Jack Garratt pivots into dance music via new Skint deal
Jack Garratt returns with dance single 'Just How I Like It' under a new Skint deal and announces UK tour dates for March.…
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One Liners: YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Afrojack, The Waeve, more
Deals and appointments include YoungBoy Never Broke Again moving to Motown, several publishing signings, and PRS naming Julian Nott as Members Council chair.…
Cardi B wins publicity rights legal battle over mixtape artwork
A jury has ruled that Cardi B did not infringe the publicity rights of Kevin Brophy, whose tattoo design was used without permission on the cover of her 2016 mixtape.…
UK-based hacker who sold unreleased Ed Sheeran tracks jailed
Adrian Kwiatkowski has been jailed for 18 months after hacking artists' cloud storage and selling unreleased music, including Ed Sheeran tracks.…
Empire buys Dirtybird label
US label and artist services company Empire has acquired the electronic label Dirtybird, with its founder Claude VonStroke continuing to lead A&R.…
FEAT planning international consumer awareness campaign against ticket touting
The Face-value European Alliance For Ticketing plans an international consumer awareness campaign on the risks of unofficial secondary ticket sites, alongside continued lobbying for a Europe-wide ban on for-profit touting.…
Live music booking app rolls out in London
Live music booking app Gixon, launched in Finland, is rolling out in London ahead of a wider UK launch next year.…
Greatest Hits Radio counts down 300 most streamed tracks from the 70s, 80s and 90s
Greatest Hits Radio, working with the Official Charts Company, is counting down the 300 most streamed songs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, hosted by Mark Goodier.…
Bono apologises for putting that free U2 album on your iPhone
In an excerpt from his memoir 'Surrender', Bono apologises for the 2014 Apple giveaway of U2's album 'Songs Of Innocence' to iTunes users.…
Setlist: How much will promoters lose from the Festicket collapse?
This Setlist episode discusses Festicket administrators' confirmation that promoters' ticket money was not held in trust, and BTS's military service plans.…
CMU Digest 23.10.22: Astroworld, Live Nation, Festicket, Green Events Code, Pinterest
This digest covers Astroworld settlements, campaigns to revisit the Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger, Festicket's trust findings and the Green Events Code.…
Two Astroworld victims settle their lawsuits
The families of two Astroworld victims, Axel Acosta and Brianna Rodriguez, have settled their lawsuits against the festival's organisers, though terms are unknown.…