Here is some stuff I wrote in April 2022…

CMU News: US government publishes its latest copyright watch lists

CMU News: Believe renews deals with Tencent and NetEase

CMU News: IMS report dance sector began post-COVID revival in 2021

CMU News: NetEase accuses Tencent of infringing its intellectual property

CMU News: Spotify reports subscriber growth despite Rogan and Russia, but share price drops to all time low

CMU News: EU court rejects Poland’s opposition to safe harbour reforming article seventeen

CMU News: Drake dismissed from song-theft lawsuit over his Chris Brown collab

CMU News: Wasserman Music buys Paradigm UK

CMU News: Warner Music launches new podcasting division

CMU News: US Supreme Court declines to answer key question for dealing with song-theft disputes

CMU News: Cher’s dispute with Sonny Bono estate over termination right continues

CMU News: Promotions announced at X-Ray Touring

CMU News: Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter approved

CMU News: Digital surged, but COVID effect still impacted on PRS income in 2021

CMU News: Final text agreed for EU Digital Services Act

CMU News: Government declines Leadmill’s request to suspend Landlord And Tenant Act

CMU News: Bauer to network more programmes to five local stations

CMU Digest 24.04.22: Astroworld, Deezer, Justin Bieber, Kesha, termination rights

CMU News: Justin Bieber accused of ripping off 80s song
CMU News: US government agency for IP enforcement partners with RIAA on anti-piracy efforts

CMU News: LIVE to join government advisory group on the impact of Brexit

CMU News: Astroworld task force sets out proposals to prevent future festival tragedies

CMU News: Midem to return next year run by the city of Cannes

CMU News: New anti-SLAPP laws should apply to Dr Luke v Kesha litigation, say campaign groups

CMU News: Post Malone’s Circles authorship legal battle to go to trial

CMU News: Family In Music adds royalty advance tool

CMU News: Deezer to go public with €1.05 billion valuation

CMU News: New filing in Universal Music’s termination rights litigation

CMU News: Billy Joel settles property renovation legal dispute

CMU News: Merlin announces FLO deal

CMU Digest: Deezer, Astroworld, The Leadmill, Backstreet, Justin Bieber

CMU News: Live Nation says Astroworld documentary could “taint the jury pool”

CMU News: Leadmill management petition for suspension of Section 25 of Landlord And Tenant Act as dispute with landlord continues

CMU News: Deezer negotiating public listing via merger with French SPAC

CMU News: BMG reveals more information about its upcoming David Bowie film

CMU News: Independent recordings grew UK consumption share again in 2021

CMU News: Universal announces deal to represent Elvis songs catalogue

CMU News: Universal launches Capitol label brand in Italy

CMU News: BMG announces new Mexico office

CMU News: Spotify brings livestreaming into its main app

CMU News: Line-up announced for TikTok presented spotlight show at The Great Escape

CMU News: Post Malone’s lawyer cites ‘Malcolm X’ copyright battle in bid to dismiss lawsuit over ‘Circles’ authorship

CMU News: Warner Music partners with Jjust Music in India

CMU News: IMPALA launches carbon calculator to help indie music companies become more environmentally sustainable

CMU News: Universal launches another Mercury Records, this time as part of Republic

CMU News: Backstreet launches new hub in Berlin to help tackle Brexit merch challenges

CMU News: Universal Music signs up to support Help Musicians mentoring programme

CMU News: Kurt Cobain’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ guitar up for auction

CMU News: Bieber producer sues over points dispute

CMU News: Cancelled shows and massive debts: artists start to report on the reality of post-Brexit touring

CMU News: “The Leadmill will not continue” following landlord takeover, says current General Manager

CMU News: This Is Tomorrow festival cancels 2022 edition citing “an oversaturated market” and “rising costs”

CMU News: Deezer adds real-time lyrics translations tool

CMU News: Spotify adds new functionality to its in-car listening device

CMU News: SoundCloud further expands its content partnership with Sirius

CMU News: Donald Trump opens for Kid Rock

CMU Digest: Ed Sheeran, Spotify, BBC Sounds, Bob Dylan, Cardi B

CMU News: LA court dismisses foreign royalties lawsuit filed against Universal by former Beach Boy

CMU News: BMG announces deal to administrate George Harrison catalogue

CMU News: Sentric Music signs Boston Manor

CMU News: BBC adds twelve new thematic strands to its Sounds app

CMU News: Pink Floyd reform to release new track in support of Ukraine

CMU News: War Child releases four of its all-star albums on vinyl

CMU News: Geezer Butler invites fan input on name for his autobiography

CMU News: Ed Sheeran discusses impact of ‘Shape Of You litigation after winning song-theft battle

CMU News: Bucks Music signs Rob Wheeler

CMU News: Universal launches Blue Note Africa

CMU News: Three more US Congress members raise concerns over Spotify’s Discovery Mode

CMU News: Amazon increases the price on its discounted music plans

CMU News: Paul McCartney demo tape up for auction

CMU News: Appeals court upholds decision in dispute over Bob Dylan’s mega-bucks song catalogue sale

CMU News: IFPI submission to EU Piracy Watch List calls out Twitter

CMU News: Positive Subversion launches new catalogue migration service

CMU News: FUGA launches new Berlin office

CMU News: ITV likely to bid for Channel 4

CMU News: University Of Manchester announces British Pop Archive and launch exhibition

CMU News: Musicians offered chance to write music in Paul McCartney’s childhood home

CMU News: YouTuber who defamed Cardi B agrees to remove defamatory content

CMU News: R Kelly prosecutors hit back at proposed postponement of sentencing pending separate Chicago trial

CMU News: Warner Music signs Central Cee collaborator Rondodasosa

CMU News: The Leadmill landlords have already begun registering the trademark for Electric Sheffield

CMU News: New Louis Theroux series to feature Stormzy

CMU News: Kanye West bails on Coachella

Kanye West

CMU News: Flea’s daughter discovered actual practical use for a Grammy award

CMU News: Dispute over the future of Sheffield’s The Leadmill rages on

CMU News: Phoebe Bridgers must participate in deposition as part of defamation legal battle
CMU News: RIAA subpoenas information about two more stream-ripping sites

CMU News: Night Time Industries Association calls for urgent rethink from government regarding sector support

CMU News: Sony Music announces launch of new movie podcast with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo

CMU News: Cancer Bats post new track and launch accompanying coffee blend

CMU News: Grammy Awards presented

CMU News: Annie Mac launches new early doors club night

CMU Digest: Universal Music, The Leadmill, Spotify, Copyright Royalty Board, Fortnite

CMU News: Universal Music confirms it will start paying royalties to unrecouped heritage artists

CMU News: Spotify fails to block Daniel Ek deposition in dispute with Eminem publisher

CMU News: Superfly co-founder sues after being pushed out of the business

CMU News: VPN ordered to pay $14 million in damages to movie producers in copyright dispute

CMU News: National Album Day to put the spotlight on debut albums this year

CMU News: Global announces spring changes to schedules at Capital stations

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