Music industry
Nearly a third of professional UK musicians report poor mental wellbeing
Squeeze musician Chris Difford among those expressing concern over findings by Musicians’ Union and Help Musicians
Aneesa Ahmed
23, Nov, 2023 @2:38 PM
Music mogul Jimmy Iovine accused of sexual abuse and harassment
Representative for Iovine says they are ‘shocked and baffled’ by allegations made in summons in New York
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
23, Nov, 2023 @11:33 AM
‘Putting a number on art’: musicians nervous as Spotify announces royalty changes
Streaming giant says tweaks will bring more revenue to artists and away from fraudsters, but some musicians are worried about further creeping change
Aneesa Ahmed
22, Nov, 2023 @2:36 PM
Spotify to phase out service in Uruguay following new copyright bill requiring ‘fair and equitable remuneration’
The streaming platform claimed that it already pays nearly 70% of every dollar to labels and publishers and had contributed to a 20% growth in Uruguay’s music industry in 2022
Laura Snapes
21, Nov, 2023 @5:50 PM
‘It was a way to share your musical experiences’: why cassette tapes flourished, and still endure
Two new books explore the history of the tape and how it helped spread hip-hop, thrash metal and experimental music around the world one mixtape at a time
Michael Hann
15, Nov, 2023 @1:59 PM
YouTube to offer option to flag AI-generated songs that mimic artists’ voices
Record companies will be able to request removal of content that mimics an artist’s ‘unique singing or rapping’
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
14, Nov, 2023 @12:26 PM
Hipgnosis needs to hit fast forward towards a sale | Nils Pratley
A second consecutive cancellation of dividends suggests swift and drastic measures are needed at the music rights business
Nils Pratley
06, Nov, 2023 @5:42 PM
Baby, one more time: why Madonna, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift are all on a nostalgia trip
With retrospective tours, memoirs and rerecordings, three definitive US pop superstars are reclaiming their legacies. Why now – and is the past a trap?
Laura Snapes
30, Oct, 2023 @2:06 PM
Hipgnosis investors vote against UK-listed song royalties group continuing
Business that bought rights to Neil Young and Béyonce back catalogues must now restructure or face being wound up
Tom Ambrose
26, Oct, 2023 @2:57 PM
Beyoncé’s ex-manager fights ejection from his music royalties fund
Merck Mercuriadis promised to turn songs into gold on launching Hipgnosis. Now, a review could see him ousted
Mark Sweney
19, Oct, 2023 @3:33 PM
Bandcamp lays off half its staff after buyout by Songtradr
New job offers only made to 50% of staff of indie music champion, as $300m music licensing company Songtradr looks to cut costs
Aneesa Ahmed
17, Oct, 2023 @2:27 PM
Dividend shocker shows need for some robust governance at Hipgnosis
Shareholders now almost certain to reject stinker of a deal to sell fifth of music rights catalogue to Blackstone
Nils Pratley
16, Oct, 2023 @4:45 PM
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