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UK government sets up taskforce for helping cultural industries come out of COVID-19 shutdown

The UK government has appointed Neil Mendoza as Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and a taskforce to advise on reopening the sports, culture and heritage sectors.…

Chris Cooke • 21 May 2020

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Emails ordered to be shared in Live From Abbey Road litigation

A UK judge has ordered producer Michael Gleason to disclose correspondence about his plans to auction master recordings from Channel 4's 'Live From Abbey Road', in a dispute with Universal Music.…

Chris Cooke • 21 May 2020

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BMG launches neighbouring rights division

BMG has launched a neighbouring rights division to help artists collect performance royalties for recordings globally, with producer Jonas Blue and Roger Daltrey as first clients.…

Andy Malt • 21 May 2020

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Paradigm in talks to sell music division

The Wasserman Media Group is reportedly in early, on-and-off talks to buy the music division of Paradigm Talent Agency, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 shutdown.…

Chris Cooke • 21 May 2020

Artist News • 4 min read

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber deny 6ix9ine's claims they bought US number one position

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber deny 6ix9ine's claims that they bought their way to US number one, citing fan support and last-minute CD sales.…

Andy Malt • 20 May 2020

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Sosa Entertainment boss calls Spotify's "fraudster" claims "laughable and blatantly false"

Jake Noch has rejected Spotify's countersuit, which accuses him of fraudulently manipulating streams, calling its claims laughable and blatantly false.…

Chris Cooke • 20 May 2020

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Foxes signs new management and recording deals

Foxes has signed a recording deal with [PIAS] Recordings and a management agreement with VDM Music, and released the single 'Love Not Loving You'.…

Andy Malt • 20 May 2020

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Glastonbury Festival urges fans not to visit site

Glastonbury Festival asks fans not to visit Worthy Farm during lockdown, after visitors attempted to access the site despite travel restrictions.…

Andy Malt • 20 May 2020

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Online media revenues were already down before COVID-19 struck, new stats show

AOP figures show UK digital publishing revenues fell 6.2% in late 2019 before COVID-19, with subscriptions growing as publishers look for stable revenue.…

Chris Cooke • 20 May 2020

Artist News • 1 min read

One liners: Kenny Chesney, Tiagz, PPL, more

Kenny Chesney has signed a global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV has signed TikTok star Tiagz, and PPL has promoted Camilla Waite to Deputy General Counsel.…

CMU Editorial • 20 May 2020

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Spotify makes bold claims in countersuit against the American indie label it banned

Spotify's countersuit against Sosa Entertainment alleges Jake Noch ran a stream manipulation scheme, claims Noch disputes in the wider legal battle.…

Chris Cooke • 19 May 2020

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Downtown buys African music publisher Sheer

Downtown has agreed a deal with South Africa-based Sheer Music Publishing, expanding its footprint into Africa and giving local artists access to its services.…

Chris Cooke • 19 May 2020