*Music Industry Insight
Warner Music’s Atlantic Records has asked a court in Texas to dismiss a beat-theft lawsuit filed in relation to Cardi B’s ‘Enough (Miami)’, on the basis that the claimants sneakily…
SIMONA’s new single ‘PERRA AVENTURERA’ ‘PERRA AVENTURERA’ moves with throbbing bass, pacey rhythms and the kind of assured, alluring vocal that makes late-night dancefloors feel like playgrounds. Described by SIMONA…
Columbian singer, songwriter and reggaeton star Karol G has been sued by a producer from El Salvador who claims that her 2022 track ‘Gatúbela’ used a beat he created without…
Horizon Future Leaders – Daniele YandelAs part of our Horizon Future Leaders series of interviews, we are connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice and insights into their career…
The University Of Southern California is on the receiving end of the latest lawsuit filed over the uncleared use of music in promotional videos posted to TikTok and Instagram. Sony…
Approved: Kara-Lis CoverdaleBorn in Burlington, Canada, with Estonian roots, composer Kara-Lis Coverdale has a way of making electronic music feel deeply human. Known for her boundary-pushing electronic and neoclassical compositions, her sound…
Spotify’s Loud & Clear website has had its annual overhaul, and this year’s big headline stats bang is that the streaming service’s total pay out to the music industry topped…
Annual streaming revenues in the UK record industry have broken through the £1 billion threshold for the first time, according to the latest figures from British record label trade group…
Brazil’s competition regulator CADE is investigating the country’s main trade body for music publishers, UBEM, over its role in negotiating licensing deals around mechanical rights for its members. Although the…
Approved: Choses SauvagesMontreal’s Choses Sauvages toe multiple lines within the realm of modern post-punk, new wave, disco and Krautrock; making existential dread feel like something you should move your body to. Part…