Irving Azoff's legacy brand business does deal with The Beach Boys
Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group has struck a deal with The Beach Boys to capitalise on the band's brand, with Universal Music still controlling much of the catalogue.…
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Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund announces first grants
The Warner Music and Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has announced its first grants from a $100 million commitment to six organisations.…
LIVE goes live
LIVE, a new trade body representing thirteen live sector organisations, has formally launched, evolving out of UK Music's Live Music Group.…
Lego figure LLAMA releases debut single
Lego minifigure LLAMA has released debut single 'Shake' featuring Ne-Yo and Carmen DeLeon, the first release through Lego and Universal Music's Vidiyo app.…
One Liners: Stormzy, Haim & Taylor Swift, Lil Yachty, more
A roundup of news including Stormzy's second tour postponement, Roger Sanchez signing to Black Rock, Haim's deluxe album with Taylor Swift and several new releases.…
BPI calls for government support to realise potential of billion dollar recorded music exports
A BPI report says UK recorded music exports could top £1 billion a year by 2030 and calls on the government to support export growth through trade deals and copyright protection.…
Soundgarden sued over valuation of Chris Cornell's share in the band
Chris Cornell's widow Vicky has sued his former Soundgarden bandmates, asking a judge to value his share of the band after the surviving members offered $278,000 for it.…
Universal and Big Hit widen partnership, set to launch "global" K-pop group
Universal Music and Big Hit have widened their partnership, with a joint venture label with Geffen planned to launch a new K-pop boyband through global auditions.…
CISAC and Your Music Your Future launch new global website to educate music-makers about buyout deals
CISAC and Your Music Your Future have launched a global website to educate composers about buyout deals, where broadcasters seek full ownership of commissioned music.…
RightsHub adds DataDoktor tool
Rights management platform RightsHub has added DataDoktor, a tool to check and clean rights-holders' catalogue data, and launched a Catalogue Academy programme.…
Prime Minister urged to include live music and nightlife in 'roadmap' for lifting lockdown
UK Music and the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Night-Time Economy urge the government to set out a timetable for reopening live music and nightlife in its lockdown roadmap.…
One Liners: Economics Of Streaming, Vevo, Max Richter, more
Roundup including Beatchain's Songtrust partnership, Vevo's Moods ad-targeting tool, upcoming streaming select committee hearing and new releases from Max Richter and Arab Strap.…