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56. A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/motley-crue/"  >Mötley Crüe</a> drummer <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/tommy-lee/"  >Tommy Lee</a> of sexually assaulting a woman in a helicopter in 2003, ruling that her case was filed too late.</p>
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63. The case against Lee, launched last year by an anonymous Jane Doe accuser, was filed under a newly enacted California law that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for years-old sexual assaults – one of several such laws passed around the country in recent years.</p>
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120. Lawyer Behind Diddy Sexual Abuse Case Criticized by Judge Over Pattern of ‘Salacious…
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148. But in a decision issued Monday, Judge Holly J. Fujie ruled that Lee’s accuser had failed to show that Lee’s alleged assault had been followed by any kind of “cover-up” – a key requirement under the provision she cited.</p>
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155. “The court finds that plaintiff has not pled facts sufficient to support the theory of the necessary &#8216;cover up&#8217; because plaintiff has not asserted facts evidencing defendants’ concerted effort to hide evidence relating to sexual assault,” the judge wrote. “Plaintiff instead makes vague allegations that the court finds insufficient to support the revival of a claim.”</p>
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162. Though the ruling is a setback for Lee’s accuser, the case is not yet over. The judge gave her and her attorneys 20 days to file an updated version of her complaint if she has additional information that would fix the flaws in her case. Her attorneys did not immediately return a request for comment.</p>
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169. In her December complaint, the Jane Doe plaintiff claimed she had been “lured under false pretenses” by Lee’s personal helicopter pilot into taking a ride from San Diego to Los Angeles in February 2003. Once onboard, she claimed that Lee and the pilot “consumed several alcoholic beverages, smoked marijuana, and snorted cocaine” before the rock star assaulted her.</p>
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176. “Tommy Lee then proceeded to sexually assault plaintiff by forcibly groping, kissing, penetrating her with his fingers, and attempting to force her to perform oral copulation,” her lawyers wrote. “As a result of Tommy Lee’s sexual assault, Plaintiff has suffered severe emotional, physical, and psychological distress.”</p>
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233. Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars Wins Court Order As Battle Against Bandmates Continues
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261. The case, over an incident that allegedly occurred more than two decades ago, was filed under the Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act – a California law that created a three-year window starting last year for alleged survivors to file sexual assault lawsuits that would normally be barred by the statute of limitations.</p>
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268. The case against Lee was one of many cases filed during the “look-back windows” created by similar statutes, including New York’s Adult Survivors Act. Just before that law expired in November, a flood of years-old abuse cases hit the courts, most notably against Sean “<a  href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/diddy/"  data-type="link"  data-id="https://www.billboard.com/artist/diddy/"  >Diddy</a>” Combs.</p>
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275. But such laws have strict requirements. In the case of the Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act, an alleged victim must show that the defendant “engaged in a cover up or attempted a cover up,” meaning a “concerted effort to hide evidence relating to a sexual assault or other inappropriate conduct” or conduct that “incentivizes individuals to remain silent.”</p>
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282. In her complaint, Lee’s accuser claimed that the drummer and other defendants “engaged in a concerted effort to prevent information or evidence of such sexual assaults from being made public or disclosed to anyone.” But in her ruling on Monday, Judge Fujie said that simply spelling out the statute’s requirement was not enough.</p>
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367. “These allegations are conclusory in nature and do not allege specific actions directed to plaintiff,” the judge wrote. “As such, plaintiff’s action as alleged is effectively time-barred.”</p>
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374. In a statement to <em>Billboard</em>, Lee&#8217;s attorney Sasha Frid said: “We applaud the court’s decision.&nbsp;The court got it right in finding that the plaintiff cannot assert a claim against Tommy Lee.&nbsp;From the outset, Mr. Lee has vehemently denied these false and bogus accusations.”&nbsp;</p>
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397. <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 15:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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400. <category><![CDATA[belmont university]]></category>
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424. The anniversaries are piling up on Curb&nbsp;| Word Entertainment chairman <strong>Mike Curb</strong>.</p>
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431. This year is the 60th&nbsp;anniversary of Curb Records’ founding. April&nbsp;29 marked 30 years since Belmont University announced its highest-profile program was being renamed the Mike Curb College of Entertainment&nbsp;&amp; Music Business. And the school just wrapped the 50th-anniversary campaign that celebrated the department’s founding. All those milestones come as Curb approaches his 80th birthday on Christmas Eve.</p>
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438. “I like everything except the last statistic,” he deadpans near the start of a three-hour interview.</p>
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495. Belmont University’s Mike Curb College Reveals $58 Million Lead Gift For Music…
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503. 04/10/2024
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523. The conversation acknowledges the landmarks, but it comes, more importantly, as Curb’s latest investment wraps some of his deepest passions — education, music preservation and legacy — in a structure likely to enhance the relationship between Belmont and Music Row. Belmont announced April&nbsp;9 that the Curb Foundation made a $58&nbsp;million donation that will seed a multipurpose Curb College building on Music Circle South, wedged between the BMG offices and the historic Columbia Studios.</p>
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530. Neither Curb nor Belmont president <strong>Greg Jones</strong> could specify the breakdown of the $58&nbsp;million — both called it “complicated” — but the figure encompasses the value of the land, which Curb donated; future rent; and cash. It also includes an expansion of the Buddy Lee Attractions building that’s adjacent to Columbia, while the school attempts to raise an additional $40&nbsp;million for the project, which will encourage interplay between Belmont students and working music professionals. A 150-capacity performance space will provide an ideal concert-audio learning facility and offer label showcase options. Songwriting rooms will serve the college and, perhaps, some independent writers. And a coffee shop is expected to lure lunchtime visits from nearby businesses, setting up the possibility for students that a springboard for their careers could be just a handshake away.&nbsp;</p>
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537. The building is in the works at a time when large chunks of Music Row have been overtaken by non-music developers. Curb owns 12 properties on the Row — including RCA Studio&nbsp;B, Ocean Way and the former Masterfonics building — and he’s doggedly determined to maintain the character of the neighborhood, where he has control. That’s particularly true on Music Circle South, a block with numerous studios that have yielded hits by <strong>Johnny Cash</strong>, <strong>Bob Dylan</strong>, <strong>George Strait</strong>, <strong>Tom&nbsp;T. Hall</strong> and <strong>Dan&nbsp;+ Shay</strong> — just for starters — through the decades.</p>
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544. “We made it impossible for the developers to get to it,” Curb says. “Even the <strong>WNAH</strong> radio building is just the way it is. Even the buildings that we’re using for Curb Records or for Word Records. Those are staying exactly the way they are. So we’ve got it pretty locked.”</p>
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601. Now That Country Has Gone Digital, So Has the Corner Office at Some Nashville Labels
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609. 04/22/2024
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629. Curb established his label as an 18-year-old college student at Cal State Northridge who was too young to sign the startup papers without a co-signer. He made a deal with Capitol, wrote a Honda commercial and landed a bundle of songs on movie soundtracks, including the 1968 <strong>Clint Eastwood</strong> picture <em>Kelly’s Heroes</em>. Curb became the president of MGM in his 20s, working with <strong>The Osmonds</strong>, <strong>Lou Rawls</strong>, <strong>Sammy Davis&nbsp;Jr.</strong> and<strong> Hank Williams&nbsp;Jr.</strong>, and by the end of the ’70s, he was California lieutenant governor, serving alongside <strong>Ronald Reagan</strong>.</p>
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636. Post-government, he extended the Curb label’s independent run by partnering with the majors in the careers of Williams, <strong>The Judds</strong>, <strong>T.G.&nbsp;Sheppard</strong>, <strong>Lyle Lovett</strong> and <strong>Debby Boone</strong>, among others.</p>
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643. “Back then, you could walk up and down Hollywood Boulevard or Sunset Boulevard, there were hundreds of independents,” he remembers. “Now they’re all owned by the three majors. That’s one of the big issues now, you know: The deep catalog of our industry is owned and controlled by three&nbsp;majors.”</p>
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650. Curb arrived in Nashville in the early 1990s, earning multiplatinum sales from <strong>Tim McGraw</strong> and <strong>LeAnn Rimes</strong> along with hits by <strong>Sawyer Brown</strong>, <strong>Hal Ketchum</strong>, <strong>Jo Dee Messina</strong> and, in the 2000s, <strong>Rodney Atkins</strong>. McGraw and Rimes had public spats involving their Curb deals, and Curb ended up in litigation with Big Machine Label Group over McGraw, who ultimately moved on. Despite that battle, Curb is on good terms with BMLG president/CEO <strong>Scott Borchetta</strong>, who has partnered with him in auto racing.</p>
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657. “I consider Mike a genius, I consider him a friend, I consider him misunderstood by a lot of people,” Borchetta says. “The guy’s a walking encyclopedia.”</p>
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664. Curb’s ability to maintain relationships, even amid sharp disagreements, is a skill he perfected during his political career. His relationship with Belmont, for example, continues despite his previous opposition to the university’s firing of a lesbian coach. (The school ultimately amended its policies.) In 1978, Curb helped defeat a California proposition that would have banned gay teachers from schools, convincing conservative icon Reagan to join the battle. Currently, he continues to speak highly of Sen. <strong>Marsha Blackburn</strong> (R-Tenn.), who agreed to a meeting with his gay employees, though they were unable to change her position on key issues. Writing people off, he reasons, is a poor long-term strategy.&nbsp;</p>
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671. “What I always tried to do was not criticize the people who disagreed with me, but tried to bring them together,” he says. “As I learned from Ronald Reagan, you just need 51%.”</p>
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678. Curb has certainly won over Belmont’s Jones. He suggested doing something with the Music Circle South property to benefit the music business program shortly after Jones became university president in 2021. The school already had an ideal location at the Southern edge of Music Row. With the new building, it will be in the heart of the district.</p>
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685. “We weren’t just thinking of the present and then making incremental changes,” says Jones. “We wanted the next 50 years of music business to be really transformational.”</p>
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689. <p
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692. It’s a goal that Curb shares. His label’s 60th anniversary will be celebrated June&nbsp;6 with a CMA Fest show at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater featuring Atkins, Sawyer Brown, <strong>Dylan Scott</strong>, <strong>Hannah Ellis</strong>, <strong>Kelsey Hart</strong> and <strong>Lee Brice</strong>, among others. Curb is excited over the prospects of Brice’s new single — “Drinkin’ Buddies,” featuring <strong>Nate Smith</strong> and <strong>Hailey Whitters</strong> — which debuts at No.&nbsp;26 on the Country Airplay chart dated May&nbsp;11 (see page&nbsp;4). But he’s just as enthusiastic about Brice’s collaboration with Christian band <strong>for King&nbsp;&amp; Country</strong> on “Checking In,” which could — like Curb’s efforts for Belmont and for marriage equality — make a lasting mark. The anniversaries are important, but the future still beckons.</p>
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699. “We’re impacting the culture of Nashville, of country music — maybe pop music, the culture of the nation,” he says with youthful enthusiasm. “That’s what’s so exciting about what we do.”&nbsp;</p>
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706. <strong>Subscribe to&nbsp;<a  href="https://cloud.email.billboard.com/signup/"  >Billboard Country Update</a>, the industry’s must-have source for news, charts, analysis and features.&nbsp;<a  href="https://cloud.email.billboard.com/signup/"  >Sign up for free delivery</a>&nbsp;every weekend.</strong></p>
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725. <title>How Will New Artists Learn to Navigate the Music&#160;Business?</title>
726. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-business-education-for-new-artists/</link>
728. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Leight]]></dc:creator>
729. <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 15:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
730. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
731. <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
732. <category><![CDATA[BandLab]]></category>
733. <category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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738. <description><![CDATA[Several platforms that allow artists to create and listen to music also see educational initiatives as a way to foster loyalty — and possibly make extra money]]></description>
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756. <strong>Don Passman</strong> had been teaching a course on music law at USC for several years when he realized his class notes were the outline of a book. &#8220;Because musicians are oriented to their ears,&#8221; he says, there was an opportunity to write &#8220;an easy-to-read overview of the business for people who don&#8217;t like to read.&#8221; Think &#8220;big print, lots of pictures, analogies, simple language.&#8221; When the first edition of <em>All You Need to Know About the Music Business </em>came out in 1991 — the 11th edition arrived this past October — &#8220;there was only one book on the music business at the time that was of any consequence,&#8221; Passman recalls. &#8220;And it was a bit difficult to read.&#8221;</p>
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763. Recently, however, music business education appears to be an increasingly hot topic. Thanks to technological advances, the number of aspiring artists releasing songs with little-to-no understanding of the music industry has ballooned. Many of these acts start releasing tracks in their early teens, long before they might get the chance to take a college-level course on the music business, much less master the nuances of copyright law. And they often hire a similarly-inexperienced friend to serve as a &#8220;manager,&#8221; ensuring that even their closest advisors lack experience in navigating the industry.</p>
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816.  
820. Music Attorney Don Passman on Contracts, AI and What Makes Superstars Different
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823. </div>
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827. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
828. 10/12/2023
829. </time>
836. </div>
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845. <p
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848. As a result, there is a dire need for quality, accessible music business education. Many of the platforms that allow artists to create, listen to, or distribute music today see educational initiatives as a way to foster loyalty and community — which will in turn help them stand out in the neverending battle for users and attention — and possibly as an additional revenue stream as well.&nbsp;</p>
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855. Some of these educational efforts are in their early stages: Spotify started testing video learning courses in the U.K. in March, for example, while TIDAL has said education will be a cornerstone of its new era as it works to build financial tools for artists. (It was acquired by Block in 2021.)</p>
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862. The company Creative Intell is further along — it has raised money from around the music business and created an animated series to teach young artists the inner workings of the industry, from record deals to publishing. And the platform Bandlab, which allows its 100-million-plus users to create songs on their phones, has been releasing a steady stream of free tutorials and blog posts.</p>
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869. Helping aspiring artists grasp the intricacies of the music industry is &#8220;something that we&#8217;re investing a lot in,&#8221; says <strong>Krevin Breuner</strong>, Bandlab&#8217;s head of artist development and education. &#8220;The industry is more complex than ever, and understanding the business from day one is not just an advantage; it&#8217;s essential. Bandlab has such a young audience, it&#8217;s growing, and we want those artists to feel like they have a partner — somebody they can trust.&#8221;</p>
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912.  
914. </span>
916. <div class="o_category ">
917. </div>
918.  
919. <div class="c_title ">
921. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
922.  
926. Welcome to the Spotify Machine: Podcasts, Audiobooks, Video, Education — And, Yes, Music
928. </h3>
929. </div>
930.  
933. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
934. 04/26/2024
935. </time>
942. </div>
943.  
944. </a>
946. </div>
947. </div>
948.  
949.  
950.  
951. <p
952. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
953. >
954. <strong>Austen Smart</strong> agrees: The DJ, who co-founded the U.K. music-education company PLAYvirtuoso in 2020 with his brother, sees &#8220;huge potential in this space.&#8221; &#8220;I look at it like, there will be one in eight people, at least, learning at home,&#8221; he says, and a portion of those will be interested in the music industry.&nbsp;</p>
955.  
956.  
957.  
958. <p
959. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
960. >
961. Creative Intell co-founder <strong>Steven Ship</strong> divides the music education field into three buckets — how to create music, how to market music and the business of music. While YouTube alone is littered with free videos on the first two topics — not to mention all the Reddit threads, blog posts and TikTok tutorials — finding reliable and accessible information on the third is more challenging. &#8220;The business of music is probably the most important; it has to be the most accurate, and it&#8217;s often ignored,&#8221; Ship says.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
962.  
963.  
964.  
965. <p
966. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
967. >
968. If an aspiring artist produces a track poorly or markets it clumsily, that song probably won&#8217;t do well — a temporary setback. In contrast, if they don&#8217;t understand how the industry works, the consequences can be far more damaging: They could sign a contract with a manager, label, or publisher that cedes control of their output for decades. &#8220;Artists were horribly taken advantage of in the early days of the music business, because they just didn&#8217;t know what they were doing,&#8221; Passman says. And today, &#8220;the industry is changing so fast,&#8221; Breuner adds, making it even harder to &#8220;know what&#8217;s important and what&#8217;s not.&#8221;</p>
969.  
970.  
971.  
972. <p
973. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
974. >
975. <strong>When Smart signed a major label deal</strong> with his brother — just &#8220;two hungry young artists living in London&#8221; — he admits the pair &#8220;didn&#8217;t have the knowledge and the understanding of what we were ultimately signing.&#8221; An attorney would have helped, but they didn&#8217;t have the cash &#8220;to engage with lawyers who could help us interpret it.&#8221;</p>
976.  
977.  
978. <div class="injected-related-story // lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max" >
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982.  
986. Related
988. </h3>
989. </div>
992. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
993.  
994. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/bandlab-how-users-make-hit-songs-with-mobile-app/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
997. <div class="o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max">
1000. <div class="c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p">
1002. <div class="a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p">
1004. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/market-opener-bandlad-billboard-2023-bb9-glenn-harvey-pro-1260.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Market, Bandlab" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
1006. </div>
1008. </div>
1011. </div>
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1018.  
1020. </span>
1022. <div class="o_category ">
1023. </div>
1024.  
1025. <div class="c_title ">
1027. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
1028.  
1032. There’s a Free Mobile App Helping Teens Crash the Hot 100, and It’s Not TikTok
1034. </h3>
1035. </div>
1036.  
1039. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
1040. 07/12/2023
1041. </time>
1048. </div>
1049.  
1050. </a>
1052. </div>
1053. </div>
1054.  
1055.  
1056.  
