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French singer-songwriter and video director Woodkid has already asked for Donald Trump to stop using one of his songs during campaign rallies. But the message, first sent last December, seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Now, Woodkid – real name Yoann Lemoine – is once again calling out the Republican presidential nominee to stop using his track ‘Run Boy Run’ for his campaign video, which features excerpts from the former US president’s speeches to the tune of the single from his 2013 album 'The Golden Age'. "Once again, I never authorized the use of my music for this video," he posted on X to...
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A quarter of all songs on streaming platforms received zero listens in 2023 showing how labels are still crucial for musical success, a report from a newly found music think tank explains. ‘Setting the Stage: How Music Works’ is the first annual report by Organisation for Recorded Culture and Arts (ORCA), a think tank, aimed at influencing governmental policy decisions around the music industry. Everything you need to know about breaking, the newest Olympic sport'Come As You Really Are': A joyful celebration of UK hobbies featuring 4,000 My Little Ponies In the report, it notes that 24.8% or 4...
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As the sun sets over the Mediterranean, the seaside amphitheatre stage at Worldwide Festival in Sète, France is drenched in pastel pinks during virtuoso saxophonist Isaiah Collier’s performance of his album ‘Parallel Universe’. You can’t curate the sky but it’s the perfect visual accompaniment to one of the best curated line-ups around, and that’s all thanks to festival organiser, the renowned DJ and label owner Gilles Peterson. For many Brits, Peterson is best known for his BBC radio show where he introduces regular listeners to an astonishingly diverse catalogue of musicians from around the ...
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The music industry has always been a place for the application of pioneering technology. When the synthesiser was first created, though not everyone saw it as a real musical instrument, eventually it came to be accepted as a game changing tool in the evolution of music. In 2023, the iconic amp brand Marshall was sold to Swedish company, Zound for £325 million (€384.5 million). Earlier this year, Marshall Group CEO Jeremy de Maillard said that amps account for only 5% of the company’s revenue as the new focus is on digital amps and tools. With AI having the potential to radically change almost ...
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Up until now, it was only speculation. Sony Music was reportedly in talks to acquire the catalogue of legendary rock band Queen, including hits like 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'We Will Rock You', 'We Are The Champions' and 'Another One Bites The Dust'. There have now been further reports that appear to confirm that the Queen music catalogue, along with a number of other rights, is officially in the process of being acquired by Sony Music for around $1.27 billion (€1.18 billion). Per a report from Variety, who cite Hits, the only revenue not covered in the deal is for live performances, which foundin...
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2023 was a record breaking year for subscriber growth at Spotify but with sluggish economic growth and the cost of living crisis, how will the music streaming giant continue its solid growth trajectory whilst transitioning to a more efficient, more profitable company? Speaking at the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity Gustav Gyllenhammar, Vice President of Subscriptions and Markets at Spotify said part of the answer lies in connecting with new global audiences - both from the artist and audience side - whilst continuously looking for ways to create value for existing subscribers through ...
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The music festival season is well under way and the UK has, as every year, a wealth of events catering to every music taste. However, a recent study leaves a sour taste in the mouth... New research compiled by A2D2, a British company aiming to connect analogue audio devices with modern smart speaker sound systems, reveals that UK music festivals are still exhibiting a persistent gender gap on their main stages. By analysing ten of the UK’s biggest and most popular festivals, A2D2 has identified the events that have the best and worst female representation, revealing that while festivals like G...
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Spotify has updated its annual Loud & Clear music report with European specific data. The 2024 report, which charts how listenership and artist earnings across 2023 has now revealed that European artists generated nearly €1.5 billion in the past year. For European artists, this is 16% more than the 2022 figures, and represents a threefold increase from 2017. Overall figures for European musicians on Spotify are seemingly positive, with the continent’s artists discovered by new listeners around 28 billion times in the last year. In terms of how much this listenership translates into artistic ca...
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Sony Music is reportedly in talks to acquire the catalogue of legendary rock band Queen, including hits like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Radio Ga Ga'. The reports come from Bloomberg, who cite sources as saying that Sony is currently “working with another investor” on a transaction that “could potentially total $1 billion”. Bloomberg added that the negotiations “are ongoing and may not result in an agreement” but that a potential deal would include “merchandising and other business opportunities” - which includes rights to logos and music videos. Discussions over the sale have been taking place s...
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