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Streaming service Deezer signs Universal Music royalty deal to prioritise musicians over AI

Under new deal, artists will receive more streams when listeners actively seek out their music

The Independent UK

Deezer and Universal Music sign deal to focus royalties on big artists

Move to reward tracks that are actively searched for is expected to lift payouts to professional musicians by 10%

The Guardian - UK

Have the Rolling Stones just launched a new album via a cryptic advertisement in an east London newspaper?

Readers of the Hackney Gazette may wish to turn to page three

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YouTube announces incubator plan to tackle AI-generated music

YouTube’s plan includes a partnership with Universal Music and consultation with key stars, including ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus

Evening Standard

Google and Universal Music in talks over licensing artists' voices for AI-generated songs

Home to Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Adele, Universal plans to develop a tool that fans can use to create tracks using the voices of artists from their catalogue

MusicRadar

Google and Universal Music working on licensing voices for AI-generated songs

Early stage talks are expected to include a potential tool fans could use to make AI-generated songs

The Guardian - UK

Google, Universal Music reportedly team up to let artists get paid for AI-generated songs

Fans will be able to make songs that sound like their favorite artists using AI, but only if they pay royalty fees, under a new agreement.

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Taylor Swift Leads With 8 ‘MTV Video Music Awards’ Nominations

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At last, Hyperion recordings are streamable. We pick some of the standouts

The British classical label is now part of Universal Music and its superb catalogue is being made available to stream. From Hildegard of Bingen to Hough, Hewitt and Hamelin, we look over some of the greatest recordings now available

The Guardian - UK

Britain's Got Talent's Malakai, 14, signs record deal with Universal Music

The 14-year-old singer wowed judges throughout the competition and was chosen as Simon as his golden buzzer act early in the audition stage.

Wales Online

Twitter sued for $250 million for "rampant infringement" of copyrighted music

Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group are amongst the 17 entities suing Twitter for copyright infringement

Metal Hammer

Newcastle DJ lands record deal with the record label that counts Adele, Elton John, Taylor Swift among its stars

Adele, Elton John, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are among the stars signed to the same label as the Geordie artist

Chronicle Live

Ready to rock again

Six years since their last concert in the Kingdom, world-renowned American pop group OneRepublic are set to perform live in Bangkok again tomorrow at IMPACT Arena Muang Thong Thani. Tickets are still available for 1,500 to 5,000 baht.

Bangkok Post

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly seen leaving marriage counselling after explosive 'split'

Megan Fox and her fiancé Machine Gun Kelly have been surrounded by split rumours in recent days after the actress deleted all social media pictures of her beau

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Lewis Capaldi goes public with stunning new girlfriend with loved-up display at BRITs

Scottish singing sensation Lewis Capaldi locked lips with his girlfriend at the Universal Music BRIT Awards after party on Saturday in London, with onlookers saying he his head over heels

Daily Mirror

Megan Fox gives savage response to fan who asks if Machine Gun Kelly cheated with pal

Hollywood actress Megan Fox has responded to a fan who claimed that Machine Gun Kelly cheated on her with their mutual friend after she deleted all trace of her fiancé from Instagram

Daily Mirror

Ashley Roberts risks wardrobe malfunction in see-through dress as she leaves BRITs afterparty

The former Pussycat Dolls singer was seen leaving the Universal Music after party at 180 The Strand in the daring see-through dress

Daily Mirror

Wild BRITs afterparties - Maya Jama twerks as Ashley Roberts dances in daring see-through dress

The likes of Lewis Capaldi, Louise Redknapp, Bugzy Malone and Lizzo were all seen enjoying wild afterparties across London after Saturday night's BRIT Awards

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Financial Times

Universal Music in talks with big platforms to overhaul streaming model

Group looks into options such as cracking down on bots and adding ‘superfan’ subscriptions

Evening Standard

How to be a CEO podcast: Universal Music’s Selina Webb on the pressure of success

Selina Webb is the EVP of Universal Music in the UK.

Pedestrian.tv

Amyl The Sniffers, Flume Rüfüs Du Sol Lead The Stacked ARIA Award Noms This Year

The awards are set to be handed out in late November at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Ackman to wind up Spac and return $4bn to investors

Billionaire says he failed to find a suitable company to take public using his investment vehicle

The Independent UK

Baby Queen: ‘Courtney Love said not to call myself a pop star; rock stars get away with more and stick around longer’

Sad bangers about antidepressants and social media have made Arabella Latham a beacon of honesty. The BBC Sound of 2022 nominee speaks to Annabel Nugent about the origins of Baby Queen, her ‘strong opinions’ on pop stars today, and the very few topics she is keeping to herself – at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Universal Music Group Says it Is Suspending Operations in Russia

Universal Music Group said Tuesday it was suspending all operations in Russia and closing its offices, as it joins a growing number of companies protesting the violence in Ukraine. The world's largest music company's decision followed the announcement last week by Spotify that it would close its offices in Russia…

Tribune News Service

Sting sells entire songwriting music catalog to Universal Music

He’s setting them free.

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