1057. <p
1058. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1059. >
1060. Contracts are often &#8220;murky and complicated,&#8221; Smart continues. &#8220;You get offered a relatively big advance; it&#8217;s quite a big number when you&#8217;re 25 and 22. What does it actually mean? What does it mean ten years later?&#8221;&nbsp;</p>
1061.  
1062.  
1063.  
1064. <p
1065. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1066. >
1067. If he could rewind the clock, he imagines going through the process again — but this time, &#8220;we&#8217;ve got that course on understanding label deals&#8221; available. And if necessary, he could &#8220;book a one-on-one session with someone for 30 pounds&#8221; to help provide extra context. This is part of the reason that one of PLAYvirtuoso&#8217;s &#8220;three pillars&#8221; of educational material centers on understanding the music industry.&nbsp;</p>
1068.  
1069.  
1070.  
1071. <p
1072. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1073. >
1074. PLAYvirtuoso is one of four companies that partnered with Spotify initially to provide courses on a variety of topics. The streaming service&#8217;s decision to test new education materials came about because it saw data indicating that some users were eager to acquire more knowledge.&nbsp;</p>
1075.  
1076.  
1077.  
1078. <p
1079. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1080. >
1081. &#8220;If I take you 10 years back, most of the people that came to Spotify came with a single intent: listening to music,&#8221; says <strong>Mohit Jitani</strong>, a product director at Spotify. &#8220;But in the last few years, as we brought on podcasts and audiobooks, people started to come to Spotify to listen to an interview or learn leadership and finance.&#8221;&nbsp;</p>
1082.  
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1088.  
1092. Related
1094. </h3>
1095. </div>
1098. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
1099.  
1100. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/tidal-streaming-service-block-financial-services-1235544785/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
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1110. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/feature-tidal-billboard-2023-bb16-ricardo-santos-1260.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z, Tidal" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
1112. </div>
1114. </div>
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1123. <span class="c-span  lrv-u-display-none@desktop a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-s lrv-a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-b-075">
1124.  
1126. </span>
1128. <div class="o_category ">
1129. </div>
1130.  
1131. <div class="c_title ">
1133. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
1134.  
1138. TIDAL Plots a New Course — Will It Pay Off?
1140. </h3>
1141. </div>
1142.  
1145. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
1146. 12/08/2023
1147. </time>
1154. </div>
1155.  
1156. </a>
1158. </div>
1159. </div>
1160.  
1161.  
1162.  
1163. <p
1164. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1165. >
1166. Currently Spotify&#8217;s courses are offered via a freemium model: Users are able to access the first few lessons for free, but they must pay to complete a full course.&nbsp;</p>
1167.  
1168.  
1169.  
1170. <p
1171. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1172. >
1173. While Spotify&#8217;s exploratory foray into education stemmed from the fact that &#8220;people started coming to [us] for casual learning,&#8221; as Jitani puts it — and it potentially offers the platform another new revenue stream — TIDAL&#8217;s recent drive to help artists raise their business IQ is driven in part by its new owner, the payments company Block.</p>
1174.  
1175.  
1176.  
1177. <p
1178. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1179. >
1180. &#8220;Building tools and services for business owners, we saw that the moment that you get a little traction outside of your friends and family, the world becomes a lot more complicated,&#8221; says <strong>Agustina Sacerdote</strong>, the TIDAL&#8217;s global head of product. &#8220;You have to start to understand your numbers to understand where the next big opportunity is going to come from.&#8221;</p>
1181.  
1182.  
1183.  
1184. <p
1185. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1186. >
1187. The same principle applies to artists. Understandably, they tend to focus on the art. But as Ship notes, &#8220;The moment you release a song, you&#8217;re in business&#8221; — whether you like it or not. So TIDAL has started offering webinars and rolled out a new product called Circles, which Sacerdote likens to &#8220;a very curated version of Reddit, where we have the topics that we believe most artists have questions about,&#8221; including touring and merchandise.&nbsp;</p>
1188.  
1189.  
1190. <div class="injected-related-story // lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max" >
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1193. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-margin-lr-150 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-a-3 lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary">
1194.  
1198. Related
1200. </h3>
1201. </div>
1204. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
1205.  
1206. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotifys-price-increase-lower-royalty-rate-us-songwriters/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
1209. <div class="o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max">
1212. <div class="c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p">
1214. <div class="a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p">
1216. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Spotify-logo-phone-billboard-pro-1260.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Spotify" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
1218. </div>
1220. </div>
1223. </div>
1225. <div class="o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max u-padding-lr-150@tablet">
1229. <span class="c-span  lrv-u-display-none@desktop a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-s lrv-a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-b-075">
1230.  
1232. </span>
1234. <div class="o_category ">
1235. </div>
1236.  
1237. <div class="c_title ">
1239. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
1240.  
1244. Why Spotify’s Latest Price Hike Means a Lower Royalty Rate for U.S. Songwriters
1246. </h3>
1247. </div>
1248.  
1251. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
1252. 04/19/2024
1253. </time>
1260. </div>
1261.  
1262. </a>
1264. </div>
1265. </div>
1266.  
1267.  
1268.  
1269. <p
1270. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1271. >
1272. For now, TIDAL&#8217;s products are free. &#8220;Once an artist does get a really good piece of advice that they would have never gotten [elsewhere] on Circles, then we&#8217;ll start to think about, how do we monetize?&#8221; Sacerdote says.&nbsp;</p>
1273.  
1274.  
1275.  
1276. <p
1277. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1278. >
1279. Creative Intell&#8217;s materials on the music business are currently far more comprehensive than TIDAL&#8217;s or Spotify&#8217;s: The company has created 18 animated courses to help aspiring artists — the vast majority of whom don&#8217;t have a manager or lawyer — &#8220;understand what they&#8217;re signing, learn how to monetize themselves better and learn how to protect themselves,&#8221; Ship says.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
1280.  
1281.  
1282.  
1283. <p
1284. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1285. >
1286. Creative Intell releases some materials for free and charges for access to everything ($29.99 a month). It&#8217;s also aiming to work with distributors like Vydia as marketing partners. Vydia is not the only company looking to provide this type of resource — Songtrust, for example, has built out its own materials to help songwriters understand how to collect their money from around the world.</p>
1287.  
1288.  
1289.  
1290. <p
1291. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1292. >
1293. &#8220;Other industries have all kinds of corporate resources for training and the music industry is lacking those,&#8221; Ship says. &#8220;We&#8217;re trying to fill that void.&#8221;</p>
1294.  
1295.  
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1312. <title>Live Nation Shares Up 7% After Record Quarter, Universal Music Shares Gain on Earnings &#038; TikTok&#160;Renewal</title>
1313. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-stocks-live-nation-shares-up-record-quarter-doj-comments/</link>
1315. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Peoples]]></dc:creator>
1316. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 21:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
1317. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
1318. <category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
1319. <category><![CDATA[Music Stocks]]></category>
1320. <category><![CDATA[stocks]]></category>
1321. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&#038;p=1235673614</guid>
1322.  
1323. <description><![CDATA[The Billboard Global Music Index gained 3.8% to 1,824.29 as 17 of its 20 stocks finished the week in positive territory. ]]></description>
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1325. <div class="pmc-paywall">
1326.  
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1331.  
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1333.  
1334.  
1335.  
1336.  
1337.  
1338. <p
1339. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1340. >
1341. Shares of Live Nation jumped 7.2% to $94.66 on Friday following the company&#8217;s earnings report on Thursday (May 2), which showed the concert promotion and ticketing giant had a <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/live-nation-revenue-soars-21-percent-record-first-quarter-1235672006/"  >record first quarter</a>. Revenue of $3.8 billion was up 21% year over year, and the company said it expects strong results in 2024 from its arena and high-margin amphitheater businesses. </p>
1342.  
1343.  
1344.  
1345. <p
1346. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1347. >
1348. Investors may have been encouraged by Live Nation’s insistence during Thursday’s earnings call that the U.S. Department of Justice does not pose a mortal threat to the company. Commenting about an April 16<em> Wall Street Journal</em> article about a pending DOJ lawsuit, president and CFO <strong>Joe Berchtold</strong> dismissed the notion that regulators could force Live Nation to sever its concert promotion and ticketing businesses. “Very little of the conduct the DOJ has raised with us relates to the combination of ticketing and promotion resulting from the merger,” he said. “And most of what does was anticipated and addressed by the consent decree allowing the merger to go forward.</p>
1349.  
1350.  
1351.  
1352. <p
1353. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1354. >
1355. “Based on the issues we know about,” Berchtold added, “we don&#8217;t believe a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster would be a legally permissible remedy.”</p>
1356.  
1357.  
1358.  
1359. <p
1360. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1361. >
1362. Live Nation hasn’t fully recovered since news of a pending DOJ lawsuit broke. Through Wednesday (May 1), Live Nation shares had lost 11.5% since the <em>WSJ</em> article. Friday’s 7.2% gain helped Live Nation recover nearly half of that loss. </p>
1363.  
