CMU Insights at AIM House: The Podcast Business
CMU Insights will host a session at AIM House on how podcasts generate revenue and how the music industry can use the medium, featuring speakers from Acast, Blueprint Pods and Mixcloud.…
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One liners: Del Amitri, The Pretty Reckless, Sean Douglas, more
Del Amitri have signed to Cooking Vinyl, Sean Douglas has returned to Warner Chappell, and Evelyn Glennie becomes President of Help Musicians.…
Appeals court cuts Quincy Jones' win in Michael Jackson dispute by $6.9 million
A California appeals court has reduced Quincy Jones's $9.4 million jury award against the Michael Jackson estate, ruling the jury should not have interpreted the producer contracts.…
Jason Mraz settles dispute over Coors Instagram post
Jason Mraz has provisionally settled his copyright dispute with Coors Light over an Instagram post that used a clip of him performing 'I'm Yours'.…
The Weeknd hits back in Yeasayer sample dispute
The Weeknd's lawyers have filed papers arguing 'Pray For Me' was created independently of Yeasayer's 'Sunrise', asking for the band's lawsuit to be dismissed and legal costs covered.…
Over 55s now driving streaming subscription boom in the UK
ERA figures show over-55s accounted for more than a third of new UK streaming subscriptions in the year to February 2020, with numbers up 90%.…
Nearly half of UK recording studios face closure without government support
Research from the Music Producers Guild suggests almost half of UK commercial recording studios face closure within three months, and the trade body wants further government support.…
BBC Radio 1 revives Big Weekend as virtual festival
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend will go ahead online over the bank holiday weekend, with 50 new performances filmed in artists' homes and 50 archive sets from past years.…
One Liners: Benee, Global, Lianne La Havas, more
Sony/ATV has signed Benee, Barclaycard has partnered with Global, and a range of artists including Lianne La Havas, Fontaines DC and Barbarossa have released new music.…
IFPI confirms recorded music market grew 8.2% in 2019
IFPI's Global Music Report confirms recorded music revenues grew 8.2% to $20.2 billion in 2019, driven by a 22.9% rise in streaming income, which now makes up more than half of revenues.…
Criminal trial over 2010 Love Parade stampede abandoned without conclusion
A German court has ended without conclusion a manslaughter trial over the 2010 Love Parade stampede in Duisburg that killed 21 people, citing COVID-19 and a statute of limitations.…
Sony/ATV Nashville signs Gabby Barrett
Sony/ATV Nashville has signed country singer Gabby Barrett to a global publishing administration deal, ahead of her debut album 'Goldmine' in June.…