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AFEM, YOYAKU, SACEM, CLIP: Understanding the Life of an Electronic Music Release

Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.

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AFEM, YOYAKU, SACEM, CLIP to detail electronic music release lifecycle

Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.

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Brandon Flowers: Major labels rejected Mr Brightside

Brandon Flowers says that every major label initially said no to Mr Brightside

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Universal Signs Licensing Deal For The Beatles Merch, E-Commerce As Biopics Near

Ahead of four new biopics about The Beatles set for a 2028 release, UMG and Apple Corps have a new licensing agreement in place.

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Universal Signs Licensing Deal For The Beatles Merch, E-Commerce As Biopics Near

Ahead of four new biopics about The Beatles set for a 2028 release, UMG and Apple Corps have a new licensing agreement in place.

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UMG strikes global deal for The Beatles’ merch, licensing, and e-commerce

The deal builds on the record company's existing stewardship of The Beatles' recorded catalog. Source

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AFEM and DDEX Discuss Music Rights Infrastructure

A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an

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AFEM Industry Insider Call: Strategies for a Changing Media Landscape

This session is designed to give AFEM members practical ideas they can apply immediately, whether they are shaping artist strategy, developing content plans, or thinking about more durable ways to rea

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AFEM Joins Call for Artist Consent in AI Music Deals

AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.

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Understanding the Life of an Electronic Music Release

Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.

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Brandon Flowers: Major labels passed on "Mr. Brightside"

Brandon Flowers says that every major label initially said no to Mr Brightside

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"They would say, ‘When did you record this song again? What producer did you bring in?’ And it's like, ‘No, that's the same song. It's exactly the same recording that you heard before'”: Brandon Flowers says that every major label passed on Mr Brightside

Brandon Flowers says that every major label initially said no to Mr Brightside

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Brandon Flowers says that every major label passed on Mr Brightside: "They would say, ‘When did you record this song again? What producer did you bring in?’ And it's like, ‘No, that's the same song. It's exactly the same recording that you heard before'”

Brandon Flowers says that every major label initially said no to Mr Brightside

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AFEM Joins Call for Artist Consent in AI Music Deals

AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.

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Lifecycle of an Electronic Music Release

Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.

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BMG Signs Velvet Trip to Global Publishing Deal

The new BMG deal caps a year of good vibrations for Zeppelin Hamilton’s psychedelic-pop project.

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BMG Signs Velvet Trip to Global Publishing Deal

The new BMG deal caps a year of good vibrations for Zeppelin Hamilton’s psychedelic-pop project.

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AFEM Joins Call for Artist Consent in AI Music Deals

AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.

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Understanding Electronic Music Release Lifecycle with AFEM, YOYAKU, SACEM, CLIP

Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.

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Universal and Sony Sue Musi App for Copyright Infringement

Universal and Sony are suing Musi, the app that pulls in its music from YouTube rather than having its own deals with the music industry. That approach got Musi kicked out of the Apple App Store, and