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Artist News • 3 min read

The Weeknd hits back at A Lonely Night song-theft claim by British songwriters

The Weeknd's lawyers argue that British songwriters' claim that 'A Lonely Night' copies 'I Need To Love' is frivolous and lacks evidence of access or substantial similarity.…

Chris Cooke • 04 Jun 2020

Artist News • 2 min read

Musicians and producers rally to save Liverpool's Parr Street Studios

Artists and producers including Guy Garvey and Jah Wobble are backing a campaign to stop Parr Street Studios in Liverpool being converted into flats.…

Andy Malt • 04 Jun 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Sentric Music, CISAC, Bob Mould, more

E2 Music Publishing signs with Sentric Music Group, CISAC appoints new Vice Presidents, and new releases come from Bob Mould, LA Priest and Oumou Sangaré.…

Andy Malt • 04 Jun 2020

And Finally • 1 min read

Endlesss launches crowdfunding campaign for pro-level version of social music app

Social music app Endlesss has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a desktop version of its software, aimed at a more professional user.…

Andy Malt • 04 Jun 2020

Business News • 6 min read

Black Out Tuesday was just Act One, campaigners insist

Organisers of Black Out Tuesday say the music industry's 24-hour pause against racism must be followed by lasting accountability and action from major companies.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Jun 2020

Business News • 2 min read

Judge upholds much of the record industry's billion dollar win in Cox case, but orders recalculation of damages

A Virginia judge has largely upheld the record labels' billion dollar win against Cox Communications, but ordered the damages to be recalculated based on how many copyrights were infringed.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Jun 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

Yeasayer's song-theft lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd dismissed

Yeasayer have dropped their song-theft lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd, saying they are satisfied no infringement occurred, with both sides covering their own costs.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Jun 2020

Business News • 1 min read

Aled Haydn Jones named head of Radio 1

The BBC has appointed Aled Haydn Jones, previously Head Of Programmes at Radio 1, as the station's new head, with overall oversight from pop music controller Lorna Clarke.…

Andy Malt • 03 Jun 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

YouTube reinstates Man On Man video, after claiming it breached "sex and nudity policy"

YouTube has reinstated the Man On Man video for 'Daddy' after removing it for breaching its sex and nudity policy, with the platform calling the takedown a mistake.…

Andy Malt • 03 Jun 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Bandcamp, YG, Tones & I, more

Bandcamp will donate its profits on 19 June to the NAACP, and new releases come from YG, Tones & I, Devin Townsend, Scandal and Maddox Jones.…

Andy Malt • 03 Jun 2020

And Finally • 1 min read

BBC launches comprehensive programme search tool

The BBC has launched Programme Explorer, a prototype tool to search over 200,000 current and archive TV and radio programmes across iPlayer, Sounds and other services.…

Andy Malt • 03 Jun 2020

Business News • 3 min read

Music community rallies around Black Out Tuesday initiative amid global Black Lives Matter protests

Music companies including divisions of all three majors have backed Black Out Tuesday, pausing operations for 24 hours in response to George Floyd's death and the protests that followed.…

Chris Cooke • 01 Jun 2020