1364.  
1365.  
1366. <p
1367. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1368. >
1369. Numerous analysts see upside in Live Nation’s stock. On Tuesday, Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Live Nation with a $120 price target and a “buy” rating. Following Thursday’s earnings release, Jefferies upped its price target to $115 from $114, Wolf Research raised its price target to $131 from $128, and Benchmark increased its price target to $132 from $130. CFRA downgraded Live Nation to “hold” from “strong buy,” however, and lowered its price target to $105 from $120.</p>
1370.  
1371.  
1372.  
1373. <p
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1376. Live Nation was one of the best-performing music stocks in a week the vast majority of them posted gains. Seventeen of the index’s 20 stocks gained ground this week, helping the <strong>Billboard Global Music Index</strong> improve 3.8% to 1,824.29 and nearly match the all-time high of 1,841.66 reached four weeks ago. Two stocks — Abu Dhabi-based music streamer Anghami and New York-based label and publisher Reservoir Media — posted losses and one stock, French music company Believe, was unchanged. </p>
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1383. Universal Music Group shares climbed 4.9% to 28.92 euros ($31.16) following its <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/universal-music-group-revenues-2-8b-subscription-growth-tiktok-deal-1235671788/"  >first-quarter earnings release</a> on Thursday and its announcement of a <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/tech/umg-tiktok-strike-licensing-deal-1235671492/"  >renewed licensing deal with TikTok</a>. UMG’s earnings rose 6% (8% at constant currency) to 2.59 billion euros ($2.8 billion) and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved 13.2% to 591 million euros ($640 million).</p>
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1390. K-pop company SM Entertainment was the week’s best performer after gaining 5.9% to 85,800 won ($63.27). Warner Music Group rose 5.4% to $34.14. iHeartMedia climbed 5.1% to $2.25. Cumulus Media gained 2.6% — and rose 4.2% on Friday — after its <a  href="https://www.cumulusmedia.com/2024/05/03/cumulus-media-reports-operating-results-for-the-first-quarter-2024-refinances-its-capital-structure-to-secure-five-year-maturities-through-successful-debt-exchange-and-abl-facility-upsize-and-extensi/"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >first-quarter earnings</a> showed its 2.7% decline in revenue, to $200 million, was in line with previous guidance.</p>
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1397. SiriusXM shares improved 3.3% to $3.12 this week despite falling 7.2% on Monday after its <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/siriusxm-earnings-revenue-up-paid-subscribers-down-stock-falls-1235669590/"  >first-quarter earnings report</a> showed the company’s self-pay subscribers dropped by 1.4%. Many analysts cut their price targets in the wake of the earnings. Barrington dropped SiriusXM to $4.75 from $5.75 and maintained its &#8220;outperform&#8221; rating. Deutsche Bank lowered its price target to $3.75 from $5 and kept its “hold” rating. Goldman Sachs dropped its price target to $3.25 from $3.50 and upgraded its rating to “neutral” from “sell.” </p>
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1408. <p><iframe title="This Week's % Change in Share Prices" aria-label="Bar Chart" id="datawrapper-chart-SXClc" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/SXClc/65/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="660" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();
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1428. <title>The New Universal Music Group-TikTok Deal&#160;Explained</title>
1429. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-group-tiktok-deal-explained/</link>
1431. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Peoples]]></dc:creator>
1432. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
1433. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
1434. <category><![CDATA[Record Labels]]></category>
1435. <category><![CDATA[TikTok]]></category>
1436. <category><![CDATA[universal music group]]></category>
1437. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&#038;p=1235673274</guid>
1438.  
1439. <description><![CDATA[UMG has “substantially improved the total value we’ll derive from this relationship,” CFO Boyd Muir said. Some of that value is non-monetary. ]]></description>
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1457. Universal Music Group’s three-month hiatus from TikTok ended this week after the companies reached a <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/tech/umg-tiktok-strike-licensing-deal-1235671492/"  >new, multi-faceted licensing agreement</a>. On Thursday, UMG executives explained why it was worth the wait.&nbsp;</p>
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1514. Read Lucian Grainge’s Memo on UMG-TikTok Deal: ‘Entire Music Ecosystem…
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1521. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
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1544. The bottom line: UMG believes its new licensing deal with TikTok is an improvement over the deal that expired at the end of January. UMG has “substantially improved the total value we’ll derive from this relationship,” CFO <strong>Boyd Muir</strong> said. <strong>Michael Nash</strong>, executive vp/chief digital officer, said the new TikTok deal “definitely deliver[s] a fair level of value relative to other short form social platform partners,” which includes Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snap.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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1553. In <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/universal-music-group-revenues-2-8b-subscription-growth-tiktok-deal-1235671788/"  >Thursday’s earnings call</a> and CEO <strong>Lucian Grainge</strong>’s <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/lucian-grainge-memo-umg-tiktok-deal-1235671570/"  >internal memo obtained by <em>Billboard</em></a><em> </em>the same day, Grainge, Muir and Nash mentioned numerous components of the new deal that can be broken into two camps: revenue and non-revenue features and arrangements.&nbsp;</p>
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1562. As for revenue, there will be more of it under the new deal — although none of the executives shared specific deal points such as advertising revenue sharing rates. Nash said that “revenue under this new deal does markedly improve over our last deal.” The previous deal amounted to about 1% of UMG’s annual revenues, which works out to about $120 million euros based on 2023 revenue. That’s not much for a platform that commands an average of 58 minutes per day in the U.S., <a  href="https://www.emarketer.com/content/5-charts-on-video-marketing-momentum"  target="_blank"  rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow"  >according to eMarketer</a> — almost as much as Netflix and more than YouTube.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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1569. But UMG is getting more value out of TikTok in forms other than royalties. Many of those non-revenue components typically cost money to labels: e-commerce tools, marketing and promotion campaigns and ad credits. Other aspects of the deal have value that’s hard to pin down: data, artist insights, intelligence and new programs and new collaboration opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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1576. One interesting aspect of the new deal is what Nash called “content management and attribution.” When TikTok users post videos with sped-up and slowed-down recordings, attribution for the UMG recording is credited “not [to] some infringing third party, but the artists,” said Nash. “And that content is better connected with their official presence on the platform.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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1583. As Grainge outlined in an <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/lucian-grainge-memo-umg-tiktok-deal-1235671570/"  target="_blank"  rel="noreferrer noopener"  >internal memo</a> to staff on Thursday, the deal also met the two non-revenue criteria: protection against the harmful effects of AI and prioritizing online safety for both TikTok users and UMG’s artists.&nbsp;</p>
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1590. TikTok made “a number of commitments” that respect UMG artists’ works and rights of publicity and supports UMG’s principles on training AI models without consent from rights holders. UMG wants to protect its artists against deepfakes such as “Heart on My Sleeve” by Ghostwriter, which used AI-generated soundalikes of Drake and Kendrick Lamar (both UMG artists). The new deal ensures such fake content will be removed, both Grainge and Nash said. </p>
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1647. UMG and TikTok Strike Licensing Deal After Three-Month Standoff
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1675. Nash also described these efforts to combat infringing content as “elevated requirements” that detect and avoid infringing content,” including leaks, unauthorized remixes and unauthorized AI versions. The deal also contains requirements for improved filtering and stream manipulation detection.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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1682. In addition, TikTok agreed to improve online safety and attempt to mitigate the harmful effects of social media, including hate speech, bullying, responsible use of AI, and addressing infringing content and algorithmic manipulation, Grainge wrote in his memo.&nbsp;</p>
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1689. Social media income might not amount to much today, but it “is increasingly important income to artists, songwriters, labels and publishers,” said Grainge during Thursday’s earnings call, “which is why we&#8217;ve pushed so hard and we will continue to push to protect and to develop it.”&nbsp;</p>
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1708. <title>In Canada: Diljit Dosanjh Makes Punjabi Music History at Vancouver&#8217;s BC&#160;Place</title>
1709. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/diljit-dosanjh-chani-nattan-punjabi-music-canada-industry-news/</link>
1711. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Schneider]]></dc:creator>
1712. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
1713. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
1714. <category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
1715. <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
1716. <category><![CDATA[In Canada]]></category>
1717. <category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
1718. <category><![CDATA[Punjabi]]></category>
1719. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&#038;p=1235673057</guid>
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1721. <description><![CDATA[This week's most important music industry stories in Canada.]]></description>
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1739. On Saturday night (April 27), Vancouver witnessed <strong>Diljit Dosanjh</strong> make history. The artist kicked off his Dil-Luminati tour with a sold-out stadium show at BC Place to a crowd of 54,000 people — making it&nbsp;<a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fconcerts%2Fdiljit-dosanjh-vancouver&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Ccde6ab6127d54b671dee08dc6b883665%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503479983959337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=xdmr65OKfAEcwbgUTbR9MFDkLTpYgfoqMdESJXIzUEA%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >the largest ever Punjabi music concert outside of India</a>.</p>
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1746. The show leaned into its historic accomplishment, with an ominous voice preceding Diljit Dosanjh’s entry, “Remember, firsts are always special and what you witness here will never be repeated.”</p>
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1753. In over two decades in the music and film industry, Dosanjh has solidified himself as a global star. Last year, he was the first Indian-born Punjabi singer to perform at Coachella and has recently made strides for international music amassing hundreds of millions of streams on collaborative tracks with&nbsp;Sia,&nbsp;Saweetie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Camilo&nbsp;respectively. More recently, Dosanjh is fresh off the critical acclaim of his performance of the titular&nbsp;<em>Amar Singh Chamkila</em>, a Bollywood biopic about the life and death of the controversial Punjabi singer who was killed at the height of his fame in 1988.</p>
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1759. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-margin-lr-150 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-a-3 lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary">
1760.  
