CMU launches new CMU Masterclass series
Today we’re launching ten new on-demand CMU Masterclass sessions, tailored for music industry professionals, and based on our many years of experience delivering training and consultancy for a wide range…
Approved: Whitelands
London based four-piece Whitelands are at the forefront of the new generation of black British shoegaze. Ostensibly a shoegaze band ever since lead guitarist and vocalist Etienne Quartey-Papafio stumbled across…
Government should invest in long-term strategy to support young music creators, says Youth Music
Music charity Youth Music has called on the new UK government to invest in a long-term strategy to support young music creators, which should include a reimagining of formal music…
⏩ One Liners: Management deals, Sonicbids acquisition, streaming fraud detection + more
DEALS 🚨 Matt Musacchio’s Champ Management has partnered with Red Light Management, bringing artists Vincent Mason, Jessie James Decker and Dawson Anderson to Red Light’s roster. Musacchio stated that he…
Streaming giants sue to block Canada’s 5% revenue levy
Spotify, Apple and Amazon have launched legal challenges against Canada’s new 5% streaming levy through the country’s Federal Court Of Appeal. The Motion Picture Association Canada has also begun legal…
⏩ One Liners: IMRO, Believe, Primary Wave, BMI, Warner Music + more
DEALS 🧊 Irish song rights collecting society IMRO has extended its agreement with digital licensing hub ICE for a new multi-year period. The two organisations say that the new deal…
⏩ One Liners: O2 Silver Clef Awards, Sault, deadmau5 + more
APPOINTMENTS 🌹 Following last week’s UK General Election, new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been very busy appointing new ministers. The music industry lobbies various departments of government, but especially…
Labour’s landslide: UK music industry sets ambitious agenda for new government
The UK music industry has responded to the Labour Party’s decisive victory in the General Election, after Keir Starmer’s party secured 412 seats in the House Of Commons. The dramatic…
⏩ One Liners: Charts of 2024 so far, Michael Bibi, Ed Sheeran + more
DEALS 🤑 The BBC’s investment arm, BBC Ventures, has invested £500,000 into Condense, a Bristol-based company whose technology powers virtual immersive gigs and is already being used by the broadcaster…
Cardi B hit with beat theft lawsuit over ‘Enough (Miami)’
Cardi B has been accused of copyright infringement by Texas-based musicians Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar. The pair claim that the rapper ripped off the beat from their 2021 track…