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- Cat's Mother - Presentation
- BOX TALKS #5
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- The Ivors Academy: Our New Partners
- Entrepreneurship Evening: In conversation with Jeremy Silver
- Label Services 101
- LCCM QuaranStream Virtual A&R Panel
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- LCCM QuaranStream with Nitin Sawhney
- LCCM QuaranStream with Mark Lettieri
- LCCM top UK contemporary music school for student satisfaction in NSS 2020
- LCCM Enterprise Evenings: Rich Billis
- LCCM QuaranStream with Sasha Keable
- LCCM QuaranStream Virtual A&R Panel (1)
- LCCM QuaranStream: Shabaka Hutchings
- LCCM FastTrack Festival
- BOX TALKS #8 - Fiona Bevan, multi-platinum selling songwriter for One Direction, Shawn Mendes and others
- LCCM QuaranStream: Beverley Knight MBE
- LCCM Launches 100% Master’s Scholarship
- UCAS Application Deadline 2021
- Written Evidence by Anthony Hamer-Hodges Published
- #BOX9: Tom Gray, the man behind the #BrokenRecord campaign
- #BOX10: Mathew Knowles, multi-talented record executive, artist manager and entrepreneur
- #BOX11: Sacha Lord, Co-founder of Warehouse Project, Parklife Festival, and current Nightime Economy adviser for Greater Manchester
- LCCM Women in Music
- #BOX12: Remi Harris MBE – Easy Money?
- Music Industry Insiders Day
- BAPAM and law firm; Simkins is hosting a discussion on Neurodiversity in the music industry.
- LCCM remains top UK contemporary music school
- LCCM hosts top UK artists at the Music Box
- Scholarship Open Day
- #BOX14: Disturbing London – Dumi Oburota and G FrSH
- LCCM Freshers Gig 2021
- Ciaran Lavery invites you to explore Happiness
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- Masterclass with Becca Gatrell
- masterclass 20.3.19
- Masterclass 12.3.19
- LCCM Drum Forum 11.3.19
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- Dominic Amato MD Masterclass
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- LCCM QuaranStream with Ruby Wood
- Guest Talk
- Guest Talk with AW
- LCCM Seminar
- CPW Guest Talk - 20.03.19
- Pete Waterman - Guest Talk
- Entrepreneurship Evening #2: Karen Emanuel
- Enterprise Evening with Rafe Offer
- Jazz Gig - 19.11.18
- Jazz Pathway Gig - 28.11.18
- New Partnerships
- End of Term Gig - 3/4.12.12
- Function Gig 12.12.18
- A night to remember gig
- End of Term Gig June 2021
- End of Term Gig
- Jazz Pathway Gig 4.3.19
- End of Term gig 12-13.3.19
- Professional Performance Gig 26.2.19
- Professional Performance 3 18.3.19
- All about the band gig
- A Night of Original Music 2
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- Jazz Pathway Gig 5.6.19
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- Music Industry Management Event
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- Music Industry Mondays
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- Scholarship 2021 Finalists
- #BOX15 David Rodigan MBE
- Music Industry Monday 8th Nov
- Music Industry Mondays 15th Nov
- Music Industry Mondays 22th Nov
- Jazz Evening
- Music Industry Mondays 29th Nov
- End of Term GIG 2021
- Music Industry Monday 10th Jan 2022
- Music Industry Monday 24th Jan 2022
- Box Talks returns for its 17th edition on Thursday 28th, 7PM
- We're thrilled to be welcoming Carroll Thompson for our latest vocal masterclass
- FAC Online Artist session – this time with trailblazer Bishi
- LCCM Gospel Choir
- Release Ready
- ANOOM is back!!
- It's time for another smooth night of LCCM Jazz
- SafeHouse Is Back Again With The THIRD INSTALMENT!
- There's some great ASCAP Experience events coming up in the next couple weeks.
- Not studying at LCCM yet? Get a taster with the Summer School! (1)
- Recitals Festival is in full swing!
- ASCAP Experience events coming up in the next couple weeks!
- Also next Friday – PFRM!
- Award-winning podcast Secret Life of Songs comes to the Music Box – live.
- Join LCCM tutor Trudy Kerr at her Summer Jazz Vocal Course!
- Somewhere Soul Workshop Series
- Julie Menet and Gabriela are live in concert at the Music Box.
