Here is some stuff I wrote in February 2024…

CMU News: UK music retail revenues reach record high, according to ERA stats

CMU News: Ja Rule says he told promoter criminal record could cause problems for now cancelled UK tour

CMU News: Trademark dispute over Earth, Wind & Fire tribute shows back in court

CMU News: Donna Summer estate sues Kanye West over “shameless” uncleared sample

CMU News: Warner boss teases superfan app that will be “a cross-platform solution”

CMU News: Supertramp songwriter defeats former bandmates in song royalty dispute

CMU News: UK Music again calls for VAT cut on tickets ahead of budget statement

CMU News: TikTok is stripping out Universal published songs from its catalogue – with recordings owned by Sony and Warner music likely to be affected

CMU News: IMPALA urges Apple Music to rethink its spatial audio bonus

CMU News: Sony Music settles big termination rights test case

CMU News: Diddy producer alleges UMG boss Lucian Grainge “knew or should have known” about spiked drinks in new sexual assault lawsuit

CMU News: Spotify vs Apple name-calling kicks off again after EU mega-fine rumours

CMU News: MU says blocking of Kneecap funding may breach Human Rights Act

CMU News: Wiley’s MBE revoked due to antisemitic comments

CMU News: US labor union American Federation Of Musicians reaches tentative agreement with Hollywood over streaming and AI

CMU News: Live Nation figures show a live music boom, yet crisis at the grassroots results in another UK festival cancellation

CMU News: Internet Archive’s crackle based ‘fair use’ defence in copyright case is perverted, say labels

CMU News: Vice Media to cut hundreds of jobs and stop publishing on Vice.com

CMU News: Ticketmaster incentivised TQ Tickets’ touting operation, says former employee in fraud trial

CMU News: Man accused of £500,000 streaming fraud operation fighting criminal charges in Danish court

CMU News: Jimmy Iovine and Universal-backed NTWRK buys Complex to capitalise on the superfan opportunity

CMU News: R Kelly victim’s $4 million judgement overturned on procedural grounds

CMU News: Music industry’s billion dollar damages win in Cox case overturned

CMU News: Viagogo to pay out £90,000 compensation in Swiss consumer rights settlement

CMU News: Supertramp in court over song royalties dispute

CMU News: ER report divides industry ahead of first meeting of remuneration working group

CMU News: New study says web-blocking drives people from piracy to legit sites

CMU News: Ticket tout defendant insists he wasn’t actively involved in his wife’s fraudulent scheme

CMU News: Apple faces €500 million fine after Spotify-prompted EU competition investigation

CMU News: Anti-touting campaign hails EU Digital Services Act going into effect as “a landmark moment” for the live sector

CMU News: Hipgnosis Songs Fund goes legal to indemnify itself in relation to a different Hipgnosis v Hipgnosis legal battle

CMU News: Sony Music sues over unpaid sync fees from Whitney Houston biopic

CMU News: Anthropic’s fair use defence and Claude ‘guardrails’ are defective, say the music publishers

CMU News: Russell Simmons sued for defamation over his response to allegations of sexual assault

CMU News: “Sustainable plan” to save BBC Singers supported by The VOCES8 Foundation

CMU News: Music industry welcomes German ruling holding TikTok liable for unlicensed content

CMU News: Arts Council says free speech and controversy is fine, but please follow a detailed risk assessment first

CMU News: NTIA says nightlife faces cultural crisis after 400 club closures since 2020

CMU News: Musicians’ Union reluctantly reaches deal with English National Opera over orchestra cutbacks

CMU News: Russell Simmons sued over allegations of rape

CMU News: As another grassroots venue closes, MVT renews calls for a ticket levy

CMU News: MLC sues Pandora over unpaid royalties

CMU News: Hipgnosis Songs Fund is looking for a new company to value its catalogues

CMU News: Detailed plans submitted for permanent Printworks venue in London

CMU News: Ticketmaster’s arbitration dispute now with the Ninth Circuit appeals court

CMU News: Ozzy Osbourne hits out at Kanye over ‘unauthorised’ sample saying rapper “has caused untold heartache to many”

CMU News: UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch’s decision to block MEGS funding for Kneecap “unlawful” says band as it prepares legal action

CMU News: “YouTube isn’t here”, says Yout lawyer in latest from legal battle with RIAA

CMU News: New Mountain Capital completes its acquisition of BMI

CMU News: AIF renews call for ticket VAT cut as Standon Calling cancels 2024 edition

CMU News: SeatGeek sued in multi-million class action over ticket price listings in New York

CMU News: Kakao insists it isn’t selling the SM Entertainment shares it fought so hard to acquire

CMU News: Commercial radio sector calls on OfCom to block BBC’s plans for four new radio stations

CMU News: Key Production now owned by employee ownership trust

CMU News: Hipgnosis shareholders back £20 million bidder fee proposal

CMU News: SoundCloud partners with Trolley on artist payouts

CMU News: Michelle Jubelirer stands down as Capitol CEO as Universal Music restructure goes into effect

CMU News: Government needs to “urgently reconsider” approach to copyright and AI, says culture committee Chair

CMU News: Planned UK code of practice on copyright and AI shelved

CMU News: Warner Chappell urges Supreme Court to reject Copyright Office position in Flo Rida sample dispute

CMU News: US Justice Department requests more information in Live Nation investigation

CMU News: Indie labels say Apple’s new payment model will take money from their artists to benefit the majors

CMU News: Music industry welcomes EU member states agreeing AI Act

CMU News: Megan Thee Stallion marks “beginning of a new chapter” with Warner deal

CMU News: Spotify announces new Joe Rogan deal that could be worth $250 million

CMU News: Lords committee calls on government to clarify copyright obligations of AI companies

CMU News: Merck Mercuriadis moves to Chair role at Hipgnosis Song Management amid war of words with Hipgnosis Songs Fund

CMU News: Music industry celebrates YouTube passing 100 million premium subscribers

CMU News: TikTok accuses Universal of “greed” and “false narrative”, begins removing tracks

CMU News: Seat At The Table report on diversity in industry organisations showcases “a powerful signal of the progress and change”

CMU News: RIAA welcomes US government’s latest piracy reports, but urges a “close look” at voice cloning sites

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