German record industry secures another injunction against a stream manipulation outfit
The German record industry has secured a court injunction ordering likeservice24.de to stop providing stream manipulation services.…
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88rising signs TV deal with Sony Pictures
Asian music and media company 88rising has signed a deal with Sony Pictures TV to develop scripted series about Asian and Asian American culture.…
Sabrina Carpenter signs to Island
Sabrina Carpenter has signed a new record deal with Universal's Island Records, following her first single for the label, 'Skin'.…
US live industry offers to help Joe Biden meet his ambitious COVID vaccination targets
The US live industry has offered to help the Biden administration speed up COVID vaccinations, offering empty venues as vaccination centres.…
Dissecting The Streaming Inquiry #03: The recording / song split
This instalment of CMU's breakdown of the Parliamentary streaming inquiry looks at how streaming income is split between recording and song rights, and why songwriters say the split is unfair.…
One Liners: RCA, ARIA, visa-free touring debate, more
RCA restructures its promotions team, ARIA appoints a new CEO, and a Parliamentary debate on visa-free touring is scheduled for February.…
New report calls for major support for European creative industries, which can then play a key role in the post-COVID recovery
A report commissioned by GESAC and produced by EY argues Europe's creative industries were hard hit by COVID and should receive major support to help drive the post-pandemic recovery.…
Sea shanty goldrush continues as Decca signs The Longest Johns
The Longest Johns have signed to Universal imprint Decca and booking agency UTA after their sea shanty version of 'Soon May The Wellerman Come' reached the UK top 40.…
Ninja Tune's Big Dada imprint relaunches
Ninja Tune's rap imprint Big Dada is relaunching as a label run exclusively by Black, POC and minority ethnic staff for artists from those communities.…
Lego and Universal announce new music video making app for children
Lego and Universal Music have launched Lego Vidiyo, an app that lets seven to ten year olds create music videos using the label's tracks, available from 1 March.…
Dissecting The Streaming Inquiry #02: The artist / label split
This instalment examines how streaming income is split between labels and artists, and why artists and managers argue that the label share is too large.…
PRS Foundation launches Power Up to support black music creators and industry professionals
The PRS Foundation has launched Power Up, a programme offering grants and mentoring to 40 black music creators and industry professionals each year to address racism and lack of diversity.…