Spotify adds playlists to bananas
Spotify has partnered with banana company Chiquita to put scannable codes on banana stickers, linking to playlists and remixes of the company's 1950s jingle, starting in the US.…
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Bauer Media to mark VE Day with Absolute Radio 40s
Bauer Media is launching Absolute Radio 40s, a 24-hour pop-up station playing 1940s music to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May.…
One Liners: Loud And Quiet, Devin Townsend, Mercury Prize, more
Loud And Quiet warns it will close without enough subscribers, Devin Townsend raises £65,000 for the NHS, and PRS For Music passes £2 million to its Emergency Relief Fund.…
Saudi Arabia buys 5% of Live Nation
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has bought around $500 million of Live Nation stock, making it the company's third largest shareholder.…
South By Southwest sued over its no refunds policy
Two ticketholders have filed a class action against SXSW, arguing its no refunds policy is unlawful after the 2020 festival was cancelled over COVID-19.…
I Like Trains sign to newly founded Atlantic Curve label
I Like Trains have become the first signing to Atlantic Curve, a new label owned by Schubert Music, ahead of a new album later this year.…
PPL adds extra royalty payment date to help members meet COVID-19 cashflow challenges
Collecting society PPL is advancing £23.9 million of royalties to members on 30 April, bringing forward part of its June payment to help with COVID-19 cashflow pressures.…
Latitude is the latest festival to cancel as a result of COVID-19
Latitude Festival has been cancelled for 2020 because of COVID-19, with ticket-holders offered refunds or a rollover option, following other July festival cancellations.…
Facebook to let artists charge for access to online gigs
Facebook looks set to let artists and Pages charge for access to live streamed events, though details of how this will work and when it launches remain unclear.…
Music Venue Trust launches #saveourvenues campaign
The Music Venue Trust has launched #saveourvenues, encouraging artists to livestream shows in aid of at-risk grassroots venues, with 556 venues currently at risk of closure.…
Danish courts block stream-ripping site Yout.com despite it employing the "but we don't copy anything" defence
A Danish court has ruled that stream-ripping site Yout.com infringes copyright and ordered internet providers to block it, rejecting the operator's defence that it copies no files.…
Universal partners with Lego on new toy
Universal Music has announced a partnership with Lego on a music-themed toy range set for launch in 2021, though how recordings will feature is not yet clear.…