1764. Related
1766. </h3>
1767. </div>
1770. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
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1772. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/canada-music-industry-streaming-hearings-quebec-marketing/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
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1782. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Canadian-National-flag-billboard-pro-1260.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Canadian National flag" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
1784. </div>
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1789. </div>
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1796.  
1798. </span>
1800. <div class="o_category ">
1801. </div>
1802.  
1803. <div class="c_title ">
1805. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
1806.  
1810. In Canada: Streaming Act Hearings, Québécois Marketing & Punjabi Concert History
1812. </h3>
1813. </div>
1814.  
1817. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
1818. 12/08/2023
1819. </time>
1826. </div>
1827.  
1828. </a>
1830. </div>
1831. </div>
1832.  
1833.  
1834.  
1835. <p
1836. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1837. >
1838. With anticipation palpable in the air, Dosanjh delivered a high-powered 27-song set with charisma and an undeniable star-power that easily captivated the record-breaking audience. It was an unabashed celebration of Punjabi music and culture.</p>
1839.  
1840.  
1841.  
1842. <p
1843. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1844. >
1845. The artist has a deep connection to Vancouver. Several of his popular Punjabi films that accelerated his career like&nbsp;<em>Jatt and Juliet</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Honsla Rakh</em>&nbsp;were filmed across Greater Vancouver, making this moment that much more special for fans who have been longtime supporters far before his recent international successes.&nbsp;</p>
1846.  
1847.  
1848.  
1849. <p
1850. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1851. >
1852. “Now, Punjabis have made it to stadiums,” Dosanjh said. “The next generation won’t be able to say that this has never happened before. Now for generations to come, our kids can dream even bigger.”</p>
1853.  
1854.  
1855.  
1856. <p
1857. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1858. >
1859. During his performance of “Vibe,” the singer scooped up a young fan from the crowd who was dressed in signature Diljit Dosanjh attire, inviting him to dance with him. As the boy, understandably intimidated by the size of the crowd in front him, got more comfortable, he broke into dance himself. It was his hopes for the next generation coming to life right in front of him — a child who can now literally see himself on stage performing for a stadium of fans.&nbsp;</p>
1860.  
1861.  
1862.  
1863. <p
1864. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1865. >
1866. <a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fdiljit-dosanjh-tour-dates&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Ccde6ab6127d54b671dee08dc6b883665%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503479983965934%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=ICAhIgsQ0OZ7U5yRhJ5zEZ7bY%2BhDvpKmGngF2YfHqnA%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >Dosanjh’s tour continues</a>&nbsp;with arena dates in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Los Angeles and more, and another stadium date at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on July 13. &#8211;&nbsp;<em>Jeevan Sangha</em></p>
1867.  
1868.  
1869.  
1870. <p
1871. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m lrv-u-text-align-center  "
1872. >
1873. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦</p>
1874.  
1875.  
1876.  
1877. <h3 class="heading larva //   a-font-primary-bold-l   "
1878. >
1879. <strong>Rising Canadian Stars Chani Nattan and Owen Riegling Make International Moves&nbsp;</strong> </h3>
1880.  
1881.  
1882.  
1883. <p
1884. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1885. >
1886. Punjabi powerhouse lyricist Chani Nattan is&nbsp;<a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-news%2Fchani-nattan-91-north-facetime&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Ccde6ab6127d54b671dee08dc6b883665%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503479983976344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=1nJXAOPvLd6V25x3tmnpvG1I8s%2B%2BsXCePG8BN91%2FSi4%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >the next signing to Warner Music Canada and Warner Music India’s joint venture,&nbsp;91 North Records</a>. Nattan will join fellow Punjabi-Canadian artists Karan Aujla,&nbsp;Jonita Gandhi&nbsp;and AR Paisley on the label, which was created to support South Asian artists.</p>
1887.  
1888.  
1889.  
1890. <p
1891. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1892. >
1893. Born and raised in Surrey, B.C., Nattan has already broken through to Punjabi music audiences around the world. In 2021, Nattan teamed up with Inderpal Moga and released &#8220;Daku&#8221; — a heady Punjabi hip-hop track that has garnered 247 million views on YouTube, and became one of the most streamed songs on Spotify India. With Sukha and Punjabi singer Gurlez Akhtar, Nattan’s “8 Asle” sparked a&nbsp;viral TikTok dance trend&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fchart-beat%2Fshubh-king-shit&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Ccde6ab6127d54b671dee08dc6b883665%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503479983981483%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=%2BCzA01JA2DnjlvWWH6B89K8K7QZEELBA3TCcNMRtWkc%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >charted on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100</a>.</p>
1894.  
1895.  
1896. <div class="injected-related-story // lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max" >
1897. <div class="lrv-u-display-block@desktop lrv-u-display-none lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-flex-shrink-0">
1899. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-margin-lr-150 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-a-3 lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary">
1900.  
1904. Related
1906. </h3>
1907. </div>
1910. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
1911.  
1912. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/business/business-news/bmg-siriusxm-island-concord-music-executive-job-news-1235671678/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
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1922. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Steve-Redmond-1260-bmg-Maria-Assia.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Steve Redmond, BMG&#039;s executive vp of global corporate communications" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
1924. </div>
1926. </div>
1929. </div>
1931. <div class="o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max u-padding-lr-150@tablet">
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1945. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
1946.  
1950. Executive Turntable: BMG Staple Exiting; SiriusXM Veteran Signing Off; Island Def Jamming With…
1952. </h3>
1953. </div>
1954.  
1957. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
1958. 05/03/2024
1959. </time>
1966. </div>
1967.  
1968. </a>
1970. </div>
1971. </div>
1972.  
1973.  
1974.  
1975. <p
1976. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1977. >
1978. Nattan marks the signing with the release of his new song&nbsp;<a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchaninattan.lnk.to%2FCNFacetime&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Ccde6ab6127d54b671dee08dc6b883665%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503479983986690%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=XLBBlBSscANKXRcx2OPo%2BoLjVJEQAVDWc8AkfDStHsg%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >“Facetime,”</a>&nbsp;alongside frequent collaborator&nbsp;Inderpal Moga&nbsp;and iconic Punjabi singer&nbsp;Miss Pooja.</p>
1979.  
1980.  
1981.  
1982. <p
1983. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1984. >
1985. Nattan uses a traditional Punjabi duet style, typically consisting of a playful back and forth between a quarreling couple. “Facetime&#8221; blends those old-school Punjabi vibes with the hip-hop elements that he is so heavily influenced by, Nattan tells&nbsp;<em>Billboard Canada</em>.</p>
1986.  
1987.  
1988.  
1989. <p
1990. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1991. >
1992. &#8220;The beats are different but the heart and soul of it maintains the sound of Punjab and its concepts,&#8221; he says. &#8220;It&#8217;s about honouring our roots while embracing the evolution of our music.&#8221;</p>
1993.  
1994.  
1995.  
1996. <p
1997. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
1998. >
1999. Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fcountry%2Fmusic-news-digest-rising-country-singer-owen-riegling-s-new-canadian-american-management-team&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Ccde6ab6127d54b671dee08dc6b883665%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503479983991724%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=zGwMX5f69S0OG9CR7pwjAcESQJ32pdCtGAnh%2BHVD%2BPU%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >Canadian-based management and production company Workshop Music Group has announced a new partnership with talent representation company The Familie</a>&nbsp;to co-manage rising young country singer-songwriter Owen Riegling. The Familie’s client roster includes Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne and it recently launched a country music division.</p>
2000.  
2001.  
2002.  
2003. <p
2004. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2005. >
2006. Now boasting over 50M global streams for his songs, Riegling won the 2022 Emerging Artists Showcase at the CanCountry mega-fest Boots &amp; Hearts, then signed his record deal with Universal Music Canada. Last year he was selected for Apple Music’s UpNext Program and is now part of Spotify’s Hot Country Artists To Watch and Amazon Canada’s Breakthrough Artists to Watch 2024.&nbsp;<em>&#8211; Jeevan Sanha &amp; Kerry Doole</em></p>
2007.  
