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#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 23.06.23
RIAA asks Discord to shut ‘AI Hub’ server on copyright grounds (Music Ally) The latest frontier for tensions over the use of generative...
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Jun 23, 20232 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 16.06.23
Live Nation tells Joe Biden it will introduce all-in-pricing for US tickets (CMU) Live Nation has committed to start showing upfront the...
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Jun 16, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp – 09.06.23
Deezer to detect AI-generated music clones (eNews) Music streaming app Deezer said Tuesday it was launching a tool to detect and tag...
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Jun 9, 20232 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 02.06.23
HYBE Is Raising $380M To Fund More Music Acquisitions In The US (music business worldwide) HYBE, the music company behind K-pop...
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Jun 2, 20232 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 26.05.23
Collaborative Music Creation Platform Boombox.io Raises $7 Million (Digital music news) Boombox.io has announced it has closed its seed...
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May 26, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 19.05.23
US Supreme Court Hands A Major Section 230 Victory to Tech Giants Alphabet, Meta, & Twitter (digital music news) The Supreme Court hands...
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May 19, 20235 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 12.05.23
Google Opens Up AI Text-to-Music Generator MusicLM — Just Don’t Ask It to Mimic Popular Artists (digital music news) About four months...
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May 12, 20232 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 05.05.23
Ed Sheeran Wins Marvin Gaye Copyright Infringement Trial (Music Business Worldwide) Ed Sheeran has won a major legal copyright battle...
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May 5, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 28.04.23
Jury Selection Begins in Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit (digital music news) Jury selection begins in Ed...
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Apr 28, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 14.04.23
Sony Music Ordered to Pay $160 Million Over 2017 Shooting at Cousin Stizz Concert (Digital Music News) A Georgia jury has handed down a...
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Apr 14, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 07.04.23
UMG Nashville Incoming CEO Promises to ‘Dramatically Expand’ Partnerships with Independent Labels (Digital Music News) Incoming UMG...
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Apr 7, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 31.03.23
Songtradr Closes $23.4M Acquisition of B2B Music Firm 7DIGITAL (MBW) Songtradr has closed its previously announced GBP £19.4 million (USD...
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Mar 31, 20232 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 24.03.23
Will TikTok CEO’s congressional testimony stave off a US ban? (music ally) The most concise and perceptive summary of TikTok CEO Shou Zi...
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Mar 24, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 17.03.23
Spotify under fire for 30% “exposure charge” for artists found on discovery mode (mixmag) The streaming platform reportedly takes a...
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Mar 17, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 10.03.23
Public Knowledge urges the FTC to investigate music streaming (Music Ally) Stones overturned. Cans of worms kicked open. Cats flung into...
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Mar 10, 20234 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 03.03.23
Tidal Ends Direct Artist Payouts Program One Month After Unveiling Universal Music Group Streaming Partnership (digital music news) Back...
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Mar 3, 20232 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 24.02.23
Live Nation: concerts are ‘one of the last experiences fans will cut back on’ (Music Ally) Live music revenues are growing again, after...
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Feb 24, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 10.02.23
Tiktok, indie tracks, ai, and tech-driven ‘efficiencies’: Robert Kyncl’s first earnings call at wmg wasn’t short on punchiness (Music...
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Feb 10, 20234 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp - 03.02.23
DIY and non major/Merlin music now accounts for a quarter of Spotify streams (music ally) Yesterday the company’s 20-F annual report form...
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Feb 3, 20233 min read


#TheWeeklyRoundUp – 27.01.23
Justin Bieber Sells Music Rights to Blackstone-Backed Fund Hipgnosis (Wall Street Journal) The deal includes more than 290 of the pop...
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Jan 27, 20233 min read
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