Music Industry
Live Nation antitrust trial judge says individual US states should seek direct settlement with live music giant
The US government settled its antitrust lawsuit with Live Nation yesterday, but 27 US states, which also accuse the live giant of anticompetitive behaviour, are not part of that deal. The judge has told the states to see if they can agree their own settlement. If not, the antitrust trial will resume
Google had every opportunity to train its AI legally, but chose to do it on the cheap instead, say indie musicians in new lawsuit
Another AI copyright lawsuit, this time a group of indie artists are suing Google over its Lyria model. Like all AI companies, the lawsuit says, Google infringed copyright when training its model. But Google’s “conduct is different”, because it has the infrastructure in place to train AI legally
Dionne Warwick Sues Rights Firm For Allegedly Stealing Millions In Her Royalties
In a scathing countersuit, the famed singer says Artists Rights Enforcement quietly stole her royalties and defrauded her for decades.
Calvin Harris & Kasabian's 'Release the Pressure' Tops WARM Global Dance Radio Chart
The chart, now publishing on Billboard.com, ranks the top dance tracks worldwide, based on monitored airplay across 200-plus dance stations in more than 150 countries.
Chartbreaker: Why Folk Band Buffalo Traffic Jam Thinks 'Living Like a Degenerate in Montana' Is Key to Continued Success
The group's "Fool's Gold" rises to a new No. 5 high on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart dated March 14.
Reservoir strikes worldwide publishing admin deal with Hans Zimmer, expanding relationship with Academy Award-winning composer
Reservoir will administer Zimmer’s catalog through his company, Remote Control Publishing Source
Alex Flores Named President of Double P Publishing & Prajin Publishing
Additionally, Teresa Romo has been appointed the company's first-ever vp.
UK government weighs 'commercial research exception' that could let AI companies train on copyrighted music without permission (report)
UK lawmakers face March 18 deadline on copyright reform. Source
How New Superfan Streaming App Tapedeck Plans to Shake Up Artist Royalties, One Penny at a Time
"We are here to make it easier to make a living making music,” says Tim Quirk about his pay-as-you-go superfan app, which sets the floor at a penny per stream.
Bruno Mars Tops Artist 100, Billboard 200 & Hot 100 Simultaneously for the First Time
Mars tops the Artist 100 for the first time since 2017, as "The Romantic" rules the Billboard 200 and all nine of its songs hit the Hot 100.
PRS for Music sues Steam games-store owner over soundtracks
Good news if you've been hankering after a music-industry lawsuit that has nothing to do with either AI or the live sector. UK collecting society PRS for Music is taking legal action against Valve, owner of the Steam game-downloads store. According to the society, Valve has “never obtained a licence
Independent musicians sue Google over training of Lyria model
Good news if you've been hankering after another music-industry lawsuit that does have everything to do with AI! A group of independent musicians and producers are suing Google over the training of its Lyria model. According to Billboard, the lawsuit accuses Google of training Lyria 3 on music that
Seat at the Table equity report warns: ‘Progress is fragile’
UK organisation Women in Ctrl has published its latest 'Seat at the Table' report exploring the diversity of board members at the UK's music-industry bodies. It's fair to say the picture is mixed. 49% of board members across the 11 bodies analysed are women. That's a big jump from 32% in 2020, but a
Gaming giant Steam faces legal action from the UK's PRS over alleged music copyright infringement
PRS says it attempted to reach an agreement with the company 'for many years' before issuing legal proceedings in the UK on March 4 Source
AI and Sacem: defining the future of music copyright
Generative AI is no longer a future concept – it is a fundamental tool in today's creative process. But as the amount of AI-generated content increases, so do the complexities of […] The post is from Music Ally.
Live Nation and Justice Department Move to Settle in Antitrust Lawsuit
The concert giant will not be required to divest from Ticketmaster, a relationship that the DOJ argued constitutes a monopoly
“This will revolutionise the ticketing marketplace”: Deal has been worked out between the US Justice Department and Live Nation
Live music behemoth won’t be broken up, but its wings are clipped
Live Nation settles DoJ antitrust lawsuit - but state lawsuits may continue
One week after the antitrust trial against Live Nation got underway, the live giant has secured an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to new restrictions on Ticketmaster and $280 million in damages. That will settle federal law claims, though some US states may continue the legal battle
PRS sues gaming platform giant Steam for copyright infringement
PRS is suing gaming platform Steam for copyright infringement. Although the publishers of games sold via Steam will have secured sync licences for any UK compositions they include, that doesn’t cover the subsequent making available of music when games are downloaded, which only PRS can license
Report suggests Live Nation is ‘close’ to settling DoJ lawsuit
Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s antitrust trial is underway in the US, but there may yet be a settlement that avoids the need for an in-court verdict. That’s according to Bloomberg, at least, which reported that Live Nation is “close to settling” the lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice an