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Megan Thee Stallion marks “beginning of a new chapter” with Warner deal

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Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion marks “beginning of a new chapter” with Warner deal

Megan Thee Stallion has signed a deal with Warner Music which will distribute and support upcoming releases via her company Hot Girl Productions. This follows the settlement of a legal dispute with the rapper’s former label 1501 Certified Entertainment last October…

Chris Cooke • 05 Feb 2024

Coldplay partners with MIT to study the live music industry’s carbon footprint

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Coldplay partners with MIT to study the live music industry’s carbon footprint

Academics at MIT have announced a study into the environmental impact of the live music industry backed by Coldplay alongside their label Warner Music and promoter Live Nation - it follows Coldplay’s bid to reduce the carbon emissions of their tours by 50%…

Chris Cooke • 30 Jan 2024

Setlist Podcast: The new certification for “respectful” AI companies

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Setlist Podcast: The new certification for “respectful” AI companies

Former Stability AI exec launches certification for AI companies that license copyrighted content before using it to train their models, redundancies at Pitchfork, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 19 Jan 2024

Setlist Podcast: Major label bosses put the spotlight on superfans

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Setlist • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: Major label bosses put the spotlight on superfans

Universal and Warner bosses' new year memos, Viagogo's "misleading" advertorial, and more…

Andy Malt • 12 Jan 2024

Warner Music boss talks streaming model and super-fans in start-of-year memo

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Warner Music boss talks streaming model and super-fans in start-of-year memo

Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl has sent a memo to his staff setting out a vision for the next ten years in the music business - putting the focus on boosting engagement, increasing the value of music and evolving how the major’s teams work together…

Chris Cooke • 09 Jan 2024

Warner Music announces alliance with start-up MediMusic to trial ‘music as medicine’

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Warner Music announces alliance with start-up MediMusic to trial ‘music as medicine’

Warner Music has partnered with UK-based start-up MediMusic to trial a technology that can curate playlists that use music to relieve pain, anxiety and stress…

Chris Cooke • 14 Dec 2023

US ISP Altice sued for failing to deal with repeat infringers

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US ISP Altice sued for failing to deal with repeat infringers

Altice is the latest US ISP to be sued by the record industry - Warner Music and Sony Music argue that it didn’t do enough to deal with repeat infringers among its customer base and is therefore liable for those users’ copyright infringement…

Chris Cooke • 13 Dec 2023

⏩ One Liners: Doja Cat, BRITs Rising Star Award, Spotify + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 4 min read

⏩ One Liners: Doja Cat, BRITs Rising Star Award, Spotify + more

Spotify departures; Warner Chappell and 300 appointments; IMS Ibiza announcement; new music from Green Day, Jack Savoretti x Katherine Jenkins, Fred Again, Bleachers, Barry Can’t Swim and Mall Girl; Doja Cat, Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie live dates; BRITs Rising Star winner…

Andy Malt • 08 Dec 2023

Spinnin Records announces joint venture with DVBBS label Kanary Records

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Spinnin Records announces joint venture with DVBBS label Kanary Records

Warner Music’s Spinnin’ Records has announced a joint venture with Kanary Records, the label founded by production duo DVBBS…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Spotify insists royalty changes will help emerging artists

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Setlist Podcast: Spotify insists royalty changes will help emerging artists

On this week's episode, Spotify's confirmation of plans to update how it pays out (or doesn't pay out) royalties, the decision to bounce the MSG Sphere venue out of London, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 24 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Stability AI exec resigns over fair use claim

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Setlist Podcast: Stability AI exec resigns over fair use claim

The resignation of Stability AI's VP Of Audio Ed Newton-Rex over the company's fair use claims, and YouTube’s plans to get AI generated clones both off and onto its platform…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

“Name, image, likeness and voice” should be “afforded the same protection as copyright” says Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl, as major labels look set to hit $30 billion in combined annual revenues

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“Name, image, likeness and voice” should be “afforded the same protection as copyright” says Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl, as major labels look set to hit $30 billion in combined annual revenues

Warner Music has confirmed its figures for the last quarter and financial year, with annual revenues of over $6 billion - CEO Robert Kyncl also discussed with investors the opportunities and challenges around music and AI…

Sam Taylor • 17 Nov 2023