Still awaiting a court ruling on accusations that he has been living in the USA illegally, 21 Savage has been granted bail and will be released from custody later today.
The rapper was arrested by Immigration & Customs Enforcement earlier this month, the US government body saying that he was an "unlawfully present United Kingdom national" residing in the country illegally.
He later confirmed that he was indeed born in the UK, but said that he had lived in the US since he was...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
More details have been revealed today about this year's TGE Conference, including the CMU+TGE programme that this year will put the focus on music education, digital dollars and music marketing. The TGE Conference, of course, sits at the heart of The Great Escape showcase festival, taking place in Brighton each May.
Among today's announcements are the first 40 speakers, information about the TGE In Conversation series and confirmation of three new pieces of research from CMU Insights that...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
As conversations resume to try and agree a final, final draft of the European Copyright Directive, another flurry of groups representing the creative industries issued a statement yesterday urging the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Council to plough on and get the copyright reforming directive to the finish line.
Among the signatories were groups representing artists, songwriters and song right collecting societies across Europe.
Until last week the music industry...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from CMU Online
Some of the continent's leading concert and festival promoters unite in the formation of an organisation that seeks to fight ticket-touting and establish ethical mechanisms for event-goers to resell tickets they cannot use.
FEAT, the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing, will lobby both national governments and the European Union (EU) to introduce legislation to regulate the resale sector and educate music fans into only buying tickets from safe, authorised outlets.
A not-for–profit...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from Audience Magazine
A leading independent promoter, Diego Finkelstein (pictured), has sold his DF Entertainment to Live Nation Entertainment (LNE), with whom he has partnered on many shows.
Founded in 2015, the Buenos Aires-based company sold more than 500,000 tickets to events in 2018.
"The demand for concerts and live events across South America has never been higher, and the local insight of Diego and the DF Entertainment team will help us connect more artistes and fans throughout Argentina than...
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Controversial secondary ticketing website Viagogo has been accused of breaching a court order, with legal action to follow "as quickly as possible".
Secured by the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) last year, the order required Viagogo to overhaul its business model and comply with a range of consumer protection legislation by 18 January.
However, the company did not do this, as CMA executive director of enforcement Michael Grenfell told an All-Party Parliamentary Group on...
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Media and entertainment conglomerate Liberty Media Corporation is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in Creative Artists Agency (CAA), according to the UK's Financial Time (FT) newspaper.
Liberty owns racing brand Formula 1, 71 per cent of multimedia platform SiriusXM and 34 per cent of Live Nation Entertainment, while CAA has more than 3,000 clients across film, sport and music, including Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga.
Private equity firm TPG,...
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Double Grammy winner Dua Lipa and her father complete the gender-balanced conference programme, alongside Steve Lamacq, the Brits and 30+ speakers.
Organisers of the inaugural Futures Forum – the one-day event for young live music professionals which takes place as part of this year's International Live Music Conference (ILMC) – have announced double Grammy-winning pop sensation Dua Lipa as this year's keynote interview.
The Futures Forum Keynote: Dugi & Dua Lipa...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine
The underground live music scene in Barcelona will receive protection from the council under the new "live culture spaces" category.
The Barcelona City Council has announced the creation of the Espais de cultura viva (live culture spaces) venue classification to protect its small live music venues, allowing flexible capacity limits and relaxing sound restrictions.
The council has finalised work on the category, which applies to spaces with a capacity of up to 150 people that host...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine
Spike in sales for songs performed at 2019 Grammy Awards by Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Bradi Carlile, H.E.R. and Dolly Parton.
Songs performed at Saturday's 61st Grammy Awards by Lady Gaga, Kacey Musgraves, Bradi Carlile, H.E.R. and others, collectively contributed to a 480% increase in digital download sales, according to Nielsen Music.
The songs performed at the awards ceremony, including H.E.R.'s 'Hard Place' (up 102,000%), Kacey Musgraves' 'Rainbow' (up 9,430%), Brandi Carlile's...
Posted on: 14/02/2019Categories: News from IQ Magazine