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Business News • 2 min read

Republic stops using the word 'urban' to describe music

Republic Records has stopped using the word 'urban' to describe genres, departments and job titles, saying the term has become a generalisation of black people in the music industry.…

Andy Malt • 08 Jun 2020

Business News • 3 min read

BBC Studios boss Tim Davie to take on overall top job at the Beeb

Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, has been appointed Director General of the BBC, taking over from Tony Hall on 1 September.…

Chris Cooke • 08 Jun 2020

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Early hip hop writer and producer Robert Ford Jr dies

Robert Ford Jr, a Billboard journalist turned producer who helped document early hip hop and co-wrote 'The Breaks', has died aged 70.…

Andy Malt • 08 Jun 2020

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Setlist: Black Out Tuesday, Eight Mile Style

CMU's podcast reviews the music industry's Black Out Tuesday shutdown in support of Black Lives Matter, and the latest legal dispute between Spotify and Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style.…

Andy Malt • 08 Jun 2020

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Universal Music sets out the agenda of its Taskforce For Meaningful Change

Universal Music has detailed its Taskforce For Meaningful Change, backed by a $25 million change fund, with six areas of focus including lobbying US lawmakers for reform.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Jun 2020

Business News • 4 min read

RIAA says latest Senate hearing on copyright safe harbour confirmed the system is "broken"

The RIAA says a Senate subcommittee hearing on the DMCA safe harbour confirmed the system is broken, with Eagles' Don Henley and Chairman Thom Tillis calling for reform.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Jun 2020

Business News • 3 min read

Melvin Benn proposes plan to get live music back to full capacity by November

Festival Republic boss Melvin Benn has circulated a draft plan to return live venues to full capacity by November, using COVID-19 testing certificates linked to the NHS track and trace app.…

Andy Malt • 05 Jun 2020

Business News • 1 min read

Tomorrowland announces digital festival to take place next month

Tomorrowland will stage a digital edition, Tomorrowland Around The World, on 25-26 July across eight virtual stages, after cancelling its winter festival.…

Andy Malt • 05 Jun 2020

Business News • 2 min read

MMF launches ReBuild fund for managers impacted by COVID-19

The Music Managers Forum has launched ReBuild, a fund offering UK-based managers grants of up to £3000 after COVID-19 income losses, funded by PPL and other managers.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Jun 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Elvis Costello, Yemi Alade, Tool, more

Tool cancel all remaining tour dates so fans can get refunds, and new releases come from Elvis Costello, Yemi Alade, Mr Bungle and others.…

Andy Malt • 05 Jun 2020

And Finally • 1 min read

Abbey Road re-opens for first recording session since March

Abbey Road Studios has re-opened after a ten-week COVID closure, with Melody Gardot recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as the first session back.…

Andy Malt • 05 Jun 2020

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Share price surges after Warner Music's $1.9 billion IPO

Warner Music's shares surged after its Nasdaq IPO, with Access Industries selling 77 million shares at $25 each, and the Blavatnik family foundation announcing a $100 million fund.…

Chris Cooke • 04 Jun 2020