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Warner Chappell acquires 50% stake in Belly's publishing catalogue

Warner Chappell has extended its publishing agreement with rapper and producer Belly and acquired 50% of his songwriting catalogue ahead of his new album See You Next Wednesday.…

Andy Malt • 06 May 2021

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Deezer invests in livestreaming start-up Dreamstage

Deezer has invested in US livestreaming start-up Dreamstage, led by former Sony Music executive Thomas Hesse, to accelerate its platform and expand content.…

Chris Cooke • 06 May 2021

Business News • 3 min read

OfCom opens consultation on its view BBC Sounds is not a threat to commercial radio

OfCom has opened a public consultation on its provisional view that the BBC Sounds app is not having a significant adverse impact on competition in the audio market.…

Andy Malt • 06 May 2021

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Bauer launches premium music radio service

Bauer Media has launched a £3.99 monthly subscription radio service offering ad-free stations, on-demand shows and the ability to skip tracks on its Scala, Jazz FM, Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio brands.…

Andy Malt • 06 May 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

One Liners: Coldplay, Marina, BRIT Awards, more

Roundup of deals and appointments including One Media iP's acquisition of August Darnell's writer's share, and new releases from Coldplay, Marina, Liars and others.…

Andy Malt • 06 May 2021

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Cox goes legal over BMG's takedown notices and an old email address

Cox Communications has sued BMG, alleging the label and its anti-piracy agency Rightscorp sent takedown notices to an outdated address after Cox changed its contact details.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

Nirvana sued over circles of hell image

The granddaughter of illustrator CW Scott-Giles is suing Nirvana and related companies over the unlicensed use of his circles of hell image on merchandise since the 1990s.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2021

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Music industry welcomes voluntary efforts of YouTube and Facebook to combat online piracy

The music industry has welcomed voluntary anti-piracy measures from YouTube and Facebook, which stem from government-led roundtables, though it says Twitter has made no significant progress.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2021

Business News • 3 min read

More than 75% of the UK's remaining festivals could cancel this month without government action

The AIF says 26% of UK festivals have cancelled for 2021 and up to 76% of those remaining could cancel this month without state-backed insurance from government.…

Andy Malt • 05 May 2021

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All new Wasserman Music launches Twitch-based live-streaming series

Wasserman Music has partnered with Twitch on There Is Light, a series of 20 livestreamed shows from US and UK venues, starting with a Perfume Genius performance in Los Angeles.…

Chris Cooke • 05 May 2021

And Finally • 3 min read

The Weeknd still boycotting Grammys, despite ditching of nominations committees

The Weeknd says he will still not submit his music for the Grammys, despite the Recording Academy removing nomination review committees from most categories.…

Andy Malt • 05 May 2021

Business News • 5 min read

Apple's App Store rules back in spotlight in both Europe and the US thanks to Spotify and Fortnite

Apple's App Store rules are under scrutiny again, with an EU Statement Of Objections in Spotify's complaint and Epic Games' US lawsuit, where CEO Tim Sweeney testified.…

Chris Cooke • 04 May 2021