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Business News • 3 min read

UK Music calls on government to remove barriers to closing the gender pay gap

UK Music has called on employers and government to do more to close the gender pay gap, after latest figures showed persistent disparities at major music companies.…

Andy Malt • 12 Oct 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

Setlist: Tina Turner's big money brand and rights deal

CMU's Setlist podcast discusses Tina Turner's wide-ranging deal with BMG, in which she reportedly gave up her recordings, songs and brand for $50 million, and Friendly Fires' complaint.…

Andy Malt • 11 Oct 2021

Business News • 2 min read

BBC signs new licensing deal with PRS For Music

PRS For Music has signed a new five-year blanket music licence with the BBC, covering its TV, radio, iPlayer and Sounds services.…

Andy Malt • 07 Oct 2021

Artist News • 3 min read

One Liners: Ed Sheeran & Elton John, Kylie Minogue & Years & Years, Tears For Fears, more

Roundup of deals and appointments, including Qobuz acquiring e-onkyo, Botch signing a digital catalogue deal and PRS For Music appointing Fabienne Leys.…

Andy Malt • 07 Oct 2021

Business News • 2 min read

BBC jingle maker says PRS royalty distribution policies are “heavily influenced by the interests of its more powerful members”

Production company Delicious Digital is suing PRS, alleging its royalty distribution policies favour powerful members, after its collective licensing income fell sharply.…

Chris Cooke • 09 Aug 2021

Business News • 3 min read

LIVE voices its opposition to PRS's new livestream licence

The live music trade group LIVE has joined the MMF and FAC in criticising PRS's livestream licence rates, warning they could make livestreaming unviable long term.…

Chris Cooke • 21 May 2021

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Burna Boy, St Vincent, Marina, more

Round-up of deals, appointments and releases including Burna Boy's deal with Kobalt Neighbouring Rights, Muna signing to Saddest Factory, and new music from Marina, Garbage and others.…

Andy Malt • 20 May 2021

Apple • 3 min read

CMU Digest 10.05.21: AIF, PRS, Apple, Live Nation, Vimeo

This week's digest covers the Association Of Independent Festivals warning about cancellations without insurance, PRS's revised livestream licence, and Apple's App Store rules under EU scrutiny.…

Chris Cooke • 10 May 2021

Business News • 6 min read

PRS proposes revised livestream licence after 'call for views', but still criticised by artists and managers

PRS has revised its livestream licence to a single 10% rate for shows during the pandemic, but artists and managers still object that middle-tier shows could be worse off.…

Chris Cooke • 07 May 2021

Brexit • 2 min read

CMU Digest 03.05.21: Tencent, Brexit, Downtown, Spotify, PRS

This week's round-up covers reports of a large Chinese competition fine against Tencent, a letter on post-Brexit touring, Downtown's song catalogue sale to Concord, and Spotify's price rises.…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2021

Business News • 2 min read

PRS royalty distributions up in 2020, but COVID effect means collections were down 19.7%

PRS For Music distributed £699.4 million in royalties for 2020, up 2%, but collections fell 19.7% as COVID hit live and public performance income, with distributions expected to fall around 10% next year.…

Chris Cooke • 26 Apr 2021

Business News • 3 min read

TikTok's Ole Obermann, BBC's Lorna Clarke and Ghostpoet join TGE Conference line-up

TikTok's Ole Obermann and the BBC's Lorna Clarke join The Great Escape Online conference's In Conversation programme, with further sessions announced across CMU's three thematic strands.…

CMU Editorial • 14 Apr 2021