universal Music Publishing signs Clairo, and WEA and Warner Music China make senior hires.…
Live industry laments "catastrophic" delay to lifting to COVID-19 restrictions in England
The live music industry has criticised the government's one-month delay to lifting COVID restrictions in England, which UK Music says will lead to over 5000 cancelled or postponed shows.…
Other official comments on the new delay in lifting COVID regulations
Live music industry bodies respond to the government's delay in lifting COVID restrictions, calling for financial support and insurance for festivals and events.…
The Jesus And Mary Chain latest artists to sue their former label over US termination right
Jim and William Reid are suing Warner Music, claiming it has ignored their US termination notices and continues to exploit their 1980s recordings in America.…
Pras charged over alleged involvement in foreign-funded lobbying campaign in relation to Malaysian embezzlement scandal
Fugees member Pras Michel has been charged over an alleged undisclosed foreign-funded lobbying campaign linked to the 1MDB embezzlement scandal, facing potential lengthy prison time if convicted.…
Recording Academy accused of backtracking on promises of transparency in former CEO's arbitration
Former Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan's lawyers accuse the organisation of trying to hold her arbitration hearing behind closed doors after promising transparency.…
IMPALA calls for visas, performing rights and reciprocity to be discussed at EU-US summit
IMPALA calls on EU and US leaders to address artist visas and the lack of a US performing right for sound recordings at their Brussels summit.…
One Liners: Hipgnosis, The Edge, Migos, more
Hipgnosis Songs Fund appoints Vania Schlogel as a non-executive director, The Edge launches a guitar strap supporting refugee women, and a range of artists release new music.…
Netflix's Spotify drama goes into production
Production has started on a six-part Netflix drama about Spotify's founding, based on the book 'Spotify Untold', with Edvin Endre playing Daniel Ek.…
Artist and management community welcome Sony Music's decision to pay royalties to artists on unrecouped pre-2000 record deals
Artists and managers have welcomed Sony Music's decision to pay royalties to artists on pre-2000 record deals even where they have not recouped, without modifying existing contracts.…
NMPA hits back at Roblox response to copyright lawsuit
Roblox has responded to a $200 million lawsuit from US music publishers, insisting it complies with copyright law, as the NMPA argues the platform profits from unlicensed music.…