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Music industry bodies secure leave to challenge new copyright guidelines

Music industry bodies secure leave to challenge new copyright guidelines

Music industry bodies secure leave to challenge new copyright guidelines Published on: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 01, 2025 By: Ho Kit Yen, FMT Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Public Performance Malaysia Bhd and Recording Performers...

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Japanese Composer Ko Tanaka: Jazz, Ballet, And The Fusion Japanese And American Musical Theater

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Japanese Composer Ko Tanaka: Jazz, Ballet, And The Fusion Japanese And American Musical Theater

Ko Tanaka, the first Off-Broadway Japanese composer known for his fusion of jazz with American musical theater and Japanese musical traditions, is composing a ballet rendition of the internationally-acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Poupelle of...

Nearing time of peace in Malaysian music industry: Karyawan welcomes M. Nasir's call for amicable negotiation

Nearing time of peace in Malaysian music industry: Karyawan welcomes M. Nasir's call for amicable negotiation

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Artistes Association (Karyawan) welcomes the call by Datuk M. Nasir, Chairman of the Music Authors’ Copyright Protection (MACP), urging all parties in the music industry to pursue peaceful negotiations in resolving the...

UMG, UCLA Launch Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship

UMG, UCLA Launch Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship

Common Music Group and UCLA‘s Herb Alpert Faculty of Music introduced the creation of the Berry Gordy Music Business Scholarship on Monday, the most recent namesake on the college for the famed founding father of Motown. The scholarship comes...

R2.1m in funding for recording companies will boost music industry

R2.1m in funding for recording companies will boost music industry

Premium By ROSA-KAROO LOEWE - 01 July 2025 Eastern Cape musicians stand to benefit as R2.1m was handed over to eight recording companies from the region at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda on Monday... This article is reserved for Daily...

Music tourists in UK spent record £10 billion in 2024

Music tourists in UK spent record £10 billion in 2024

Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Bruce Springsteen, Sam Fender and Dua Lipa were among the acts who helped draw a record 23.5 million music tourists to concerts and festivals in the UK in 2024, a new report from UK Music reveals. Music tourists spent a...

Business News | Indrani Mukerjea Enterprise Brings Tagore's Warrior Princess to Life in Bold Theatrical Production

Business News | Indrani Mukerjea Enterprise Brings Tagore's Warrior Princess to Life in Bold Theatrical Production

VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 1: Last night, the iconic Royal Opera House lit up with the premiere of Chitrangada - Ek Sashakt Naari, a bold reimagining of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's timeless tale of love, identity, and inner...

Business News | From Flash to Follow-through: Why Modern Marketing Must Think Like a System

Business News | From Flash to Follow-through: Why Modern Marketing Must Think Like a System

By Puneet Dua, Cmo And Co-Founder Sportsbaazi New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Marketing once thrived on spectacle. It was about turning heads, stopping thumbs, and producing content worthy of a second glance. And for a while, especially in...

Universal Music Group, UCLA Launch Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship

Universal Music Group, UCLA Launch Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship

Universal Music Group and UCLA‘s Herb Alpert School of Music announced the creation of the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship on Monday, the latest namesake at the school for the famed founder of Motown. The scholarship comes just over a year...

Zebralution promotes William Hallström to head of international business development

Zebralution promotes William Hallström to head of international business development

Independent digital distributor Zebralution has revealed key promotions and new appointments at the company. “These changes reflect the company’s dedication to strengthening its international reach and expanding its ability to serve the evolving...

Oliver Schusser on 10 years of Apple Music and driving further creative opportunities for artists

Oliver Schusser on 10 years of Apple Music and driving further creative opportunities for artists

Apple Music’s Oliver Schusser is still buzzing about the previous evening’s premiere of F1 The Movie when Music Week meets up with him at the tech giant’s glass-roofed Battersea HQ in London. The vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports...

Pasadena earns title as Music Friendly Texas Certified Community

Pasadena earns title as Music Friendly Texas Certified Community

Governor Greg Abbott has announced that Pasadena has been designated as a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community by the Texas Music Office (TMO). This certification is part of an initiative aimed at fostering economic development and job...

How Crypto Betting Sites Make Money and Why They Might Change the Industry?

How Crypto Betting Sites Make Money and Why They Might Change the Industry?

Online betting is far from being a novelty. It’s been around for a while now. What might be new for many are the new crypto betting sites. The first thing that makes them different is the use of digital currencies instead of the fiat ones. While a...

Bongiwe Madela's musical odyssey: from church choir to chart-topping star

Bongiwe Madela's musical odyssey: from church choir to chart-topping star

In a remarkable era for gospel music, female artists in South Africa are leaving an indelible mark that echoes far beyond the church walls. Their powerful ballads and uplifting worship anthems are not merely filling airwaves; they are shaping the...

ABC Head of Music Emily Copeland to Exit

ABC Head of Music Emily Copeland to Exit

Emily Copeland will this month depart as the ABC’s head of music, a spokesperson for the Corporation confirms to The Music Network. Based in Sydney, Copeland took the lead on ABC’s multi-channel music strategy in early 2024, working across triple...

ABC Head of Music Emily Copeland to Exit (EXCLUSIVE)

ABC Head of Music Emily Copeland to Exit (EXCLUSIVE)

Emily Copeland will this month depart as the ABC’s head of music, a spokesperson for the Corporation confirms to The Music Network. Based in Sydney, Copeland took the lead on ABC’s multi-channel music strategy in early 2024, working across triple...

$1,200 off one of the best guitar synths on the market is a deal too good to ignore in Sweetwater's epic 4th of July sale

$1,200 off one of the best guitar synths on the market is a deal too good to ignore in Sweetwater's epic 4th of July sale

Well, that's the 4th of July sales here - and there’s plenty on offer for musicians! For Independence Day 2025, we’ve seen most of the bigger music retailers dishing out serious discounts on everything from digital pianos and studio headphones to...

Fivio Foreign Net Worth, Digital Music Platforms and Revenue

Fivio Foreign Net Worth, Digital Music Platforms and Revenue

Fivio Foreign, born Maxie Ryles III, has established himself as a standout figure in the drill rap scene, with deep ties to Brooklyn, New York, where his journey began. His music is marked by a distinct vocal presence and a commanding energy that...

Blur will return to musical oasis, says Dave Rowntree

Blur will return to musical oasis, says Dave Rowntree

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree is to publish a book of photos on the early days of the Britpop icons and after much-heralded comeback gigs two years ago has not ruled out another collaboration. "I think Blur will definitely do something else," he told...

Blur will return to musical oasis, says drummer Rowntree

Blur will return to musical oasis, says drummer Rowntree

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree is to publish a book of photos on the early days of the Britpop icons and after much-heralded comeback gigs two years ago has not ruled out another collaboration. "I think Blur will definitely do something else," he told...

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