Sheeran and two of his songwriting partners, Steven McCutcheon (aka Steve Mac) and Snow Patrol‘s Johnny McDaid have been awarded £900,000 in legal costs following their High Court copyright win.
NEWS & EVENTS
Kate Bush is climbing back to #1 with "Running up that Hill" after UK charts rules reset.
After being revitalised through Netflix's hit series Stranger Things, chances of the iconic hit making the top have now increased after the Official Charts Company tweaked a rule that stops older songs from being penalised if their streams surge.
Tastemaker producer Inflo starts campaign for fairer producer royalties.
British producer Dean Josiah Cover (aka Inflo) won Producer of the Year at this year's Brit Awards, and now he's using his position to advocate for a change in the way his peers are paid for their work. "I have been on a mission to introduce a base rate and royalty for young producers in the UK" he wrote on Instagram earlier this week.
Beyoncé announces new album (cue internet explosion) and it features.... country music.
Arriving on July 29, Variety have the scoop from a source familiar with the project.
Zara Larsson buys back her full recordings catalogue and launches her own label with Sony.
The Swedish powerhouse has announced the launch of her own record label called Sommer House which will release her new recordings in partnership with Sony Music whilst concurrently striking a deal with her previous label, Swedish indie TEN Music Group, giving her control of her previous recordings, too.
Rest in Power, Yasmin Lajoie.
We’re devastated to hear of Yasmin's passing – a popular and important figure in the UK’s music industry – and a former FastTrack/LCCM guest speaker.