2008.  
2009.  
2010. <p
2011. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m lrv-u-text-align-center  "
2012. >
2013. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦</p>
2014.  
2015.  
2016.  
2017. <h3 class="heading larva //   a-font-primary-bold-l   "
2018. >
2019. Toronto Chinese Restaurant Gets a Boost from Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s Namedrop </h3>
2020.  
2021.  
2022.  
2023. <p
2024. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2025. >
2026. Toronto caught a few strays in Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria,” the first of two diss tracks aimed at hometown star Drake. While listing all the things he hates about Drizzy, Kendrick takes a moment to slip into an exaggerated Toronto accent complete with local slang and a surprising reference to a popular late-night Chinatown restaurant: “I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy, crodie,” he raps.</p>
2027.  
2028.  
2029.  
2030. <p
2031. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2032. >
2033. <a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXglDUD7jrdQ&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Cbc7b4c7b9df7450e596808dc6b8c6706%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503497972626113%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=Lsxezc46YRY99Jjon4%2B2410q6HqsSdLgbU9ZH2M7c60%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  ><em>CityNews</em> spoke to New Ho King owner Johnny Lu</a> for a TV segment. Playing him the track, they get his live reaction to the nametrack: “I see, Kendrick’s a good guy. Oh my God!” he says.</p>
2034.  
2035.  
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2037. <div class="lrv-u-display-block@desktop lrv-u-display-none lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-flex-shrink-0">
2039. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-margin-lr-150 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-a-3 lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary">
2040.  
2044. Related
2046. </h3>
2047. </div>
2050. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
2051.  
2052. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kendrick-lamar-disses-drake-again-616-in-la-1235672829/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
2055. <div class="o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max">
2058. <div class="c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p">
2060. <div class="a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p">
2062. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kendrick-lamar-2023-met-gala-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Kendrick Lamar attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating &quot;Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty&quot; at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City." data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
2064. </div>
2066. </div>
2069. </div>
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2076.  
2078. </span>
2080. <div class="o_category ">
2081. </div>
2082.  
2083. <div class="c_title ">
2085. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
2086.  
2090. Kendrick Lamar Doubles Down on Drake Feud With Searing Diss Track ‘6:16 in LA’
2092. </h3>
2093. </div>
2094.  
2097. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
2098. 05/03/2024
2099. </time>
2106. </div>
2107.  
2108. </a>
2110. </div>
2111. </div>
2112.  
2113.  
2114.  
2115. <p
2116. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2117. >
2118. <em>CityNews </em>also<em> </em>caught up with residents who are fans of Kendrick who made trips just to give the fried rice dish a try. “I came all the way from Markham just to see this fried rice,” one says. “Kendrick Lamar, man. You gotta pay respect to K. Dot, man. Ever since he dropped the diss track I was like, ‘I gotta visit this place.&#8217;”</p>
2119.  
2120.  
2121.  
2122. <p
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2125. The reference may have had a darker meaning than just fried rice, with some fans believing it was a sly reference to Drake’s <a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.complex.com%2Fmusic%2Fa%2Ftracewilliamcowen%2Fkendrick-lamar-euphoria-drake-2009-robbery&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Cbc7b4c7b9df7450e596808dc6b8c6706%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503497972636638%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=s7ycTOTKeA04xXdDzRiWHbh9abmXisnyaQaFtQDy3Ao%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  ><strong>2009 armed robbery</strong></a>. Toronto rapper Sizzlac, who was rumoured to be part of the robbery, once filmed a music video at New Ho King, which may be how the restaurant hit Kendrick&#8217;s radar. But New Ho King is reaping the rewards. Since the track dropped, New Ho King has been <a  href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Ftoronto%2Fcomments%2F1chu0bg%2Ftoronto_chinese_restaurant_new_ho_king_showered%2F&#038;data=05%7C02%7Cmarc.schneider%40billboard.com%7Cbc7b4c7b9df7450e596808dc6b8c6706%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638503497972646779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=FNulu8CMJh4xnXKXJE11Gwn1hjpJMHllDd7arEV3zOI%3D&#038;reserved=0"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >showered with five-star reviews</a> on Google and Yelp. <em>&#8211; Richard Trapunski</em></p>
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2131. <strong>Last Week In Canada</strong>: <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/cowboy-junkies-fix-tix-letter-youtube-ai-canada-industry-news/"  data-type="link"  data-id="https://www.billboard.com/pro/cowboy-junkies-fix-tix-letter-youtube-ai-canada-industry-news/"  >Cowboy Junkies Write to U.S.&nbsp;Senators</a> </h5>
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2150. <title>First Trial Over Travis Scott&#8217;s Astroworld Festival Delayed By Apple&#8217;s Free Speech&#160;Claims</title>
2151. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/travis-scott-astroworld-festival-trial-delayed-apple-free-speech-claims/</link>
2153. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Donahue]]></dc:creator>
2154. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 15:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
2155. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
2156. <category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
2157. <category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
2158. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&#038;p=1235672940</guid>
2159.  
2160. <description><![CDATA[A pivotal first trial had been scheduled to start next week in the billion-dollar litigation over the deadly crowd crush at Astroworld.]]></description>
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2178. The first civil trial for Travis Scott, Live Nation and others over their role in the 2021 disaster at the Astroworld music festival &#8212; set to kick off next week &#8212; has now been delayed.</p>
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2181.  
2182. <p
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2185. After more than two years of litigation over a crowd crush that left 10 dead and hundreds injured, a trial had been finally set to start on Monday (May 6) – a pivotal first test for hundreds of other cases filed by victims and families who claim festival organizers were legally negligent.</p>
2186.  
2187.  
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2189. <p
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2192. But those proceedings have now been pushed back indefinitely, thanks to an unresolved battle over whether Apple Inc., which filmed Scott’s fateful performance, should be involved in the case.</p>
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2196. <p
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2199. In a ruling Thursday, a Texas appeals court refused to let the case move forward until it can rule on the ongoing dispute over Apple’s involvement. It gave Apple until May 10 to file paperwork in the case – meaning the May 6 start date must be postponed until at least then, and likely longer.</p>
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2203. <p
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2206. At a hearing the same day reported by the Associated Press, the trial judge overseeing the Astroworld case confirmed the delay to the scheduled: “Unless I hear differently, the trial is stayed,” Judge Kristen Hawkins said at the hearing.</p>
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2213. Hundreds of people have sued over the Nov. 5, 2021 incident at Astroworld, in which a crowd crush during Scott’s headlining set caused 10 fans to die from compression asphyxia and hundreds of other to sustain injuries. Collectively seeking billions in potential damages, the victims claim that Scott (real name Jacques Bermon Webster II), Live Nation and many others were legally negligent in how they planned and conducted the festival.</p>
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2217. <p
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2220. After years of discovery and depositions, the first trial in the massive litigation – a wrongful death case filed by family of Madison Dubiski, a 23-year-old who died at Astroworld – had been to start on May 6.</p>
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2224. <p
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2227. Apple, which offered an exclusive livestream of Scott’s performance that night, was named as a defendant in many of those cases, including the one filed by the Dubiskis. The victims claim Apple directly contributed to disaster with the placement of its equipment: “Apple’s role in the tragedy is straightforward: it reduced the available crowd space, when available space was a matter of life or limb.”</p>
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2231. <p
2232. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
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2234. The tech giant has strongly denied those claims. In a motion last month demanding to be dismissed from the litigation, Apple argued that simply livestreaming the event doesn’t make the company liable for the disaster: “Apple is not the reason plaintiffs lost their loved one.”</p>
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2241. Instead, the company said it had been filming the deadly event as a member of the media, meaning it was insulated from such lawsuits by the First Amendment.</p>
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2248. “Allowing plaintiffs to pursue Apple under state tort law for exercising its free speech rights would have a significant chilling effect,” the company wrote last month in a motion. “Recognizing such a legal duty in this case would be entirely unprecedented and would impose significant burdens on broadcasters and livestreamers that are frequently bystanders at events.”</p>
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2250.  
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2252. <p
2253. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
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2255. In a ruling last month, Judge Hawkins denied that motion, leaving Apple to face the looming trial alongside Scott, Live Nation and the other defendants. So the tech giant filed an immediate appeal with a state appellate court seeking to overturn that ruling – a move that, under Texas state law, imposes an automatic pause on any upcoming trial proceedings.</p>
2256.  
2257.  
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2259. <p
2260. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2261. >
2262. “Apple recognizes that the trial date is imminent, and that both the court and all parties have devoted much time and effort to preparing the case for trial,” Apple’s attorneys on Tuesday. “These free speech and free press issues warrant appellate resolution before Apple faces trial.”</p>
2263.  
2264.  
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2266. <p
2267. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
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2269. As it became clear that Apple’s appeal could delay the trial, attorneys for Dubiski’s family sharply criticized the move, calling it “a surreptitious plan to derail the proceedings” with a “frivolous” appeal. In a Wednesday motion seeking to dismiss the appeal and stick to the trial date, they argued that Apple was no more shielded by the First Amendment than a Houston television station “whose news van negligently crashes into a pedestrian while covering a story.”</p>
2270.  
