Here is some stuff I wrote in May 2022…

CMU News: Van Morrison sues Northern Irish minister over Rolling Stone article criticising his anti-lockdown songs

CMU News: IMPALA publishes results of independent sector diversity survey

CMU News: Outernet London announces more programming appointments

CMU News: Anita Baker thanks Chance The Rapper for helping out in her recent masters dispute

CMU News: MMF report proposes new support to help artists avoid digital burnout

CMU News: Round Hill sues B.o.B in royalty rights dispute

CMU News: IFPI signs memorandum of understanding with government in United Arab Emirates

CMU News: Sacha Lord becomes Chair of Night Time Industries Association

CMU News: Producer Robin Millar marks his 70th birthday with fundraising event for Scope

CMU News: Harry Styles to donate $1 million from upcoming North American tour to gun violence prevention organisation

CMU Digest: Sony Music, Music Venue Trust, festival diversity, Travis Scott, BBC

CMU News: BBC boss sets out plans for cheaper and “digital-first” future

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CMU News: Live Nation allies with Universal on new China-based dance label

CMU News: US appeals court fast-tracks hearing on Tyga’s banned shoes

CMU News: Sony Music expands commitment to pay through royalties to unrecouped heritage artists

CMU News: Bestival boss in court over Ticketline advances

CMU News: As PRS elects eight new Council members, MMF says more changes are needed to boost diversity at the top

CMU News: CISAC outlines ISWC advancements in latest annual report

CMU News: Warner Music Israel launches

CMU News: Judge sides with insurer in SXSW insurance dispute

CMU News: TikTok teams up with JD Sports to celebrate the UK rap scene

CMU News: Radio 3 announces participants in next phase of its New Generation Artists programme

CMU News: Travis Scott faces new claims of negligence over stampede at 2019 Rolling Loud festival

CMU News: Warner Music invests in Polish live music firm

CMU News: Music Venue Trust launches new initiative to buy freeholds of grassroots venues

CMU News: Bandcamp and Google confirm temporary agreement as dispute over in-app payments proceeds

CMU News: Outback Presents acquires Robomagic

CMU News: Owners of new Manchester venue talk up ambitions ahead of June launch

CMU News: Heart adds spin-off station with focus on music from 2000s

CMU News: Former MegaUpload execs who did deal with the prosecution could still face a ten year jail term

CMU News: Universal’s DIY distributor introduces A&R process, drops a chunk of its current artists

CMU News: Ivor Novello Awards dished out, just for fun

CMU News: Australian appeals court upholds AUS$7 million judgement against Viagogo

CMU News: Cloudflare says European Commission’s Piracy Watch List should only focus on actual piracy sites

CMU News: Kevin Brennan appointed Chair of APPG For Music

CMU News: Fyre Festival fraudster out of prison

CMU News: New York Senate passes new laws to restrict the use of rap lyrics in criminal proceedings

CMU News: Universal “centralises” the rosters of merch businesses

CMU News: Radio 1 to make its Presenter Upload tool available to the wider industry

CMU News: Tencent Music confirms revenue declines, but investors seem optimistic

CMU News: US court says Toni Basil is sole owner of Mickey masters

CMU News: Grease parody show deemed fair use by US court

CMU News: Alan Parsons awarded nearly $5 million in dispute with former manager

CMU News: More than 100 festivals sign up to new Safer Spaces charter

CMU News: French performer and label groups reach voluntary agreement regarding digital remuneration

CMU News: Swiss collecting society sues Snapchat

CMU News: One Media iP Group confirms it is offering £3.5 million for one per cent of the Pink Floyd catalogue

CMU News: Two former MegaUpload execs reach deal with prosecution to avoid extradition to the US

CMU News: Congress members not hugely impressed with Spotify’s response to Discovery Mode concerns

CMU News: BMG welcomes mechanical royalties increase in the US, regrets not speaking out sooner

CMU News: Pandora responds to comedy copyright lawsuits, dubs comedian rights agency a ‘cartel’

CMU News: R&S Records welcomes tribunal ruling after dispute with former consultant

CMU News: Copyright owners and ISPs in Sweden ally to simplify web-blocking

CMU News: Daniel Ek says Spotify’s “best days are ahead”, despite tanking share price

CMU Digest: US mechanical rates, Coldplay, Live Nation, TuneIn, Kanye West

CMU News: New inflation matching settlement on US disc and download song royalty rate welcomed

CMU News: Live Nation boss upbeat again as Q1 financials published

CMU News: Paul Bonham becomes Professional Development Director at MMF

CMU News: TuneIn removes some UK radio stations over music licensing concerns

CMU News: MCPS pay outs increased 15% in 2021

CMU News: Resident Advisor launches new governance board to enable “direct community stewardship”

CMU News: Kanye West sued over sermon sample on Donda

CMU News: US judge rejects RCN’s latest round of Rightscorp dissing

CMU News: SoundCloud buys Musiio

CMU News: Travis Scott reps dub Astroworld documentary a “propaganda piece”

CMU News: Bandcamp joins parent company Epic in going legal over Google’s app store rules

CMU News: New York piracy ruling may set precedent for web-blocking

CMU News: Vans gets injunction against Tyga and MSCHF’s Wavy Baby trainers

CMU Digest: Spotify, NetEase Cloud Music, Article Seventeen, Digital Services Act, PRS

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