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Music Venue Trust criticises last minute delay on Culture Recovery Fund decisions

Music Venue Trust says the one-week postponement of Culture Recovery Fund decisions leaves grassroots venues in uncertainty, with renegotiated agreements now at risk.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Oct 2020

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Amazon Music HD partners with Universal and Warner

Amazon Music HD has struck deals with Universal Music and Warner Music to remaster thousands of recordings for its higher-quality tier.…

Andy Malt • 05 Oct 2020

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Logic tells Def Jam to pay his collaborators

Logic has publicly criticised Def Jam for not paying his collaborators on his final album, saying several musicians and producers remain unpaid.…

Andy Malt • 05 Oct 2020

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Apple and Epic agree that a jury shouldn't rule on all their disagreements

Apple and Epic Games have both asked for a judge rather than a jury to rule on their App Store dispute, after the judge leaned towards a jury.…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2020

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Triller signs deal with ICE

Video-sharing app Triller has signed a multi-territory licensing deal with song rights hub ICE covering several collecting societies and music publishers.…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2020

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Warner seeks music tech investment opportunities in Asia

Warner Music Asia has partnered with SOSV to seek joint investments in music tech start-ups, and Warner Music India has signed a distribution deal with Tips Industries.…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2020

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Capital launches new 24/7 dance music radio station

Global has launched Capital Dance, a 24/7 dance music station fronted by MistaJam, weeks after the BBC launched its own dance service.…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2020

Artist News • 3 min read

One Liners: Gorillaz, Billie Eilish, Blackpink, more

Sony Music UK creates a Director of Africa role, Warner appoints Ceci Kurzman to its board, and Gorillaz release a track featuring 6lack and Elton John.…

Andy Malt • 02 Oct 2020

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Grassroots venues on red alert as music community awaits Culture Recovery Fund decisions

The Music Venue Trust says the entire grassroots venue network is on red alert while awaiting Culture Recovery Fund decisions expected later in October.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Oct 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

Travis Scott sued over his Cactus Jack thumbsticks

Gaming accessory company KontrolFreek has sued Travis Scott and his label Cactus Jack, accusing them of copying its thumbstick products.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Oct 2020

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Polaris signs YouTube deal, ending video site's standoff with Koda in Denmark

The Nordic copyright hub Polaris has signed a licensing deal with YouTube, ending a standoff in which Danish society Koda's videos were blocked.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Oct 2020

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Audience Access Alliance calls for events industry to include deaf and disabled people in COVID recovery

A new coalition led by Attitude Is Everything urges the events industry to include accessibility in its COVID recovery plans.…

Andy Malt • 01 Oct 2020