- Megan Ela hosts an evening of amazing music all in benefit for those survivors of the tragic earthquakes in Turkey & Syria.
- The next Music Industry Mondays features masterclass platform MusicGurus – and the Open Mic is BACK!
- Composer Frank Ilfman will be breaking down his score to smash 2021 film Gunpowder Milkshake!
- ID CHECK takes over on Tuesday from 7PM at the Music Box.
- The MMus Showcase is back on Thursday 27th.
- We are so excited to announce our very own Alternative Escape stage at The Great Escape Festival this year, showcasing just some of our incredible emerging talents!
- Two FastTrackers hit up different stages in London tonight
- LCCM Music Awards ceremony at 7PM on Wednesday 3rd May
- Bleach Martini presents Ghilburt & Friends at Four Quarters, Peckham on Sunday night from 8PM
- Latin music festival La Linea descends on Shoreditch’s Rich Mix next Thursday 4th May.
- Get yourself along to Download Luv on Friday 5th May.
- All aboard the LCCM Express to The Great Escape next Thursday 11th!
- First Fridays is back tonight!
- AIM’s Future Independents conference and learning day returns on 8th June.
- Amazon is live-streaming the Ivors Awards.
- Music Industry Mondays returns this week – music and influencer creator platform Superjoi are special guests and you wanna come down to meet them!
- LCCM’s next Jazz and Clave night is fast approaching –
- Amazon is live-streaming the Ivors.
- It’s getting close to LCCM’s legendary End of Term gigs
- Mathew Knowles is dropping by the Music Box for an exclusive guest lecture
- This week's Music Industry Mondays slot is all about using Spotify for Artists, after that's what attendees said they wanted to learn!
- LCCM’s legendary End of Term gigs are next week
- Mathew Knowles is dropping by the Music Box for an exclusive guest lecture (1)
- Harry Dylan King takes to the stage in Birmingham on Friday 2nd June
- LCCM’s Summer School is back for 2023 with courses in Music Production and Music Performance
- Big nod to LCCMer Emily Kiely who has composed the music to new play Nettles
- Final spots remaining for the Open Lecture with the one and only Dr Mathew Knowles on Saturday 3rd June!
- SOAS are hosting some incredible short courses in a wealth of different global music cultures in this summer!
- Producer Linkup at Boxpark Croydon is back on Tuesday 20th from 6-10PM.
- Colombian sensation Chriss Ross hits up North London for a special show on Friday night
- FHP Presents their weekly night of fresh, emerging UK rap – this week Saturday at Moustache Bar in N16.
- It's not all about being centre stage as the big-name artist. There's a whole range of careers available in music – come along and find out on Friday 21st July!
- Music Industry Mondays is continuing over the Summer months with a different industry workshop each week
- Do you want to get Amazon Music Certified and join an exclusive Q&A session with the Amazon Music for Artists team? Of course you do. And it’s totally free thanks to Music Ally.
- LCCM’s Scholarship competition with legendary exec (and a certain someone’s Dad and former manager) Mathew Knowles is back for 2023 – and it’s time for the second audition day
- It's not all about being centre stage as the big-name artist. There's a whole range of careers available in music – come along and find out on Friday 21st July! (1)
- Music Industry Mondays is continuing over the Summer months with a different industry workshop each week (1)
- Are you a young musician aged 14-18, or know one? LCCM’s Youth Jam is back on Saturday 23rd September!
- The Right Place returns at The Music Box this Wednesday 13th.
- FEMMESTIVAL is an all-new, all-female music festival coming to London on the 1st of October – and we have you a discount code!
- Head over to The Sindercombe Social in Shepherd’s Bush on Wednesday 27th to catch Daisy Skelton
- Blue Hour support rockers TOVA at OMEARA on 30th September
- This week’s Music Industry Monday is all about songwriting – featuring two top UK writers!
- Day of the Girl: Industry Day is taking place this Tuesday 10th.
- The FAC (Featured Artist Coalition) are back with a new online webinar – this time with Artist funding platform BeatBread.
- The FAC (Featured Artist Coalition) are back with a new online webinar – this time with Artist funding platform BeatBread. (1)
- The inaugural African Music Summit takes place this month in Central London.
- Hit up SOUND CAFE for a special SOUNDChat event on Sunday 03rd December.
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Industry News
- Freddie Mercury biopic
- #FreeBritney update
- Rewatch BET Awards
- YouTube 'Artist on the Rise'
- Raye's record label
- Music venues reopen
- Portishead cover Abba's 'SOS'
- Holly Herndon
- Peloton launches 'Artist Series'
- Music industry reacts
- 2021 Mercury Prize
- Sony Music sues Gymshark
- Eric Clapton won't play at shows if vaccines are needed
- Lil Uzi Vert wants to buy a planet
- Fans flocking to UK independent labels
- Amazon Music launches DJ Mode
- NMPA has sued gaming platform Roblox
- EasyJet change cabin policy for musicians
- UK Live industry sues the government
- Bebe Rexha to appear in The Sims 4
- Ivors Academy announces Rising Star award nominees
- Spotify team up with GIPHY
- Ryan Adams begs for a 'second chance'
- Woman in Ctrl
- Timbaland's Beatclub partners with FinTech
- Miranda Lambert launches AR dog-adoption on Instagram
- GOV announces insurance scheme for Live Music Events
- UK government clarifies post-Brexit touring arrangements
- #FreeBritney update (1)
- China to ban karaoke songs
- Did Lollapalooza cause a spike in Covid-19 cases?
- Jack White’s Third Man Records is expanding
- Ivor Novello 2021 nominees announced
- R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial begins in NYC
- Music Venue Trust surveys fans and venues
- Baby on Nirvana's cover album to sue
- Deadmau5 launches his own virtual world on Core
- Strawberries and Creem festival drops NFT trading cards
- Kanye West to launch 'Stem Player'
- LCCM alumni support Nile Rodgers and CHIC
- ABBA to release new album in over 40 years
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry passes away at 85.
- Spotify launches new shared 'blend' playlist
- Fender Guitars in partnership with 'Barbie'
- CMA regulator investigates Sony/AWAL merger
- Lorde releases EP all in Maori
- FAC and MMF hope for streaming reforms
- Arlo Parks wins 2021 Mercury Prize
- 40 Million Apple users try 'spatial audio'
- Halsey unveils an augmented reality treasure hunt
- Wolves FC launch record label with ADA
- Ivor Novello winners crowned
- Super Bowl 2022 halftime show lineup announced
- R Kelly found guilty
- Pop icon Shakira is attacked by wild boars
- #FreeBritney Latest Update
- Impala and Julie's Bicycle build carbon calculator for labels
- Adele is BACK
- Coldplay and Amazon Music launch a two-day album installation
- Deezer buys stake in livestreaming company Driift
- LCCM tutor Nadine Lee shortlisted for BBTA award
- Black Lives in Music report reveals troubling findings
- Distributor UnitedMasters can now pay you in... Crypto
- Clubhouse launches new 'Music Mode'
- Peloton returns to Beyonce with 72 hours of branded workouts
- The Beatles join TikTok
- Adele's new single breaks records on Spotify and Amazon Music
- UK Music unveils its This Is Music 2021 annual report
- Splice and SoundCloud to bring emerging artists to the forefront with "Nova"
- Paul McCartney claims he wrote The Beatles song ‘A Day In The Life’ instead of John Lennon
- Spotify sells 2/3 of its shares in Distrokid
- Iconic London venue Koko to relaunch in the Spring
- Anderson .Paak launches new record label "Apeshit"
- Zara Larsson has made over $1M on gaming platform Roblox
- BTS announce NFTs strategy – causing uproar from fans
- Uproar on the pay of Universal Music boss Sir Lucian Grainge
- Grimes launches "AI Girl group" NPC
- Universal Music label announce new supergroup called "KINGSHIP
- 4AM is apparently the best time to go viral on TikTok
- Facebook paying artists to host their 'Live Audio Rooms'
- Iconic label Republic Records are suing Fintech firm Republic after NFT launch
- Lawsuit filed against Travis Scott, Live Nation and others over crowd surge tragedy at Astroworld
- Enigmatic singer and entertainer Poppy is staking her claim on the metaverse
- Spotify to remove 'Shuffle' on Adele's albums
- Ex-Liverpool footballer Ryan Babel to release autobiography as a rap album
- LCCMers nominated in UK Music's OMG awards
- BRIT Awards removes gendered awards categories
- BRIT Rising Star nominees announced
- Apple Music 2021 awards are revealed
- Spotify Wrapped 2021 is here
- The latest music NFTs are based on David Bowie and... Baby Shark?
- PinkPantheress wins BBC Sound of 2022
- David Bowie's publishing catalogue sold to Warner/Chappell
- 2022 GRAMMY Awards postponed indefinitely due to Omicron
- Ryuichi Sakamoto drops 595 NFTs in one go
- Issa Rae launches emerging artists program with Google
- Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Ye to headline Coachella
- Trailblazing singer Ronnie Spector passes away at age 78
- Samsung working on a "smart" electric guitar
- The world's top 10 musicians collectively earned $2.3bn in 2021
- Jimi Hendrix's estate sues heirs of the late rockstar's rhythm section
- Adele postpones Las Vegas residency
- Nova Twins and more join forces on new charity compilation
- Neil Young v Spotify & Joe Rogan
- NME announces nominees for 2022 awards
- FAC kickstarts 100% Venues campaign
- Mysterious producer Inflo wins BRIT Awards Producer of the Year
- The Spotify/Joe Rogan scandal shows no signs of dying down
- Coachella is selling lifetime festival passes but you need to buy an NFT to get one
- Tom Gray is named as the new Chair of the Ivors Academy
- Sony Music Publishing launches Songwriter Assistance programme
- Snoop Dogg has acquired Death Row Records
- Adele wins big at this year's BRIT Awards
- Sting sells songwriting catalogue to Universal Music
- CMA provisionally clears Sony Musics acquisition of AWAL
- Justin Bieber to use his world tour to campaign for social justice and climate change
- The Featured Artists Coalition has announced 28 new artist ambassadors
- Ye's new album will only be available through his Stem Player
- Pop singer Ava Max performs for fans in AR with a ‘Concert on a Coca-Cola
- Eurovision will still allow Russia to compete this year
- Music executive and founder of SBTV Jamal Edwards MBE has passed away at 31
- Quality Control teams up with SoundCloud
- Fancy raving underneath the wings of an iconic Concorde jet?
- Kendrick Lamar and Sir Paul McCartney added to Glastonbury lineup
- ASCAP Experience returns for 2022
- We unveil our Women in Music event for later this month!
- Musicians use their platforms to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine
- Ed Sheeran accused of plagiarism again
- TikTok launches their own music distribution service, SoundOn.
- Help Musicians UK launches Bullying and Harassment Helpline
- Ed Sheeran vs Sami Switch takes another twist
- Ivors Academy + Musician's Union blast Moonbag Entertainment
- Spotify agree sponsorship for FC Barcelona including the iconic Camp Nou
- UK Music releases its annual Creators' Survey – make your voice heard
- Spotify shares how much it paid out to the music industry in 2021
- Shazam partners with Bandsintown
- Heardle is like Wordle for music lovers
- Glass Animals are STILL #1 in the US
- It's the Grammys this weekend
- Red Hot Chili Peppers get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- This plumber has been flushed with success
- Ed Sheeran plagiarism update
- The British Pop Archive is launched in Manchester
- Struggling to learn Latin? New guidance says teachers should use... Taylor Swift lyrics
- Nominations for the 2022 Ivor Novello Awards have been announced
- Spotify is finally building a tips system for artists
- Lawsuit filed agaimst Justin Bieber and Dan & Shay
- Singer Tom Grennan assaulted whilst on tour in New York
- Robbie Williams set to showcase his paintings at a new art exhibition
- Latin music star Bad Bunny is revealed as the latest Marvel superhero "El Muerto."
- DJ Tim Westwood is accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women
- Update on SoundCloud and its 'Fan-Powered royalty' system
- Rag'N'Bone Man, IDLES, Portishead and others appear in 'Man Down' film
- Iconic London venue KOKO reopens!
- Glastonbury Festival donates land for low-cost affordable social housing
- Watch Benedict Cumberbatch try to decipher Ariana Grande lyrics
- Coldplay labelled "useful idiots for greenwashing" after deal with oil company
- The MMF (Music Managers Forum) is changing the way songwriters are paid
- US Congress v Spotify
- Artists respond to new supermassive black hole!
- The Ivors winners are announced
- The UK finishes 2nd in Eurovision 2022 thanks to Sam Ryder!
- Iconic composer Vangelis has passed away at the age of 79
- Indie artist Alfie Templeman launches online "Mellow Moon" festival on... Minecraft.
