One Liners - quickfire news from the music business

Merlin, DNR deals; WMG launches Balkan Electro; Radio City Tower to rebrand; Emily Lazar award; Gary Barlow soundtrack; Fontaines DC, Faithless, Dana Gavanski, Three Trapped Tigers gigs; new music from Sia x Paris Hilton, Headie One x Stormzy, Kings Of Leon, AJ Tracey, Naughty Boy, K-Trap and more…

RCA hires Harri Davies; IMPALA webinar for Earth Day; warning over Taylor Swift ticket scams; Music Creator Remuneration Working Group meets; new music from Will Young, Pearl Jam, Fontaines DC, Joe Goddard, AG Cook, John Grant, King Hannah, Sevdaliza, Shelf Lives…

TikTok, Cloud 9 Music, beatBread deals; Virgin Music Group promotion; Nothing Forced launches; Elrow to receive Beatport Award; Kerry King London show; new music from Kate Nash, Yannis Philippakis and Tony Allen, Cigarettes After Sex, Machinedrum, Martha Skye Murphy…

Warner Chappell, Josh Hoge deals; Hipgnosis, Secretly Distribution appointments; Anthropic CEO on fair use; Universal’s ongoing TikTok battle; Chaka Khan’s Meltdown line-up expands; Ludivco Einaudi, Public Service Broadcasting shows; new music from Jamie xx, TEMS, Pillow Queens, Group Listening…

Cutting Edge Group funding; Liz Cass deal; IFPI, CAA, Attachment appointments; Spotify high quality audio; Mark Goodier joins BBC Radio 2; Greatest Hits Radio new weekend line-up…

Lisa, Maeta deals; Drake removed from Astroworld litigation; Warner Music South Asia launches; PRS Foundation’s Early Career Promotion Fund; new music from Dua Lipa, Perrie, Zayn, Mimi Web, Kasabian, Nick Cave, Kerry King, Bugzy Malone, Dagny, Charlotte De Witte, Darkthrone, Joe & The Shitboys, UTO…

Round Hill, Warner Chappell appointments; PPL revenues; Believe acquisition update; Elena Segal receives Ivors Academy Honour; James Blake goes independent; new music from PartyNextDoor, Beth Gibbons, Elkka, Ellur…

UMG x TF Entertainment; RoEx hires Jason Reed; Music Canada streaming report; King Street Sounds relaunches; Benga cancels US shows; Glastonbury ticket resale dates; Crux AV music festival; new music from Noga Erez, Girl Ultra, Camera Obscura, Lemon Twigs, Dea Matrona, HighSchool, Douglas Dare, O…

Bella Figura funding; Sony Music buys Neon Hum; MaMA appointments; Apple App Store rule change; Glastonbury resale; Dream Theater, Chilly Gonzales, Rise Against shows; new music from Caribou, Greg Saunier, Mandy Indiana, Girls In Synthesis…

SoundCloud, Nettwerk appointments; NME Amy Winehouse special; New Kiss presenters; FKA Twigs’ MPG Award; Radio 1’s Dance Weekend Ibiza; St Vincent UK shows; new music from Porno For Pyros and Laura Kampman…

Katie Pruitt, Jacob Mühlrad, ECR Music Group deals; Spotify’s new CFO; TikTok partnering with Eurovision again; Frightened Rabbit documentary; new music from Peggy Gou, Jasper Tygner, Lil Wayne + Young Thug, and Empire Of The Sun…

Pophouse + Kiss deal; Downtown appointment; UD Incubator Programme; Rough Trade Liverpool opening; TuneCore's Studio One integration; TikTok law campaign ads; Charli XCX tour; new music from Chilly Gonzales and Ibibio Sound Machine…