*Music Industry Insight
The Musicians’ Union has written to UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch to express concern about her decision to block Music Export Growth Scheme funding for Belfast rap group Kneecap because…
Following on from recent singles ‘Down Bad’ and ‘Hold My Hand’, Tatyana returns with ‘Control’, the latest track from her upcoming new album ‘It’s Over’. Featuring Dave Okumu on guest…
The European Union is reportedly getting ready to fine Apple in the region of half a billion euros for breaching competition laws by forcing unfair trading conditions on music streaming…
This week: The MLC and Pandora are going to court in a difference of opinion over royalties; Believe CEO Denis Ladegaillerie announces a plan to delist the company from the…
On this week’s show we discuss questions and potential legal action over the politicisation of arts funding, as Kneecap are denied money by the British government and Arts Council England…
AI company Anthropic’s bid to “build an $18 billion business” through the “massive copying” of lyrics published by Universal, Concord and ABKCO “bears no resemblance” to the fair uses that…
ICE is a purpose-driven organisation, founded by rightsholders, for rightsholders. We exist to support songwriters, enabling societies and publishers to accurately compensate them when their work is used internationally. We…
The music industry has welcomed a recent ruling in the German courts involving TikTok that enforces changes to the copyright safe harbour made under the 2019 EU Copyright Directive. The…
DEALS 💤 Sleep Token have signed a new record deal with Sony Music’s RCA. Their first three albums were released on Universal’s Spinefarm. The band recently announced a UK arena…
Def Jam founder Russell Simmons has been sued by a former employee of the label who accuses the record industry executive of rape. The assault allegedly took place at his…