- LCCM is the top story this week!
- Another summer festival, another year of outcry at the lack of female headliners
- Justin Timberlake sells his catalog to the Hipgnosis Songs
- The Wombats have released an interactive music video game
- Zara Larsson buys back her full recordings catalogue and launches her own label with Sony.
- Tunecore listens to artists and announces major pricing structure change.
- Music industry figures untie to protest against PRS Foundation cuts.
- Rest in Power, Yasmin Lajoie
- Kate Bush is climbing back to #1 with "Running up that Hill" after UK charts rules reset.
- Lil Wayne is denied entry into the UK and pulls out of festival.
- Tastemaker producer Inflo starts campaign for fairer producer royalties.
- Beyonce announces new album (cue internet explosion) and it features.... country music.
- Watch out for our LCCMers at Glasto!
- Ed Sheeran looks to reclaim costs from his recent 'Shape of You' court case victory.
- Keep it in the family – FKA Twigs and Jorja Smith discover they are long-lost cousins.
- Four Tet wins his streaming royalties dispute with Domino.
- Music stars rail against the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade, denying women the right to legal abortion in most US states.
- A UK parliamentary committee is to investigate misogyny in music.
- Bye, Viagogo.
- Kanye West sued for allegedly sampling Chicago House legend Marshall Jefferson's music without permission.
- Warner Music and Soundcloud strike deal on fan-powered royalties.
- Believe CEO thinks major labels want the premium slice of streaming payouts – and are deliberately conspiring to pay DIY artists less.
- Shopify partners with YouTube so artists can sell merch on the platform.
- Beyonce joined TikTok last night and as of this morning, has 3.3M followers and counting.
- British firm Evolution Music says it has produced the world's first bioplastic vinyl record
- Spotify scammers are trying to hijack viral hits to steal royalties.
- Lukas Graham's tour the 'first-ever' to be powered by transportable green batteries.
- Greggs mocks Kanye West's new £301 Yeezys for looking like sausage rolls. Savage.
- Little Simz wins the 2022 Mercury Prize
- UK festivals and outdoor events launch Green Events Code
- Joni Mitchell has announced her first full live show in 20 years
- Shygirl premieres new video on... OnlyFans
- Migos’ Takeoff shot with Drake leading tributes to the 28-year-old
- Diplo, Ellie Goulding and Kygo invest in biodegradable water bottles
- Stormzy has tackled music, publishing, higher education… now it’s time for Merky FC
- It's BBC Introducing Live week – and we've been all over it
- Bad Bunny is Apple Music's Artist of the Year for 2022
- Nominees for MOBOs 2022 are announced
- 3LAU accused of not paying songwriter her fair
- Matt Hancock, please stop singing and go away
- Ticketmaster unable to sell any Taylor Swift's upcoming tour tickets
- Long and hard winter ahead for us musicians
- Blur add another Wembley Stadium date
- Music streaming services are gearing up to celebrate Christmas!
- Little Simz and Knucks tie for Best Album at Mobos Awards
- Vice has a scoop on an appalling undercover police sting
- Are the indies even indie any more? Universal Music bought 49% of [PIAS] this week.
- Fleetwood Mac member, Christine McVie, has passed away at age 79
- Girl group Flo win BBC Sound of 2023
- UMG sues Triller over royalty payments and reporting. Again.
- Six-day illegal rave in Spanish village “magnificently organised” according to mayor – but authorities still have no idea who the organisers were.
- The lineup for California mega-fest Coachella is announced.
- Universal Music boss says streaming DOES need to shift to an artist-centric model in an internal company-wide memo.
- Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck passes away at 78
- Gwen Stefani identifies herself as Japanese in an interview – immediately facing renewed accusations of cultural appropriation
- BBC Introducing is facing an uncertain future – and it’s been a big story across social media this week.
- PRS for Music and PRS Foundation announce a new multi-year funding arrangement.
- O2 Academy Brixton is to remain closed for at least three further months following the tragedy in December.
- Nick Cave is not the biggest fan of new AI writing tool, ChatGPT: “This song sucks.”
- “Definition of monopoly:” Ticketmaster and Live Nation are ripped in Congress hearing into the Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco
- Beyonce performs for exclusive Dubai hotel opening, but stirs controversy and splits in her fanbase
- Believe releases new “Encore” app for artists
- Rachel Chinouri’s drunk IG DM to Lewis Capaldi bagged her the support slot on his upcoming tour.
