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Taylor Swift’s music returns to TikTok even as label fights over artist compensation

Universal Music remains at loggerheads with the app, but Swift – whose new album The Tortured Poets Department is out next week – can control where her work is available

The Guardian - AU

“I’m just going to play my mandolin, all right?”: Mumford & Sons fan Noah Kahan says he doesn’t care about being cool and weighs in on the Universal Music vs TikTok debate

“There are some people, especially young, developing artists, or artists that are about to break through, that now don’t have that,” the Stick Season star says of TikTok

MusicRadar

TechScape: Why is the UK so slow to regulate AI?

Britain has announced £10m for regulators but has done very little to mitigate the risks linked with artificial intelligence. Plus, Facebook’s deep-fake Biden conundrum

The Guardian - UK

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Universal Music Group removes music from TikTok over licensing dispute

TikTok faces the removal of Universal Music Group's music catalog after failing to renew their licensing agreement, causing a dispute over compensation and...

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Lorde pens emotional letter to fans hinting at Justin Warren split

‘I’m living with heartbreak again,’ singer says

The Independent UK

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

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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

Louder

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.

Android Central

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

Wales Online

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.

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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

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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

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Bangkok Post

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Daily Mirror

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

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

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