*Music Industry Insight
A Danish music industry executive has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison after what appears to be the first publicly reported example of “industry insider” streaming fraud. The case…
DEALS 🇬🇧 BMG has acquired Dr Alban’s interests in his recordings catalogue, it already owning the label share in those tracks, which include, of course, ‘It’s My Life’. “The acquisition…
DEALS 🤝 Merlin and Deezer have renewed their licensing deal, with the indie label digital rights agency signing up to the streaming platform’s new royalty model. “I’m very happy to…
Domino Publishing seeks an enthusiastic and organised individual to join our London team as Assets Coordinator. ABOUT DOMINO We are an independent boutique music publishing company. Founded in London in…
Artists making music targeted at Spotify’s hugely popular mood music playlists are back in the spotlight after a report in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter revealed that one such artist has…
The Loud & Clear site provides useful information for the wider music community on trends in the market and about how the music streaming business model works. Though it also…
DEALS 💸 Kobalt has announced new financing that will bring its funds to implement growth strategies to more than $1 billion. It has secured $266.5 million on more than 5000…
UK record industry trade group BPI has threatened legal action against Voicify, the UK-based company that operates, in its own words, “the number one platform for making high quality AI…
LEGAL 🇯🇲 Vybz Kartel’s murder conviction has been quashed. The judicial committee of the privy council in London – still the highest court of appeal for Jamaica – ruled that…
This week: It’s the BAN edition! The US wants to ban TikTok. The UK Labour Party wants to ban insane ticket prices. Slightly more tenuously: French regulators haven’t said anything…