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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 • 2 min read

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

Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'

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Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'

The VP Of Audio at Stability AI, Ed Newton-Rex, has resigned in protest at the company’s position that training generative AI models with existing content is fair use under US copyright law - meaning it does not need to get the permission of copyright owners…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

Distrokid boss critical of Spotify plan to fine distributors over tracks with heavy stream manipulation

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Distrokid boss critical of Spotify plan to fine distributors over tracks with heavy stream manipulation

Spotify will start issuing fines to labels and distributors that deliver tracks that are subject to heavy stream manipulation - a move that has been criticised by at least one DIY distributor…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

Edith Piaf to narrate her own life story through AI

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Edith Piaf to narrate her own life story through AI

Warner Music and the Edith Piaf estate have announced plans for an animated biopic that will use AI to allow the late singer to narrate her own life story…

Andy Malt • 15 Nov 2023

Universal’s plans to cut carbon emissions certified by Science Based Targets initiative

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Universal’s plans to cut carbon emissions certified by Science Based Targets initiative

Universal Music has had its plans to reduce carbon emissions over the next decade certified by the Science Based Targets initiative. The major says that this is a first for a standalone music company…

Andy Malt • 14 Nov 2023

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Canva launches music library product

Canva yesterday announced that users of the graphic design platform can now easily insert music into their content from a large catalogue of tracks - it follows deals earlier this year with Warner and Merlin…

Chris Cooke • 10 Nov 2023

LA Reid sued by former Arista A&R over allegations of sexual assault

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LA Reid sued by former Arista A&R over allegations of sexual assault

Record industry veteran LA Reid has been sued by a former colleague at Arista Records who claims he sexually assaulted and harassed her when she was working in A&R at the label in the early 2000s…

Chris Cooke • 09 Nov 2023

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Sony Music • 2 min read

Sony Music has a new logo, Deezer and SiriusXM have a brandwank

Sony Music, Deezer and SiriusXM have all unveiled new logos. Sony’s delves into its brand heritage, Deezer’s aims to “recharge people's emotional connection to the brand”, and SiriusXM’s “gives a nod to the service’s consumer value proposition”…

Andy Malt & Sam Taylor • 09 Nov 2023

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