Business News - CMU | the music business explained (Page 283)

Business News • 3 min read

Songwriter group pushes back on superstar artists demanding a copyright cut on songs they didn't co-write

US songwriters have backed a new group, The Pact, campaigning against famous artists claiming co-writer credit and publishing shares on songs they did not write.…

Chris Cooke • 31 Mar 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

Judge declines to dismiss new Ed Sheeran song-theft litigation that relies on newly registered Marvin Gaye copyright

A US judge has declined to dismiss a third song-theft lawsuit alleging Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On, now relying on a newly registered copyright.…

Chris Cooke • 31 Mar 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

YouTube refuses to remove 2014 YG track, despite staff protests

YouTube has declined internal requests to remove YG's 2014 track 'Meet The Flockers', despite staff objections after a rise in violence against Asian-Americans.…

Andy Malt • 31 Mar 2021

Business News • 1 min read

Spotify buys live-audio app Locker Room

Spotify has acquired Betty Labs, creator of the live audio app Locker Room, to accelerate its entry into live audio formats.…

Chris Cooke • 31 Mar 2021

Business News • 2 min read

BST cancels, Glastonbury announces livestream, and Reading & Leeds hint at vaccine passports

BST Hyde Park is cancelled for 2021, Glastonbury will be replaced by a livestreamed concert on 22 May, and Reading and Leeds may require vaccine passports.…

Andy Malt • 31 Mar 2021

Business News • 3 min read

Ivors Academy and Musicians' Union launch campaign against buyouts when music is commissioned for TV, film and ads

The Ivors Academy and Musicians' Union launch Composers Against Buyouts, urging music-makers to resist deals that assign all rights in commissioned music to studios or agencies.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Mar 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

Jane Petty's revised lawsuit over Universal's warehouse fire dismissed

A judge has dismissed Jane Petty's revised lawsuit seeking a share of Universal's warehouse fire damages, this time on the basis of a 1988 marital agreement with Tom Petty.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Mar 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

Bob Dylan asks court to dismiss Jacques Levy estate lawsuit over Universal deal

Bob Dylan has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit from the estate of collaborator Jacques Levy, which claims a share of the catalogue sale to Universal, arguing their work-for-hire agreement gives no such right.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Mar 2021

Business News • 1 min read

Vivendi shareholders approve Universal Music IPO

Vivendi shareholders have approved a plan to distribute 60% of Universal Music Group's shares via an Amsterdam IPO, with the listing expected later this year.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Mar 2021

Business News • 1 min read

HipHopDX to launch new Asia-focussed website

US hip hop site HipHopDX, owned by Warner Music, is launching HipHopDX Asia, headed by Eddy Lim, to cover hip hop across Greater China, South East Asia, South Korea and Japan.…

Andy Malt • 30 Mar 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Arlo, BRIT Awards, Nils Frahm, more

Brief news covers Arlo signing to Arista, new hires at The MLC, BRIT Awards sponsors Mastercard, Amazon Music and TikTok, and releases from Nils Frahm and others.…

Andy Malt • 30 Mar 2021

And Finally • 2 min read

Nike launches lawsuit over Lil Nas X's Satan Shoes

Nike has sued MSCHF over its Satan Shoes, a customised Air Max 97 collaboration with Lil Nas X, arguing the unauthorised product damages its brand and creates confusion.…

Andy Malt • 30 Mar 2021