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2272.  
2273. <p
2274. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
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2276. “The Dubiski family … have waited patiently for their day in court, only to watch Apple shamelessly seek to manipulate the system,” lawyers for the victim’s family wrote. &#8220;Litigation is not supposed to work this way. This court should promptly dismiss this appeal.”</p>
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2283. But in an order late Thursday, the appeals court refused to unfreeze the case ahead of the planned trial date: “Appellees’ request to lift any applicable stay of trial proceedings is denied.” Instead, it ordered Apple to respond by May 10 to the plaintiffs’ request to dismiss the case.</p>
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2302. <title>How Shaboozey Rode &#8216;A Bar Song (Tipsy)&#8217; to A Historic Hot Country Songs No.&#160;1</title>
2303. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/shaboozey-bar-song-tipsy-hot-country-songs-jared-cotter-executive-week/</link>
2305. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Rys]]></dc:creator>
2306. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 14:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
2307. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
2308. <category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
2309. <category><![CDATA[Cowboy Carter]]></category>
2310. <category><![CDATA[Executive of the Week]]></category>
2311. <category><![CDATA[Range Media]]></category>
2312. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&#038;p=1235672821</guid>
2313.  
2314. <description><![CDATA[“It’s a positive sign that times are changing and that country listeners just want great music, no matter who it comes from,” says his co-manager Jared Cotter.]]></description>
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2332. These days, a new <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/"  >Beyoncé</a> album is generally a cause for celebration — fans pore over album covers, track listings, song lyrics and rollout plans, searching for hidden gems and rare treasures. For <em>Cowboy Carter</em>, her latest album released in March, one of those gems came in the form of <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/shaboozey/"  >Shaboozey</a>, the rising country singer who had made some minor waves in his career to date and was featured on two tracks on the album, “Spaghetti” with <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/lists/linda-martell-beyonce-cowboy-carter-things-to-know/"  >Linda Martell</a>” and “Sweet / Honey / Buckiin.’”</p>
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2339. If those guest spots introduced Shaboozey to the mainstream of pop culture, it was what came next that has truly brought him to the forefront. Two weeks after the release of <em>Cowboy Carter</em>, the Virginia-born singer released “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” through American Dogwood/EMPIRE, a flip of <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/j-kwon-tipsy-shaboozey-hood-hop-2004-1235665854/"  >J-Kwon</a>’s 2004 song “Tipsy” that is a fun-loving, infectious romp of a song, and has quickly captured hearts, minds — and a very captive audience. This week, the song makes a <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/shaboozey-a-bar-song-tipsy-hot-country-songs-chart-beyonce-history-1235669006/"  >historic jump</a> on <em>Billboard</em>’s Hot Country Songs chart, bounding from No. 6 to No. 1 — and replacing Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” on top of the list, marking the first time ever that two Black artists have led the chart in back to back weeks since the chart became an all-encompassing genre ranking in 1958.</p>
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2392.  
2396. Shaboozey & Beyoncé Make History as 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' Replaces 'Texas Hold 'Em' Atop Hot Country…
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2399. </div>
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2403. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
2404. 04/29/2024
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2424. The song, which will herald the artist’s next album, <em>Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going</em>, due out May 31, has been on such an upswing that even in the week that <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/"  >Taylor Swift</a> flooded the Hot 100 with her new 31-song <em>Tortured Poets Department</em> album, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was one of just two songs on the entire Hot 100 to actually <em>rise</em>, as it moved from No. 36 to No. 27, with a possible jump into the top five on the cards for next week, as the Swift fervor ebbs. And all that momentum helps his Range Media co-manager <strong>Jared Cotter</strong> earn the title of <em>Billboard</em>’s Executive of the Week.</p>
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2431. Here, Cotter talks about how the Beyoncé look helped boost Shaboozey’s latest hit, the value of being in the right place at the right time (and being prepared for the moment when it comes) and the history-making hit that brought them here. “He will be a superstar that continues to push boundaries and make great music for years to come,” Cotter says. “This is just the beginning.”</p>
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2438. <strong>This week, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” reached No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, his first chart-topper. What key decision did you make to help make that happen?</strong></p>
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2445. A key decision was making sure we were prepared for the Beyoncé moment. We didn’t even have it locked in 100% but I wanted the team to be prepared if it happened, so we moved our original release date for the song up by three weeks. That way we were able to take advantage of truly an extremely unique opportunity with lots of heat and algorithmic love. The Beyoncé Bounce is real!</p>
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2502. ‘That’s the No. 1 Song Ever’: J-Kwon on His 2004 Anthem ‘Tipsy’ & Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song’ Reviving…
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2509. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
2510. 04/26/2024
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2528. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2529. >
2530. <strong>The song replace’s Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” at No. 1, the first time in history that two Black artists led the chart back to back. What is the significance of that for you and Shaboozey?</strong></p>
2531.  
2532.  
2533.  
2534. <p
2535. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2536. >
2537. As Black men, we are aware and in awe of the history that we’ve made. Country is a genre that historically has been very closed, and something like this typically could never happen. It’s a positive sign that times are changing and that country listeners just want great music, no matter who it comes from. Thank you to Beyoncé and her team for knocking down that door.&nbsp;</p>
2538.  
2539.  
2540.  
2541. <p
2542. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2543. >
2544. <strong>Shaboozey has been buzzing for a while, but he exploded into the mainstream with two features on Beyoncé’s <em>Cowboy Carter</em> album. How did that come about, and how were you guys able to use that momentum to help push “A Bar Song”?</strong></p>
2545.  
2546.  
2547.  
2548. <p
2549. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2550. >
2551. Beyoncé’ was already familiar with Boozey because her team — including her Mom, <strong>Tina Knowles</strong> — showed us a lot of love on Shaboozey’s &#8220;Let It Burn.&#8221; But primarily the Beyoncé features came about because her A&amp;R, <strong>Ricky Lawson</strong>, happened to be at our Range Showcase Night at Winston House in Venice, Calif. Shaboozey is an incredible live performer and that night was special. It’s a testament to taking advantage of the opportunities that are presented to you because you never know who is watching.</p>
2552.  
2553.  
2554.  
2555. <p
2556. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2557. >
2558. <strong>On this week’s Hot 100, amid a flood of new Taylor Swift songs, “A Bar Song” was one of only two songs on the entire chart to actually move up, going from No. 36 to No. 27. How was the song able to do that?</strong></p>
2559.  
2560.  
2561.  
2562. <p
2563. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2564. >
2565. It&#8217;s the perfect song. It has a tried and true interpolation in J-Kwon&#8217;s &#8220;Tipsy,” so the familiarity is there and everything about the verses and chorus is a hook. Plus, it&#8217;s fun. After also having success with Paul Russell’s hit &#8220;Lil Boo Thang&#8221; this year I truly believe that people just want to have fun again.&nbsp;</p>
2566.  
2567.  
2568. <div class="injected-related-story // lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max" >
2569. <div class="lrv-u-display-block@desktop lrv-u-display-none lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-flex-shrink-0">
2571. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-margin-lr-150 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-a-3 lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary">
2572.  
2576. Related
2578. </h3>
2579. </div>
2582. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
2583.  
2584. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-taylor-swift-fortnight-number-one-contenders-1235670879/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
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2590. <div class="c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p">
2592. <div class="a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p">
2594. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/taylor-swift-sabrina-carpenter-sydney-2024-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Taylor Swift performs with Sabrina Carpenter at Accor Stadium on Feb. 23, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.Swift performs with Sabrina Carpenter at Accor Stadium on February 23, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/TAS24/[SOURCE] for TAS Rights Management)" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
2596. </div>
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2601. </div>
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2608.  
2610. </span>
2612. <div class="o_category ">
2613. </div>
2614.  
2615. <div class="c_title ">
2617. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
2618.  
2622. Will Rising Hits From Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey or Tommy Richman Be Able to Unseat Taylor Swift…
2624. </h3>
2625. </div>
2626.  
2629. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
2630. 05/01/2024
2631. </time>
2638. </div>
2639.  
2640. </a>
2642. </div>
2643. </div>
2644.  
2645.  
2646.  
2647. <p
2648. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2649. >
2650. <strong>Shaboozey first partnered with EMPIRE in 2021, and is having this huge moment three years later. Why did the EMPIRE partnership make sense over a traditional Nashville-type deal, and how have you built his career in that period of time to lay the foundation for this type of moment now?</strong></p>
2651.  
2652.  
2653.  
