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Warner Music boss talks streaming model and super-fans in start-of-year memo

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Warner Music boss talks streaming model and super-fans in start-of-year memo

Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl has sent a memo to his staff setting out a vision for the next ten years in the music business - putting the focus on boosting engagement, increasing the value of music and evolving how the major’s teams work together…

Chris Cooke • 09 Jan 2024

Universal Music integrates with Beat Galaxy music hub on Roblox

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Universal Music integrates with Beat Galaxy music hub on Roblox

Universal Music has announced a partnership with virtual world experts Supersocial to build a music hub on Roblox - Yungblud is the first Universal-signed artist set to participate…

Chris Cooke • 15 Dec 2023

US ISP Altice sued for failing to deal with repeat infringers

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US ISP Altice sued for failing to deal with repeat infringers

Altice is the latest US ISP to be sued by the record industry - Warner Music and Sony Music argue that it didn’t do enough to deal with repeat infringers among its customer base and is therefore liable for those users’ copyright infringement…

Chris Cooke • 13 Dec 2023

Music consumption at an all time high, IFPI reports, though "unlicensed music is still an issue"

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Music consumption at an all time high, IFPI reports, though "unlicensed music is still an issue"

Music consumption is at an all time high according to the latest ‘Engaging With Music’ report from the IFPI - although 29% of those who participated in the research still access music from unlicensed services, with stream-ripping platforms the most used piracy services…

Chris Cooke • 11 Dec 2023

Indie labels suggest delaying Spotify's royalty payout revamp to allow proper consultation

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Indie labels suggest delaying Spotify's royalty payout revamp to allow proper consultation

Indie label repping IMPALA has published a list of questions about Spotify’s plans to change the way it allocates revenue to each track each month - in particular seeking clarity on and proposing refinements for the new 1000 play threshold…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

IMPALA’s questions for Spotify over the changes it is making to its model

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IMPALA’s questions for Spotify over the changes it is making to its model

The European independent music community has lots of questions about the changes Spotify is making to the way it calculates what money is due to the record industry each month…

CMU Editorial • 07 Dec 2023

David Dollimore launches new dance label in partnership with Geffen

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David Dollimore launches new dance label in partnership with Geffen

Former RCA President David Dollimore has returned to his dance music roots with the launch of new record label Disorder Records, in partnership with Universal’s Geffen…

Andy Malt • 07 Dec 2023

MLC unveils network of five partners to help with matching work

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MLC unveils network of five partners to help with matching work

US mechanical rights collecting society The MLC has unveiled a network of five partners to help with the matching process that gets songwriters paid when their music is streamed…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023

US ISP hits out at anti-piracy agency used by the music industry in copyright dispute

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US ISP hits out at anti-piracy agency used by the music industry in copyright dispute

US internet company Altice - sued by Universal, BMG and Concord for not doing enough to stop copyright infringement on its networks - has hit out at the anti-piracy agency employed by the record labels and wants more information about its operations…

Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

Axl Rose and Jimmy lovine sued as deadline for lawsuits under New York's Adult Survivors Act approaches

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Axl Rose and Jimmy lovine sued as deadline for lawsuits under New York's Adult Survivors Act approaches

Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose and Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine have both been sued as the deadline for lawsuits to be filed under New York State's Adult Survivors Act approaches…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Ella Eyre has returned with new single ‘Head In The Ground’

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Ella Eyre has returned with new single ‘Head In The Ground’

Ella Eyre has released her first single under a new deal with [PIAS], which sees her move into a new phase with an independent label, having previously been signed to Universal…

Kaya Robertson • 23 Nov 2023

BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital

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BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital

Private equity outfit New Mountain Capital has agreed a deal to buy US collecting society BMI - terms of the deal are not known but $100 million will be distributed to songwriters and publishers allied to the organisation…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023

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