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Feedback MTUK x AFEM: Music Tech Pitch Competition

Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.

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Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through Digital Noise for Artists and Labels

The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live. Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs ev

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AFEM Podcast Explores Transition from DJ Sets to Live Electronic Shows

Developing a live electronic music show is one of the most complex steps an artist can take. The latest AFEM Industry Insider podcast brings together four practitioners working at the sharp end of liv

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AFEM and MTUK Launch Pitch Competition for Electronic Music Labels

Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.

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Mark Lee's Label Apologizes for Confederate Flag Photo

"We take full responsibility for this oversight," Upper Room wrote in a statement.

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Former NCT Member Mark Lee’s Record Label Apologizes for Photos of Confederate Flag Shirt

"We take full responsibility for this oversight," Upper Room wrote in a statement.

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AFEM Podcast on Building Live Electronic Music Shows

Developing a live electronic music show is one of the most complex steps an artist can take. The latest AFEM Industry Insider podcast brings together four practitioners working at the sharp end of liv

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Music Tech Pitch Competition for Electronic Labels

Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.

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AFEM Podcast on Building Live Electronic Music Shows

Developing a live electronic music show is one of the most complex steps an artist can take. The latest AFEM Industry Insider podcast brings together four practitioners working at the sharp end of liv

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Music Tech Pitch Competition for Electronic Labels

Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.

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Music Law News Update: Supreme Court Case, Eminem Ruling, and AI Legislation

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, a big music case reaches the Supreme Court, Eminem's publisher wins a ruling, an AI deepfake law advances and much more.

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SCOTUS Music Case, Eminem Meta Ruling, NO FAKES Act and More Top Music Law News

In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, a big music case reaches the Supreme Court, Eminem's publisher wins a ruling, an AI deepfake law advances and much more.

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Jamendo Files Lawsuit Against Nvidia Over AI Training Data

The lawsuit claims the trillion-dollar chip giant's Fugatto music generator trained a free dataset that was intended only for academic research.

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Eddie Leader Talks Hudd Traxx, Self-Branding, And The Changing Shape Of DJ Culture

Eddie Leader (@eddieleader_) is celebrating 20 years of Hudd Traxx with a new compilation that brings together twenty all-new tracks from Chez Damier, Jovonn, Cinthie, Seven Davis Jr., DJ Sneak, and many others. The UK label has long been a trusted home for house music with a deep sense of identity,

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Nvidia Sued by Music Platform Jamendo Over AI Training on Songs: ‘A Blatant Violation’

The lawsuit claims the trillion-dollar chip giant's Fugatto music generator trained a free dataset that was intended only for academic research.

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Spotify Wins Dismissal of Bot-Farming Lawsuit

The federal class-action suit, led by rapper RBX, devoted nearly all of its focus to one artist in particular: Drake

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Cortez Bryant invests in AI-powered artist management platform MNGRS.AI, joins company as Strategic Advisor

Manager known for his work with Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj becomes the startup's first US-based music industry investor. Source

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Spotify Wins Dismissal of Bot-Farming Lawsuit

The federal class-action suit, led by rapper RBX, devoted nearly all of its focus to one artist in particular: Drake

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European Copyright Society says performer ER on streams, like introduced in Belgium, is a “lawful mechanism under EU copyright law”

The European Copyright Society has published a paper considering and rejecting arguments against introducing a performer equitable remuneration right in relation to streaming in Europe. It’s in response to Belgium introducing such an ER right and a legal case that seeks to block in

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Sony Music leads the tributes to record industry veteran Clive Davis

Record industry veteran and Arista Records founder Clive Davis has died. He had a long-term association with Sony Music, where he was most recently Chief Creative Officer. It says that Davis’s “instinct for artists and his ability to shape music across genres helped define generations”