One Liners: Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Danny Elfman, more
Universal Music Publishing signs producer Dave Cobb, while Ariana Grande releases 'Positions' and Dua Lipa announces a livestreamed show.…
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Triller says TikTok is trying to "skirt the law" in ongoing David v Goliath patent dispute
TikTok and ByteDance have asked a San Francisco court to rule they do not infringe Triller's music video patent, which Triller CEO Mike Lu says is an attempt to avoid the law.…
MU joins Equity and Writers' Guild in seeking clarity on the impact Brexit will have on musicians and performers
The MU, Equity and the Writers' Guild have asked the Culture Secretary to clarify how Brexit will affect performers working in Europe.…
Song-theft dispute over Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You set for 2022 court hearing
The London song-theft case over Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You', brought by Sami Chokri, has a full hearing set for 2022, after a judge criticised Sheeran's team's response to information requests.…
Instrumental confirms Tencent partnership
UK talent scouting firm Instrumental has confirmed Tencent and Tencent Music Entertainment have taken a minority stake, with plans to expand into China.…
Marc Geiger returns with plan to save US small venues
Marc Geiger has launched SaveLive, which has raised $75 million to take majority stakes in US small music venues during the COVID crisis.…
UK Music diversity survey finds improvements, but says more needs to be done
UK Music's biennial Diversity Report shows gains in ethnic and gender diversity, but calls for further action via a ten-point plan.…
One Liners: Arctic Monkeys, Sony/ATV, Downtown, more
Ninja Tune signs Black Country, New Road, Sony/ATV signs Nomcebo Zikode and Downtown reshuffles its executive team.…
Song right societies saw collections grow 8.4% in 2019, but fear a 35% drop in 2020 due to COVID
CISAC reports song right collections grew 8.4% in 2019 but warns COVID could cut 2020 collections by 35%, equal to 3.5 billion euros.…
Jay-Z criticised over deleted emails in ongoing perfume case
A New York judge has ruled Jay-Z improperly deleted emails in the Parlux perfume dispute, allowing a jury to infer they would have hurt his case.…
Kendrick Lamar signs to Universal Publishing
Kendrick Lamar has moved his worldwide publishing from Warner Chappell to Universal Music Publishing after ten years, with TDE boss Anthony Tiffith confirming the deal.…
Reservoir signs Ben Harper
Reservoir has signed Ben Harper to a global publishing deal covering his entire catalogue, including his instrumental album 'Winter Is For Lovers'.…