One Liners: DA Got That Dope, Taylor Swift, Elton John, more
Brief news includes Warner Chappell signing producer DA Got That Dope, LyricFind expanding into China, and new releases from Taylor Swift, Elton John, Lil Nas X and others.…
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Government defends its refusal to provide COVID cancellation insurance for the festivals sector
Culture minister Caroline Dinenage has defended the government's refusal to offer state-backed cancellation insurance to festivals, saying ministers prefer to announce events only when they are confident they can go ahead.…
Spotify settles Sosa dispute
Spotify and independent label Sosa Entertainment have reached a settlement, ending their legal battle over the removal of Sosa's catalogue and allegations of stream manipulation.…
BMG and KKR reunite to buy up some more music rights
BMG and investment firm KKR have agreed to jointly pursue acquisitions of music catalogues, reuniting after KKR's earlier partnership with Bertelsmann in building BMG.…
House Of Lords urges government to resolve EU touring issues "as a matter of urgency"
A House Of Lords committee report urges the government to negotiate visa-free touring for performers in Europe before COVID restrictions lift, identifying music as a sector badly let down by the trade deal.…
Taylor Swift and Evermore theme park settle legal battle
Taylor Swift and the Tennessee theme park Evermore Park have agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other without any money changing hands.…
Global record industry revenues grow 7.4% to $21.6 billion in COVID year
The IFPI's Global Music Report says worldwide recorded music revenues grew 7.4% to $21.6 billion in 2020, driven by streaming, which offset declines in performance and sync income.…
BPI stats show slowed growth for UK record label revenues in 2020
BPI figures show UK recorded music revenues grew 3.8% in 2020 to £1.118 billion, driven by streaming, while vinyl grew strongly and sync and public performance income fell.…
Ivors Academy calls on labels to #PaySongwriters
The Ivors Academy's #PaySongwriters campaign, backed by 300 songwriters, calls on labels to pay a daily expenses allowance and four points on master recordings to non-performing songwriters.…
Discovery Mode, ER and royalty distribution models in the spotlight as IMPALA publishes ten point plan to "make streaming work"
IMPALA's ten point plan opposes performer equitable remuneration on streams and Spotify's Discovery Mode, while proposing alternative approaches to allocating streaming revenue.…
One liners: Julian Casablancas, Daniel Avery, Laura Marling, more
Concord Music Publishing signs Julian Casablancas, Warner Music acquires Russian indie label Zhara, and Daniel Avery provides a soundtrack for a short film supporting CALM.…
Major label dominance and making available back in the spotlight at final Parliamentary session on streaming
Government officials told a final Parliamentary hearing on streaming that modern platforms fall under the making available right, while the culture minister suggested the CMA could review major label dominance.…