NTIA hits out at government as COVID rules change yet again
The Night Time Industries Association criticises last-minute changes to COVID restrictions over Christmas, arguing the constant shifts are destroying the night-time sector.…
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Dutch anti-piracy group takes Pirate Bay proxy guide offline
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has taken down a popular Pirate Bay proxy guide after reaching a settlement with its operators, who will pay damages.…
MLC calls on digital services to sign up to its new blanket licence
The MLC says its new blanket licence for digital services will become available in early January, with services asked to submit notices by 15 February.…
Concord renews distribution agreement with Universal
Concord has renewed its global distribution agreement with Universal Music, which will continue to provide physical and digital distribution for Concord's frontline labels.…
Melody Maker revived for Netflix partnership
The Melody Maker brand has been revived as an online-only special edition promoting Netflix film 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', in partnership with NME owner BandLab Technologies.…
Tencent and its mates grab another 10% of Universal Music
A Tencent-led consortium is taking up its option to buy a further 10% of Universal Music from Vivendi, a deal subject to regulatory approval.…
Yout.com amends its RIAA lawsuit, adds ways in which the labels caused it damage
Stream-ripping site Yout.com has amended its lawsuit against the RIAA, adding claims that the trade group's delisting requests caused it real damage.…
UK charts firm to start compiling France's music charts
The Official Charts Company will take over compiling France's official music charts from January 2021, replacing GFK in a deal with trade body SNEP.…
Spotify launches a Songwriters Hub
Spotify has launched a Songwriters Hub bringing together songwriter-centric playlists and content, as part of its efforts to placate the songwriter community.…
Pacemaker DJ app relaunches with directly licensed music from Sony and Warner
DJ app Pacemaker has relaunched with directly licensed music from Sony and Warner, after Spotify withdrew API access, and is negotiating further deals.…
One Liners: Christmas number one, DJ Carnage, Eminem, more
A round-up of music industry deals, appointments and releases, including Kobalt's DJ Carnage signing, TuneCore's new VP and Justin Bieber's Christmas single.…
RIAA boss leads with takedown-and-stay-down and some Twitter dissing in latest Congressional safe harbour debate
RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier urged the US Senate to require takedown-and-stay-down systems during a hearing on DMCA safe harbour reform, criticising Twitter.…