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Setlist Podcast: US politicians want TikTok to sell up or be banned
US politicians vote in favour or proposals to ban TikTok in the country, Labour commits to cap secondary ticket prices, and more…
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Selling TikTok would be last resort for ByteDance, sources say as House votes through sell-or-be-banned law
American politicians in the House Of Representatives have voted in favour of proposals that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US. However, ByteDance will continue to fight the new laws in US Senate and the courts, seeing a sell-off as the last resort…
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TikTok insists it isn't forcing Americans to phone politicians as ban proposal gets fast-tracked in Congress
Last week’s proposals in US Congress that could result in TikTok being banned are being fast-tracked through the House Of Representatives. Attempts by TikTok to rally its users to campaign against the proposals don’t seem to be working…
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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…