Andy Malt

The latest on the music publishers’ battle with Spotify, Drake’s allegedly trademark infringing t-shirts, and Easy Life’s return following their legal battle with easyGroup

Three members of K-pop boy band EXO and SM Entertainment have been locked in a dispute since last year. Now both sides accuse the other of refusing to honour previously made financial agreements. SM sued last week, with the singers saying that they will launch their own countersuit

Spotify launches in-house creative agency; Ed Sheeran remains UK’s most played artist; Nas to adapt 1984 hip hop movie for Broadway; Paul McCartney, Crowded House, Headie One tour dates

Symphonic Distribution hire; Warner Music x STYNGER; Dirty Hit dance label; Wireless livestream; TikTok x Adobe; WMG and Gaydio Pride float; Beyond The Music returns; Stefflon Don album launch; new releases from Katy Perry, Coldplay, Jamie XX, JPEGMAFIA, Joe Goddard, TSHA, Bad With Phones, 7ebra

Warner Records appointments; !K7 certified B Corp; ASCAP London Music Awards; new releases from Tones And I, Fontaines DC, Laurie Anderson, Mette, Torres x Fruit Bats, Flohio, Rebecca & Fiona, Why?, Tindersticks, Julia Raye

Since 2022, the UK music industry has seen “significant improvements” in the diversity of its workforce, UK Music’s latest research shows. However, there is still more to be done, and the trade body is now calling on political parties to pledge support ahead of next month’s General Election

Hope publishing deal; A2IM brings IMPALA’s Carbon Calculator to the US; Hackney Church partners with Ticketmaster; Bauer to broadcast Isle Of Wight Festival, Power Up funding recipients announced; new releases from Pixie Lott, Self Esteem, One True Pairing

Mustard, NoCopyrightSounds, Socios Music deals; Warner Records, Rimas appointments; Ye settles with Donna Summer estate; AI music principles; 50th UK festival cancellation; T-Time launches; MTV News archive pulled; new releases from Sophie, Bicep, Stefflon Don, Kim Gordon, The Waeve, Donna Thompson

Ruel, Tokischa deals; Wasserman Music, Spirit Music Group, MSG Entertainment appointments; EXO dispute escalates; BSI Merch launches in Japan; beatBread launches Funding Network

Nuno Bettencourt deal; Coldplay eco report, Motown Gospel appointments; Killer Mike, Live Nation, BTS legal news; Curve Royalty Services launch; Splice AI sample finder; Neil Young And Crazy Horse cancel shows; new releases from Lil Nas X, Mustard, The Kid Laroi, Cat Burns, Dizzee Rascal and more