- Beyonce becomes most awarded artist at the 65th GRAMMYs, but Harry Styles controversially takes home Album of the Year
- Inquiry into Misogyny in the Music Industry gets underway
- Roger Waters is Russia’s latest propagandist
- Burt Bacharach sadly passes away
- Next Gen: TikTok announces 12 artist program for UK rappers, featuring Stepz.
- Industry organisations rally to oppose newly-proposed changes to US visa applications for UK artists to tour in USA.
- DistroKid adds ‘intelligent mastering’ tool Mixea to its service.
- Harry Styles required to provide the story of his life for New Zealand census.
- Major artists add the Earth as a co-writer to raise money for the climate emergency
- Glastonbury festival organiser has described the all-male headliners as a result of a "pipeline" issue.
- PRS Foundation reports on its Women Make Music initiative after 11 years of funding.
- AI music startup Splash creates lyric-spitting 'BeatBot' tool.
- Spotify this week announced a whole new load of features to Showcase ads and more
- The US government's ongoing standoff with TikTok shows no signs of cooling down.
- Apple’s new Apple Music Classical app will launch on 28 March for iPhone, with an Android version to follow, the company has announced.
- Mae Muller has been announced as the UK entry for Eurovision 2023.
- Midia estimates that global revenues grew by 6.7% to $31.2bn in 2022.
- FAC welcomes new ambassadors including beabadoobee, Adrian Utley of Portishead, Carl Cox, Maya Jane Coles and more.
- PizzaExpress is launching its own record label in the UK – yes, really.
- Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance is carnage – or better, it was a literal meltdown
- Jaxsta’s Fix the Mix report is published – demonstrating the challenges women and non-binary creatives face in the music business.
- Megan Thee Stallion’s war with her record label escalates.
- Universal Music responds to the fake Drake AI track that has been doing the rounds on streaming services – saying the services have a "fundamental responsibility" to police fake tracks.
- Sony Music UK backs new accelerator for Black startup founders
- Grimes encourages people to use her voice in AI-generated tracks - but “no baby murder songs or Nazi anthems.”
- Harry Belafonte, iconic singer and activist, passes away at 96.
- Rick Ross offers recently fired CNN anchor Don Lemon a job at his fast-food chain. We kid you not.
- Ed Sheeran wins Marvin Gaye copyright case
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced.
- Grimes makes AI software available alongside two new tracks
- LCCM students and tutor win at the OMG Awards in Liverpool.
- It’s Eurovision time! Yes, that weekend you’ve all been waiting for (maybe)
- TikTok launches #NewMusic hub focused on new releases
- Label services and distribution company Believe deny they are trying to grab market share in Russia
- Daft Punk unlock some new memories with Snapchat Augmented Reality features. No, the memories were not Randomly Access(ed) – get it...
- Ivor Novello winners are announced at awards bash this week
- The Musician’s Union and advocacy group Black Lives in Music are investigating racial profiling incidents by the Metropolitan Police
- Spotify’s AI DJ feature officially launched this week in the UK
- TikTok tests a direct music-streaming integration with Apple Music.
- Tina Turner passes away at age 83
- Barbie movie soundtrack announced and damn is it a line-up and a half
- Idris Elba announces documentary exploring music industry exploitation of Black artist
- Experimental electronic crossover group have announced a special festival appearance
- Association of Indepedent Festivals launches ‘First Festival’ campaign for 18-year-old music fans and festival lovers
- Sir Paul McCartney uses AI to bring John Lennon back to life on a new Beatles song – and we were featured on radio talking about it!
- BPI and Musician’s Union fall out over session musican fees. Awkward.
- Inflation in Sweden hits 9.7%… because of Queen B.
- It’s Glastonbury weekend!
- The Recording Academy updates its criteria for Grammy Awards to combat the rise in AI-generated music.
- Industry companies and organisations unite to form Music Fights Fraud taskforce.
- President Obama hilariously shuts down debate on whether his famed “End of Year” playlist is curated by him – he says it is.
- Threads launches
- Another new product launch: VoiceSwap.
- What’s up with crazy fans throwing things at their (allegedly) favourite artists at live shows?!
