One Liners: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith, Jessie Ware & Roisin Murphy, Grimes, more
Calvin Harris and Sam Smith release 'Desire', Jessie Ware features Roisin Murphy on a new 'Freak Me Now', and Lynks signs to Heavenly.…
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Pop stars signed up for Capital Radio ad campaign
Global has recruited a range of pop stars for a Capital Radio 'Play Capital' ad campaign, produced in-house, running on TV, social media and outdoors.…
Ed Sheeran demo CD sells for £8000
A rare Ed Sheeran demo CD, 'Spinning Man', recorded when he was thirteen, has sold at auction for £8000, with only 21 copies known to exist.…
Setlist: The music industry finally sues Twitter
CMU's podcast discusses music publishers suing Twitter over alleged copyright infringement, and distributors forming Music Fights Fraud to combat streaming fraud.…
Ed Sheeran gets a giant bear tingly for his hot sauce
Ed Sheeran's hot sauce brand Tingly Ted's has launched an advertising campaign created with Warner Music's WMX and The Kraft Heinz Company, featuring a grumpy giant teddy bear.…
One Liners: Ed Sheeran & Ishawna, Jake Shears, 100gecs, more
Concord signs Nana Rogues, Ed Sheeran releases a video with Ishawna, and several artists including Jake Shears and Gogol Bordello release music or tour news.…
CMU Digest 21.05.23: Andy Warhol Foundation, Generative AI, Brixton Academy, Ed Sheeran, Leadmill
CMU's weekly digest covers the Supreme Court Warhol ruling, US Congress hearings on generative AI and copyright, and the Brixton Academy licence review.…
Ed Sheeran defeats second song-theft claim over Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran has defeated a second song-theft lawsuit over 'Thinking Out Loud', brought by Structured Asset Sales, which has a stake in 'Let's Get It On'.…
CMU Digest 14.05.23: Ticket touts, Ed Sheeran, Warner Music, SoundCloud, Yout
CMU's weekly digest covers the UK government's decision on ticket touting, Ed Sheeran's comments after his song-theft win and Warner Music's streaming pricing views.…
Ed Sheeran says he "had to take a stand" against song-theft accusation
Ed Sheeran says he felt he had to take a stand against the song-theft claim over 'Thinking Out Loud', even though it meant missing his grandmother's funeral.…
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An Ed Sheeran stream should earn more than the sound of rainfall, says Warner boss
Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl has echoed comments by his Universal counterpart Lucian Grainge on the need to restructure the…
Ed Sheeran discusses song-theft claims in pre-trial interview
In an interview recorded before the verdict, Ed Sheeran discussed the 'Thinking Out Loud' song-theft case, arguing that common chord progressions cannot be copyrighted.…