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.
NEWS & EVENTS
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.
Justin Timberlake sells his catalog to the Hipgnosis Songs
The latest big acquisition is here. Hipgnosis says it has acquired “100% of all of Timberlake’s copyright, ownership and financial interests of the Writer and Publisher’s Share of Public Performance income, and the catalog of musical compositions written by Justin Timberlake”.
The Ivors winners are announced
At the ceremony in London yesterday, the winners of this year's Ivor Novello Awards were announced. Dave was crowned Songwriter of the Year, having dropped surprise Top 10 single Titanium in 2021, Dave’s second album We’re All Alone In This Together then hit number one in the UK.
The UK finishes 2nd in Eurovision 2022 thanks to Sam Ryder!
It was our country's best result since 1998. Sam, a former construction worker and TikTok star, had been keenly favoured ahead of the competition thanks to his soaring power ballad Space Man which evoked the classic British pop of Queen and Elton John.
Artists respond to new supermassive black hole!
Artists mark the first ever photo of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*.
The MMF (Music Managers Forum) is changing the way songwriters are paid
The MMF (Music Managers Forum) aims to change the way songwriters are paid for streams. It launched a report yesterday morning at The Great Escape conference in Brighton called the "Song Royalties Manifesto."
US Congress v Spotify
US Congress has challenged Spotify on their Discovery Mode feature – and they're not happy with the streaming company's response.