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Business News • 3 min read

UK government blames EU for new bureaucratic barriers faced by British artists touring Europe

The UK government says it proposed visa-free touring provisions in the Brexit trade deal but EU officials rejected them, as the Musicians' Union criticises the resulting barriers.…

Chris Cooke • 31 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Spinal Tap creators set up new licensing company following settlement of Vivendi dispute

The creators of 'This Is Spinal Tap' are launching a new company to license the film after settling their long-running dispute with Vivendi and StudioCanal.…

Chris Cooke • 30 Dec 2020

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UK vinyl sales grew 10% while cassette sales doubled in 2020

BPI estimates UK vinyl sales grew 10% in 2020 to 4.8 million units, while cassette sales roughly doubled to 157,000 units.…

Chris Cooke • 29 Dec 2020

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Music industry hits out at the impact of Brexit trade deal on touring musicians

UK music groups criticise the last-minute UK-EU trade deal for lacking visa-free touring provisions, meaning British musicians face new costs and bureaucracy in EU countries.…

Chris Cooke • 28 Dec 2020

Business News • 4 min read

Music industry welcomes COVID support and copyright reforms contained in mega-bill passed by US Congress

The US music industry has welcomed a 5593-page spending bill that includes COVID support, including the Save Our Stages Act for venues, plus some copyright reforms.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Dec 2020

Business News • 3 min read

YouTube says it has a "smoking gun" to prove Pirate Monitor's bad conduct in ongoing Content ID dispute

YouTube says it has uncovered evidence that Pirate Monitor acted in bad faith when issuing takedown notices, which it argues disqualifies the company from Content ID access.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Fyre Festival ticket-buyer requests rethink in ongoing bid to get class action status for lawsuit

Fyre Festival ticket-buyer Daniel Jung has asked the court to reconsider denying class action status to his lawsuit, or to allow another ticket-holder to become lead plaintiff.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

City Of London Police says stream-ripping operations could be liable for criminal copyright infringement

PIPCU has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a stream-ripping site, warning its operators they could face prosecution for criminal copyright infringement.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Dec 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

Indian rapper Raftaar releases new track in Fortnite

Sony Music India has partnered with Epic Games to release Raftaar's track 'Click Pow Get Down' inside Fortnite, available to unlock and purchase in the game.…

Andy Malt • 22 Dec 2020

Business News • 2 min read

ASCAP and BMI launch new song rights data service

ASCAP and BMI have launched Songview, a free joint song rights data service covering 20 million songs and showing what each society controls.…

Andy Malt • 22 Dec 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Katy Perry, Burns, The Beatles, more

Kobalt signs Burns to a neighbouring rights deal, Universal Music Japan hires a new CFO, Katy Perry releases a video, and Iggy Pop and Burial share new tracks.…

Andy Malt • 22 Dec 2020

Business News • 3 min read

BMG calls on industry to follow its lead to tackle discrimination in old record contracts

BMG has found statistically significant royalty differences against black artists in four of its 33 acquired label catalogues, and is calling on the industry to review its own legacy contracts.…

Chris Cooke • 21 Dec 2020