- Rock band The Grateful Dead’s latest marketing partnership is with… football team Forest Green Rovers! We did not see that coming.
- Arctic Monkeys, Young Fathers and RAYE are all nominated for the 2023 Mercury Prize, which celebrates the best British and Irish albums of the year.
- The FAC announces the 12 recipients of their Step Up Fund for 2023, supported by Amazon Music.
- Very sad news to round out this week – rebellious music icon Sinead O’Connor has passed away at the young age of 56.
- Spotify ups prices for premium packages.
- 27% of indie artists have used AI music tools.
- Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown for new artist merch integration.
- Taylor Swift hands out a total of $55M in bonuses to her Eras Tour crew.
- Google is reportedly in licensed-deepfakes AI talks with UMG and WMG – and our opinion was featured on ITV News!
- Bandcamp adds “Listening Parties” feature for new releases.
- Simon Cowell is making a comeback, launching Syco Music Publishing with Universal Music Publishing Group.
- YouTube Shorts adds creative tools including “Collab” remixes.
- Record Store Day is relaunching its RSD Unsigned competition.
- US royalty collection society SoundExchange sues radio station SiriusXM over alleged $150M in unpaid royalties owed to artists (and rightsholders).
- Neuroscientists have reproduced Pink Floyd classic Another Brick in the Wall by… decoding the brain signals of a person listening to it.
- Can’t make Notting Hill Carnival? Party at home to Amazon Music’s livestream. (1)
- Just WTH is going on with mega-manager Scooter Braun and his clients?
- Bleachers frontman and super-producer Jack Antonoff teams up with Dirty Hit founder and entrepreneur Jamie Oborne.
- UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin leaves to work for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as his Director of Strategy.
- HAIM tease that they’ve been working with Jai Paul on new music. Can’t say we saw this coming.
- Swedish newspaper report claims criminals are using Spotify to launder money.
- Artist behind Drake/The Weeknd deepfake wants to win a Grammy. 🥴.
- Language-learning app Duolingo confirms its move into music.
- RIP Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth frontman, vocalist behind the iconic Shrek movie song and 00s icon.
- Scott Cohen’s Jkbx music royalty-share sales platform goes live
- Industry leaders unveil new Manifesto and call for Government strategy to avoid “lost generation of talent.”
- Annie Mac and Rebecca Ferguson give evidence to Misogyny In Music inquiry.
- Universal Music and Deezer reveal plans for "artist-centric" streaming payouts.
- Latest Digital Media Association report dissects streaming habits of hip-hop fans in intriguing detail.
- Live Nation to drop Merch fees and “pay” $1500 stipend to all club/medium size venue acts in the USA.
- Warner Music Group boss calls for name, image likeness and voice protections – whilst saying the music industry must embrace AI
- African music service Mdundo now has 26.6m monthly users.
- Songtradr acquires Bandcamp.
- Daft Punk announce “drumless edition” of Random Access Memories.
- Indie band Easy Life are sued by EasyJet over trademark infringement. Yes, really.
- Album of the Year goes to Karol G at Billboard Latin Music Awards, with Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma leading the winners list.
- Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour film clears $100M in advance cinema ticket sales. Beyonce, makes history with her Renaissance tour
- U.S. senators launch No Fakes Act to tackle AI-generated replicas.
- Black Lives In Music mentorship programme returns for 2024.
- Music tech company Audoo raises $5 million with new Elton John-led investment.
- Fancy some memorabilia? Green Day have reopened their Reverb shop to sell old touring and studio guitars.
- It's official – Hipgnosis Songs Fund is in a serious mess.
- Britney Spears claims that *NSYNC “tried too hard” to fit in with Black artists – ouch.
- It's been some time coming, being honest, but TikTok is putting on its first-ever music festival.
- Jordin Sparks is back for a Christmas album... via a Production Music library.
- The Beatles drop their "final song" featuring all 4 original members, Now & Then, with a little help from AI tech.
- Billboard have collaborated on a new music streaming royalties calculator, free to use by all.
- Do you want to have your vocals featured on the next Coldplay single... and be credited?
- Dua Lipa becomes the next major star to buy back her publishing catalog – this time from former managers TAP Music. (1)
- Our industry’s total contribution to the UK economy was a staggering £6.7bn in 2022.
- Deezer rebrands and reboots.
- Music creator financing company BeatBread to now offer songwriters up to $3m in publishing advances.
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