Pioneer DJ parent company acquires stake in DJ Monitor
AlphaTheta, parent of Pioneer DJ, has acquired a 25% stake in audio ID firm DJ Monitor, which will work alongside its royalty platform KUVO.…
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Scooter Braun says he regrets fall out with Taylor Swift
Scooter Braun says he regrets how his acquisition of Big Machine went with Taylor Swift, admitting he was unaware of the bad blood with Scott Borchetta.…
A Greener Festival launches new sustainability toolkit focus on Mexican festival sector
A Greener Festival and Edinburgh Napier University have launched an online sustainability toolkit for Mexican festivals, developed with the British Council.…
Setlist: Will data developments get songwriters paid?
This Setlist episode discusses PRS's planned data portal, the MLC's unmatched royalty tool and Pusha T's second diss track aimed at McDonald's.…
CMU Digest 02.10.22: ISM, Mr Probz, PRS, MLC, Pollen, Meta
This digest covers an ISM report on discrimination, Mr Probz's new royalty lawsuit against Sony, PRS and MLC data initiatives and a class action against Pollen.…
PRS announces plans for new portal offering easy access to song rights data
PRS For Music plans a new online portal giving public access to songwriter names, identifier codes and recording-to-song matching data.…
Judge declines to issue summary judgement in second song theft case over Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud
A US judge has ruled that a jury must consider whether elements shared by Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ are protected by copyright.…
Rammstein secure injunction to stop Viagogo sales of tickets for upping tour
Rammstein have secured a Hamburg court injunction preventing Viagogo from facilitating resale of tickets for their 2023 tour.…
Concord acquire Genesis catalogue in $300 million deal
Concord has acquired song and certain recording rights and revenues from Genesis’s classic line-up in a deal reportedly valued at over $300 million.…
BMG books out Berlin theatre for two years of fun times
BMG has leased Berlin’s 1600-seat Theater Des Westens for two years to stage musicals and artist residencies, starting with the musical ‘Romeo & Julia - Liebe Ist Alles’.…
Deezer rejigs livestreaming interests as Driift acquires Dreamstage
Deezer has restructured its livestreaming interests as Driift acquires Dreamstage, with Deezer investing £4 million and becoming Driift’s largest shareholder.…
One Liners: Bruce Springsteen, Warner Music, Arctic Monkeys, more
A roundup of news including Warner Music’s partnership with NFT marketplace OpenSea and new releases from Bruce Springsteen, Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Borrell’s new band.…