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Setlist Podcast: Apple blames Spotify for €1.8 billion fine
Apple's €1.8 billion over its App Store rules, Live Nation's insistence that it's not to blame for rising ticket prices, and more…
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US publisher group doesn't plan to renew its TikTok licensing deal
TikTok may have to remove more songs from its platform in May because the US National Music Publishers Association has said it does not intend to renew its licensing agreement with the social media platform. That agreement is utilised by various independent music publishers that are NMPA members…
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New US-wide TikTok ban proposed in Congress
More US politicians are trying to get TikTok banned in the country over data security concerns caused by the app being owned by China-based Bytedance. A new bill proposed in Congress orders ByteDance to sell the app or face a US-wide ban…
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Setlist Podcast: UK music revenues are back to their CD peak (sort of)
Music retail revenues are now higher than their 2001 peak (just don't adjust for inflation), and the brewing legal battle between Kanye West and the Donna Summer estate…
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Universal Music sends another memo to songwriters about its big TikTok bust-up
As the deadline passed for TikTok to remove Universal published songs from its platform, the major has sent another memo to its artists and songwriters. It admits some of them may be finding that the disruption caused by its TikTok bust-up is proving difficult, but insists it will all be worth it…
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€111 million in TikTok revenue is nothing when you’re Lucian Grainge - but, he says, “my phone is always open” if Shou Zi Chew wants to be friends again
The Lucian-Shou bromance is over, and Lucian would like Shou to know that he really doesn’t care and they were never really friends anyway. So much so that he spent an hour telling everyone just how much he doesn’t care. Really. Doesn’t care. Not at all.…
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Universal Music made €11.1 billion in 2023; CEO hits out at TikTok on earnings call
Universal's "former deal" with TikTok made €111 million in 2023 says Lucian Grainge but "his phone is open 24 hours a day. We hope that we will be able to find solutions".…
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TikTok is stripping out Universal published songs from its catalogue - with recordings owned by Sony and Warner music likely to be affected
As Universal’s big fall out with TikTok continues, the video sharing platform has begun removing songs controlled by Universal Music Publishing. This has resulted in songs partly controlled by other companies - including the other majors - being removed from the service…
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Setlist Podcast: The music business in 2024
In a special edition of the show, we preview our latest series of music business masterclasses…
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EU to investigate TikTok over online safety concerns
The European Union has announced it is investigating TikTok for potential breaches of its Digital Services Act - failure to deal with harmful content was one of the concerns cited by Universal Music when it pulled out of licensing negotiations last month…
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Setlist Podcast: When arts funding and politics collide
Kneecap threaten to sue the British government for blocking funding to expand their international career, and MLC goes legal over mechanical royalties on its free service…
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Music industry welcomes German ruling holding TikTok liable for unlicensed content
A German court has held TikTok liable for hosting unlicensed content following a lawsuit filed by a Berlin film distributor which relied on changes made to the copyright safe harbour by the 2019 EU Copyright Directive…