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Business News • 3 min read

Cox Communications requests delay on handing over a billion dollars to the majors, pending appeal of copyright battle

Cox Communications has asked the court to delay paying the billion dollars in damages owed to Universal, Sony and Warner while it appeals its copyright infringement loss.…

Chris Cooke • 29 Jan 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

British songwriters who accuse The Weeknd of song-theft take dispute to the Ninth Circuit appeals court

British songwriters Brian Clover and Scott McCulloch have asked the Ninth Circuit to revive their song-theft lawsuit against The Weeknd over 'A Lonely Night'.…

Chris Cooke • 29 Jan 2021

Business News • 1 min read

Primary Wave acquires Sun Records

Primary Wave Music has acquired the Sun Records label from Sun Entertainment Corporation, excluding Elvis Presley recordings, which remain with Sony Music.…

Andy Malt • 29 Jan 2021

Business News • 2 min read

DistroKid launches new A&R service, Upstream

DIY distributor DistroKid has launched Upstream, a free service that lets its artists have their music heard by labels, starting with Universal's Republic Records as its first partner.…

Andy Malt • 29 Jan 2021

Business News • 8 min read

Dissecting The Streaming Inquiry #05: User-centric royalty distribution

This instalment of CMU's series on the UK Parliament's streaming inquiry explains the debate over user-centric royalty distribution versus the current pro-rata model.…

Chris Cooke • 29 Jan 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

One Liners: Fredo, Rag N Bone Man, 2 Chainz, more

Quick-hit round-up of deals, appointments and releases, including Concord's Boosey & Hawkes taking on Schott's US rental business and Downtown buying Found.ee.…

Andy Malt • 29 Jan 2021

Business News • 6 min read

Artists, managers and venues hit out at new PRS royalty rate for small-scale livestreamed shows

Artist, manager and venue groups have criticised PRS for launching a livestream licence for small-scale shows without wide consultation, arguing it could make such events unviable.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Jan 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

Sony/ATV extends and expands deal with Mark James

Sony/ATV has signed a new deal with songwriter Mark James and secured extended rights to his three most successful songs.…

Andy Malt • 28 Jan 2021

Business News • 1 min read

Liberty Media raises over $500 million for media and entertainment acquisitions

Liberty Media's newly formed acquisition company has raised $575 million in an IPO to buy media, entertainment and communications businesses.…

Andy Malt • 28 Jan 2021

Business News • 1 min read

BBC will not replace James Purnell as head of BBC Radio

The BBC will not appoint a replacement for James Purnell as Director Of Radio & Music, with radio controllers now reporting directly to Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore.…

Andy Malt • 28 Jan 2021

Business News • 6 min read

Dissecting The Streaming Inquiry #04: Equitable remuneration

This instalment examines calls for equitable remuneration on streams, a statutory payment that would give performers a share of streaming income regardless of their record deals.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Jan 2021

Artist News • 2 min read

One Liners: Jonny Greenwood, Ghetts, Arlo Parks, more

Quick-hit round-up of appointments, releases and gigs, including Jonny Greenwood scoring the Princess Diana biopic 'Spencer' and Ghetts announcing his new album.…

Andy Malt • 28 Jan 2021