📑 CMU Digest: Don’t stop Believing
This week: Warner Music Group decided it was better to stay a small town girl, and has turned down the opportunity to take a midnight train to Believe-ville: maybe the…
Warner Music Group pulls out of Believe takeover race
In a statement issued today Warner Music Group says that “after careful consideration, it has decided not to submit a binding offer for Believe”. The full statement reads: “April 6,…
An unexpected late night is not a “cognizable injury”, says Madonna in response to lawsuit over her slack timekeeping
A formal response has been filed to the lawsuit instigated by two concertgoers who are seeking damages because of Madonna’s slack time-keeping. No reasonable concertgoer would have interpreted an 8.30pm…
⏩ One Liners: Spotify CFO, Peggy Gou, Lil Wayne + more
DEALS 💧 Reservoir Media has announced a publishing deal with Nashville-based Katie Pruitt via its joint venture with One Riot, ahead of the release of her new album ‘Mantras’. Says…
⏩ One Liners: Kiss, Downtown, Charli XCX, Chilly Gonzales + more
DEALS 💋 Pophouse has announced a deal to acquire a stack of rights from Kiss, including the band’s share of their recording and song rights and revenues, plus brand and…
FKP Scorpio Entertainment (FKPE) // Social Media Manager (London)
FKP SCORPIO ENTERTAINMENT (FKPE) JOIN THE FASTEST GROWING PROMOTER IN THE EXHIBITION & FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR. We are looking for a talented, motivated and dynamic Social Media whizz to join our fast-growing…
200+ artists sign letter urging tech companies to stop using AI to “devalue the rights of human artists”
More than 200 artists – including Nicki Minaj, Jonas Brothers, Chuck D, Sam Smith, Katy Perry and Zayn Malik – have signed an open letter that calls on technology companies…
⏩ One Liners: Resident Advisor, Spotify, Mike Lindsay and Anna B Savage + more
DEALS 💼 Endeavor Group Holdings, which owns talent agency WME, is becoming a private company again, having listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021. In a deal led…
Pharrell Williams accused of “committing fraud in securing trademarks” by Neptunes partner
Chad Hugo has filed legal papers with the US Trademark Office opposing moves by his musical collaborator Pharrell Williams to register trademarks connected to the name they have long collaborated…
⏩ One Liners: SM Entertainment, St Vincent, Machinedrum + more
DEALS 🤳 Now best buds ever since the streaming service revamped its entire royalties model (at least in part) to placate a tetchy Lucian Grainge, Spotify and Universal Music last…