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Artist News • 2 min read

Early investor in Zac Brown Band not due royalties on individual track sales, appeals court rules

The Georgia Court Of Appeal has upheld a ruling that early investor Braden Copeland is entitled only to album royalties, not royalties on individual track sales, under a 2007 agreement.…

Chris Cooke • 08 Mar 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

National Album Day 2021 to put the spotlight on women in music

National Album Day 2021 on 16 Oct will celebrate women in music, with BPI and ERA publishing charts of the top female artists and albums in the UK since 2000.…

Chris Cooke • 08 Mar 2021

Business News • 1 min read

Armenia withdraws from Eurovision

Armenia's broadcaster AMPTV has withdrawn from Eurovision 2021, citing latest events, short production time and other objective reasons.…

Andy Malt • 08 Mar 2021

Business News • 2 min read

UK Music calls for more support for music education as English schools re-open

UK Music urges the government to prioritise music education as English schools reopen, warning that COVID closures have severely curtailed access for tens of thousands of young people.…

Chris Cooke • 08 Mar 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

One liners: Grimes, Music Venue Trust, TikTok, more

Grimes signs to Columbia Records, Music Venue Trust launches a campaign celebrating women in grassroots music, and TikTok partners with Shesaid.so, among other news.…

Andy Malt • 08 Mar 2021

Business News • 3 min read

Jay-Z sells "significant majority" of Tidal to Jack Dorsey's Square

Jay-Z has sold a significant majority of Tidal to Square, the financial services company run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, for $297 million.…

Andy Malt • 05 Mar 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

Lenny Williams has another go at making his Warner Music royalty dispute a class action

Soul singer Lenny Williams is seeking to make his royalty dispute with Warner Music a class action, arguing streaming royalties should be calculated on at-source income.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Mar 2021

Business News • 1 min read

New series of white papers on Building Trust puts the spotlight on the copyright safe harbour

Friend MTS and CMU Insights have launched a white paper series on the responsibilities of digital companies, with the first covering the copyright safe harbour and reform proposals.…

CMU Editorial • 05 Mar 2021

Business News • 1 min read

AIR Studios launches diversity scholarship with University Of Surrey

AIR Studios has launched a diversity scholarship worth £30,000 for underrepresented students to study the University of Surrey's Tonmeister sound recording degree.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Mar 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

One liners: Drake, Justin Bieber, Charli XCX & The 1975, more

Sony Music Publishing signs Dayglow, Warner promotes Elsa Vivero, and a range of artists including Drake, Justin Bieber and Charli XCX release new music.…

Andy Malt • 05 Mar 2021

And Finally • 1 min read

BTS named most successful recording artist in the world in 2020

K-pop group BTS have won the IFPI's Global Recording Artist Of The Year award for 2020, the first South Korean act to do so and the first winners who primarily sing in a language other than English.…

Andy Malt • 05 Mar 2021

Business News • 6 min read

UK music industry welcomes extended COVID support schemes, but continues to call for government-backed insurance

The music industry welcomes extended furlough, self-employed support and VAT cuts, but says the lack of government-backed event insurance and gaps for freelancers remain serious problems.…

Chris Cooke • 04 Mar 2021