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Merger Mania Is Reshaping the Music Industry With These Law Firms Leading Negotiations
The recent string of blockbuster music mergers — and the complex deals that govern them — has offered plenty of work for the teams of corporate, tax, antitrust and intellectual property lawyers who have helped negotiate, paper and win…
Andy Burnham is the U.K.'s New Prime Minister - Here's What the Music Industry Needs From Him
Few, if any, modern British politicians have cultivated as visible a relationship with music as Andy Burnham. On Monday (July 20), the former mayor of Greater Manchester assumed the role of prime minister of the U.K. following the resignation of…
Government announce £45million to 'turn up' music industry for artists, businesses and children - but what do Andy Burnham's government need to do now?
The UK government has announced details of a £45million investment to “turn up” the music industry, but attention now turns on the work that needs to be done by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his government. While former…
WONHO's New EP 'CORE' Is More Than Just His Abs - It's His Music
(Exclusive Photo for Forbes) WONHO's CORE Global K-pop star WONHO is showing another side to his musicality with his latest comeback, CORE. The new EP contains seven tracks filled with explosive dance-pop hits that will get the body and mind…
Bright' girl, 18, dies suddenly at UK music festival as event cancelled
A teenager who died after suffering a 'severe' medical emergency at a music festival in Wales has been remembered by loved-ones as 'funny, clever and always smiling'. Lucy Halpin, 18, fell ill during the early hours of Tonnau Festival at Carreglwyd…
Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio's AI music generator over
Songs from Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, Harry Styles, and many more are on the list. Songs from Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, Harry Styles, and many more are on the list. Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty…
Thai leader serenades Chinese PM in bizarre example of 'musical diplomacy'
Thailand's prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul surprised guests in Beijing by singing “Tian Mi Mi” (Sweet Honey), a famous love song by the late Taiwanese music icon Teresa Teng, during a lunch hosted by Chinese premier Li Qiang. The…
Wicked: For Good' just landed on Netflix - but these 3 musicals are even better
It's been an unusually rough year for movie musicals, with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas' 'Power Ballad' and the live-action 'Moana' both bombing at the box office. There's a glimmer of respite this week with John M. Chu's 2025 movie adaptation of the…
Billboard's 2026 Top Music Lawyers Revealed
It all begins with a song, goes the music business maxim. Getting paid for a song all begins with the copyright, say the lawyers. The ability of creators to protect their work through copyright is so fundamental that the legal concept appears in…
Dubstep producer and DJ Rusko announces indefinite hiatus from music and touring: 'It became clear I was having a breakdown mentally'
Dubstep producer and DJ Rusko has announced that he is taking an indefinite hiatus from music and touring, saying that it “became clear I was having a breakdown mentally”. The UK dubstep giant made the announcement over the weekend…
Abbey Road Music Photography Awards to Honor Masayoshi Sukita With Lifetime Achievement Award
Abbey Road will present Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Abbey Road Music Photography Awards. Best known for his 44-year collaboration with David Bowie, Sukita took the iconic cover shot for…
Apple Music Review: A Masterclass in Sleek Design With Superb Audio
Apple Music, Cupertino's streaming music service, continues to shine. It has a massive catalog of more than 100 million songs, the curated Apple Music 1 radio station, Siri compatibility, video content, lyrics, a 24/7 music video channel, and…
Melissa Auf der Maur Digs Into Her Archive for First New Music in Over 15 Years
Alt-rock stalwart Melissa Auf Der Maur, who played with Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, is prepping a new project, Bass Womb Room, that will feature her first new music in over 15 years. The album — titled Bass Womb Room: My ‘90s…
'Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues' Review: A Music Legend Made Brilliantly Clear
Many have heard of Gertrude “Ma” Rainey (1886-1939), recalled as “the Mother of the Blues,” but few have really heard her. The August Wilson play “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” made an impression, though it was…
A new exhibition celebrates one of the UK's most iconic music venues
News ‘70 Years Of The Cavern Club' at the Museum of Liverpool will chart the venue's incredible music history, from jazz to Beatlemania. Written by Alice HallContributor, Time Out UK Music venues don't get much more iconic than The Cavern…
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