Music Business News: Belgium News Martin Mills and IMPALA accuse Universal of ‘land grab’ over Virgin Music’s $775m Downtown acquisition IMPALA has criticized Virgin's planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings in a $775 million deal News Kenny Gates on [PIAS] sale: We have an amazing future ahead… and f**k the haters. Gates described the future setup for the company he co-founded in a message to staff, obtained by MBW News Universal Music Group completes 100% acquisition of [PIAS] Group Kenny Gates has signed a long-term contract to continue as head of his company's label group News IMPALA and A2IM take aim at indie music’s carbon footprint with US pilot program The pilot project is meant to adapt IMPALA's carbon calculator for US companies, with an eye to further global expansion News FUGA inks global distro, marketing deals with France’s Record Makers and Belgium’s Potion Records The deals expand Downtown-owned FUGA's presence in the French and Belgian music industries. News Major music companies fight back against unlicensed AI in new ICMP-led initiative A new portal allows rightsholders to reserve their rights against scraping by tech companies training AI Analysis News As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyright Some legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI Analysis News Apple fined nearly $2bn in EU over ‘abusive’ app store rules for music streaming services – and it could potentially be on the hook for more damages Apple plans to appeal the decision1 2 … 7 Next
News Martin Mills and IMPALA accuse Universal of ‘land grab’ over Virgin Music’s $775m Downtown acquisition IMPALA has criticized Virgin's planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings in a $775 million deal
News Kenny Gates on [PIAS] sale: We have an amazing future ahead… and f**k the haters. Gates described the future setup for the company he co-founded in a message to staff, obtained by MBW
News Universal Music Group completes 100% acquisition of [PIAS] Group Kenny Gates has signed a long-term contract to continue as head of his company's label group
News IMPALA and A2IM take aim at indie music’s carbon footprint with US pilot program The pilot project is meant to adapt IMPALA's carbon calculator for US companies, with an eye to further global expansion
News FUGA inks global distro, marketing deals with France’s Record Makers and Belgium’s Potion Records The deals expand Downtown-owned FUGA's presence in the French and Belgian music industries.
News Major music companies fight back against unlicensed AI in new ICMP-led initiative A new portal allows rightsholders to reserve their rights against scraping by tech companies training AI
Analysis News As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyright Some legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI
Analysis News Apple fined nearly $2bn in EU over ‘abusive’ app store rules for music streaming services – and it could potentially be on the hook for more damages Apple plans to appeal the decision