Senior Label Manager // The Orchard (London)
The Orchard has an immediate opening for an experienced Senior Label Manager to join its London office. Managing key relationships, you will be the first point of contact for a…
🎧 Approved: WILDES
WILDES, the project of Anglo-Irish musician and producer Ella Walker, crafts spacious, deconstructed, exquisitely arranged indie pop. Known for her bewitching and deceptively brooding sound, WILDES consistently pushes boundaries and…
Diddy lawyers seek to identify his accusers, as yet another sexual assault lawsuit is filed
Another lawsuit was filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs yesterday – separate to the flood of lawsuits promised by Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee – in which a woman claims she was…
Rapino must give deposition in Astroworld lawsuit says Texas court
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Live Nation boss Michael Rapino can’t avoid giving a deposition in connection with the ongoing Astroworld litigation. Live Nation has been working very…
Parliament’s culture committee chair urges ministers to not put “flawed” AI copyright exception back on the agenda
The Chair of Parliament’s Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, Caroline Dinenage, has written to ministers Lisa Nandy and Peter Kyle over reports that the new UK government might be…
Universal buys out [PIAS] founders
Universal Music has taken full ownership of the [PIAS] group, buying out its founders Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot in a deal that will also see the [PIAS] label services…
🎧 Approved: Ditz
Brighton’s DITZ have carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s standout noise rock bands, blending abrasive post-punk and experimental hardcore into a sound that’s equal parts chaotic and…
Spotify should have put up prices long ago; TikTok not a promo platform; AI will be a great tool for making music; Sony will take “more organic” approach to working with artists beyond releases, says Rob Stringer
TikTok should be paying more for music, as should Spotify’s subscribers. The industry needs to keep the pressure on to make sure that happens, while also capitalising on the multitude…
HR Assistant/Coordinator // ICE (London)
About ICE 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.…
Exclusive: WIN says TikTok’s decision to circumvent Merlin “puts independent labels in an impossible place” and “poses risk to cultural diversity”
As opposition grows around the world from independent music organisations furious about TikTok’s decision to cut long-established digital music licensing intermediary Merlin out of licensing negotiations between the social media…