One Liners: AWAL, One Media IP, Corey Taylor, more
AWAL says hundreds of its artists earn over $100,000 a year from streaming, One Media IP raises £6.04 million, and Round Hill Music hires Steve Clark from Warner Chappell as Global COO.…
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Nicki Minaj lawyers say Tracy Chapman copyright lawsuit could stifle the creativity of artists
Nicki Minaj's lawyers argue that a ruling for Tracy Chapman over an uncleared sample could stifle studio creativity, claiming such borrowing is fair use.…
Man jailed for selling bootleg CDs on Amazon and eBay
Morecambe man John Waldie has been jailed for eighteen months for selling counterfeit CDs on Amazon and eBay, after a case brought by the BPI and Lancashire Trading Standards.…
BMG sign production duo Red Triangle
BMG has signed the songwriting and production duo Red Triangle, George Tizzard and Rick Parkhouse, to a worldwide publishing deal.…
New governance regime adopted at PRS AGM
PRS members approved a new governance regime at the AGM, renaming the board a Members' Council and introducing a Writer President, with several directors elected or re-appointed.…
Rob Hallett departs Live Nation, Robomagic becomes independent concern again
Rob Hallett is leaving Live Nation and will run his Robomagic company as an independent business again, with plans to be ahead of the live sector's reconfiguration.…
NME launches new strand focused on music of Southeast Asia
NME has launched NME.com/Asia, a new strand covering Southeast Asian music scenes, initially focused on Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, following its ownership by BandLab.…
CMU Insights at Tallinn Music Week
CMU Insights will present its Distribution Revolution report at Tallinn Music Week's online programme on 29 August, with a panel on distribution and label deals.…
Beats 1 rebrands as Apple Music 1
Apple has rebranded its Beats 1 radio station as Apple Music 1 and launched two new global stations, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country.…
Fortnite maker ramps up anti-Apple rhetoric in new legal filing
Fortnite maker Epic Games has filed a strongly worded legal filing accusing Apple of retaliation after it removed Fortnite from the App Store, and seeking to halt sanctions pending litigation.…
Kim Dotcom says New Zealand Supreme Court will rule against him in MegaUpload extradition case
Kim Dotcom says he expects to lose the New Zealand Supreme Court case over his extradition to the US, claiming three judges are biased, while praising Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann.…
TikTok adds music distribution via UnitedMasters partnership
TikTok has partnered with distributor UnitedMasters so music-makers can upload full tracks through the app to TikTok's library and to other streaming services.…