2654. <p
2655. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2656. >
2657. EMPIRE has been an incredible partner. What <strong>Ghazi</strong>, <strong>Nima [Etminan]</strong> and <strong>Tina [Davis]</strong> have built is nothing short of amazing — I don&#8217;t think they get enough credit for what they&#8217;ve done and continue to do in multiple genres. They&#8217;ve been huge supporters of Shaboozey, and have shown immense patience as he figured out his sound. Now that the timing is right, they&#8217;re throwing everything at this project with staff and resources. Their belief in him is palpable from everyone on their team. As a manager I couldn&#8217;t be happier to be in business with all of EMPIRE, including <strong>Sak Pase</strong>, <strong>Peter Kadin</strong> and <strong>Harrison Golding</strong>.&nbsp;</p>
2658.  
2659.  
2660.  
2661. <p
2662. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2663. >
2664. <strong>With the likes of Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan and Bailey Zimmerman, among others, country music music has had a big mainstream boost in the past year-plus. At the same time, Range has been signing more country acts of late and investing in the genre. Did you see this uptick in country music coming, and how do capitalize on the mainstream popularity of the genre moving forward?&nbsp;</strong></p>
2665.  
2666.  
2667.  
2668. <p
2669. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2670. >
2671. Yes. Range is at the forefront of this country revolution and I&#8217;m happy to add my energy. It&#8217;s been extremely valuable to lean on country music veterans at Range like <strong>Matt Graham</strong>, <strong>Jack Minihan</strong> and <strong>Shawn McSpadden</strong> as I navigate a new genre as a manager. Our staff in the newly-opened Nashville office is second to none, and we&#8217;ll continue to capitalize on the uptick with passion, expertise, and boots on the ground.&nbsp;</p>
2672.  
2673.  
2674.  
2675. <p
2676. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2677. >
2678. <strong>What’s next for Shaboozey?</strong></p>
2679.  
2680.  
2681.  
2682. <p
2683. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2684. >
2685. More great music and great shows coming to a city near you. He will be a superstar that continues to push boundaries and make great music for years to come. This is just the beginning.</p>
2686.  
2687.  
2688.  
2689. <h5 class="heading larva //   a-font-primary   lrv-u-text-align-right"
2690. >
2691. <strong>Last Week&#8217;s Executive</strong>: <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/sabrina-carpenter-feather-biggest-hit-ever-how/"  data-type="link"  data-id="https://www.billboard.com/pro/sabrina-carpenter-feather-biggest-hit-ever-how/"  >Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s Manager Janelle Lopez Genzink</a> </h5>
2692.  
2693.  
2694.  
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2709. <item>
2710. <title>AI Deepfakes Beware: Copyright Infringement Can Cost Up To $150,000 Per Copied&#160;Work</title>
2711. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-deepfakes-beware-copyright-infringement-cost-big-money/</link>
2713. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Rys]]></dc:creator>
2714. <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 21:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
2715. <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
2716. <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
2717. <category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category>
2718. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.billboard.com/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&#038;p=1235671756</guid>
2719.  
2720. <description><![CDATA[Vocal imitations like 2Pac’s verse on Drake's song "Taylor Made Freestyle" can’t be made without ingesting original works. Is that legal?]]></description>
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2724.  
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2728.  
2729.  
2730.  
2731.  
2732.  
2733.  
2734.  
2735. <p
2736. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2737. >
2738. Drake’s track with an AI 2Pac verse didn’t last long. A day after the Tupac Shakur estate <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/tupac-shakur-estate-drake-diss-track-ai-generated-voice/"  >threatened to sue Drake</a> for using an AI imitation of the later rapper’s voice on “Taylor Made Freestyle,” he <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-removes-taylor-made-freestyle-ai-tupac-snoop-1235667030/"  >took down the recording</a>. In using 2Pac’s voice, though, Drake opened yet another important debate about generative AI that reveals just how risky the business is — and how rightsholders may have more power to shape it than they realize.</p>
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2740.  
2741. <div class="injected-related-story // lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max" >
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2745.  
2749. Related
2751. </h3>
2752. </div>
2755. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
2756.  
2757. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/tupac-shakur-estate-drake-diss-track-ai-generated-voice/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
2760. <div class="o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max">
2763. <div class="c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p">
2765. <div class="a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p">
2767. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tupac-1994-Source-Awards-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Tupac Shakur" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
2769. </div>
2771. </div>
2774. </div>
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2780. <span class="c-span  lrv-u-display-none@desktop a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-s lrv-a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-b-075">
2781.  
2783. </span>
2785. <div class="o_category ">
2786. </div>
2787.  
2788. <div class="c_title ">
2790. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
2791.  
2795. Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens to Sue Drake Over Diss Track Featuring AI-Generated…
2797. </h3>
2798. </div>
2799.  
2802. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
2803. 04/24/2024
2804. </time>
2811. </div>
2812.  
2813. </a>
2815. </div>
2816. </div>
2817.  
2818.  
2819.  
2820.  
2821.  
2822. <p
2823. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2824. >
2825. So let’s get legal! In the cease-and-desist letter he sent on behalf of the Shakur estate, lawyer Howard King referenced both Shakur’s personality rights, which encompasses publicity rights, or what some states refer to as likeness rights, plus the copyrights to the rapper’s recordings and songs. Most coverage of this focused on the former issue, since personality rights are relatively straightforward — Shakur’s estate controls the rights to the rapper’s distinctive style. The second gets complicated, since the recording copyrights — and potentially the song copyrights — have less to do with Drake’s use of 2Pac-style vocals than how he was able to create them in the first place.</p>
2826.  
2827.  
2828.  
2829.  
2830.  
2831.  
2832.  
2833. <p
2834. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2835. >
2836. To create such a convincing imitation of 2Pac, an AI model would almost certainly have to ingest — and, in the course of doing so, copy — a significant number of Shakur’s recordings. So King, in his letter, demanded from Drake “a detailed explanation for how the sound-alike was created and the persons or company that created it, including all recordings and other data ‘scraped’ or used.” Any answer Drake gave would have taken the issue into legal terra incognita — an AI’s ingestion of recordings and songs would implicate copyright, although it’s not clear if this could be done without a license under fair use. The stakes would be high, though. As opposed to a California right of publicity violation, which would be relatively easy to prove and incur limited damages, copyright infringement is federal and comes with statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work infringed. That means a company that ingests 20 works to create one would be liable a maximum of $3 million.</p>
2837.  
2838.  
2839.  
2840. <p
2841. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2842. >
2843. For the last year, music creators and rightsholders have been talking about generative AI as something that’s coming — the deals they’ll negotiate, the terms they’ll set, the business they’ll do — once they negotiate the right deals. But technology companies <a  href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >tend to beg forgiveness</a> rather than ask permission, and it seems some of them have already ingested a considerable amount of music for AI without a license. Think about it: None of the major labels have announced deals for AI companies to ingest their catalogs of recordings, but enough recordings have been ingested to make AI vocal imitations of Drake, 2Pac, Snoop — even Frank Sinatra <a  href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8khUcJgCk0E"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >doing</a> Lil Jon’s “Skeet skeet.” That means that a company or companies could be in big trouble. Or that they have a first-mover advantage over their rivals. Or both.</p>
2844.  
2845.  
2846.  
2847. <p
2848. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2849. >
2850. Part of the reason technology companies forge ahead is that deals that involve new technology get complicated. In this case, how do you value a license you’re not sure you need? If you think that companies need a license to ingest music for the purposes of allowing users to make AI vocal imitations — as seems likely — the price for that license is going to be relatively high, with complicated terms, because rightsholders would presumably want to be compensated on an ongoing basis. (It’s insanely difficult to create a fair one-time license to ingest a catalog of music: first, since copyright law controls copying, the licensor would forfeit any control not specified in the contract; second, it would be hard for a potential buyer to raise the kind of money a seller might want, so the economics of ongoing payments make more sense.) If you think that ingestion would fall under fair use — which is very possible in some edge cases but much less so generally — why would you pay a high fee, much less constrain yourself with complicated terms?</p>
2851.  
2852.  
2853. <div class="injected-related-story // lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-flex lrv-u-margin-tb-2 u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max" >
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2856. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-tb-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-margin-lr-150 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-a-3 lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary">
2857.  
2861. Related
2863. </h3>
2864. </div>
2867. <div class="o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-width-100p">
2868.  
2869. <a  tabindex="0"  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/lucian-grainge-potential-ai-innovation-positive-negative-umg-youtube/"  class="lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover"  >
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2879. <img decoding="async" class="c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto" src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/themes/vip/pmc-billboard-2021/assets/public/lazyload-fallback.gif" data-lazy-src="https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/feat-lucian-grainge-billboard-2020-bb2-austin-hargrave-01-1260.jpg?w=237&#038;h=147&#038;crop=1" alt="Lucian Grainge" data-lazy-srcset="" data-lazy-sizes="" height="" width="">
2881. </div>
2883. </div>
2886. </div>
2888. <div class="o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max u-padding-lr-150@tablet">
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2893.  
2895. </span>
2897. <div class="o_category ">
2898. </div>
2899.  
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2902. <h3 id="title-of-a-story" class="c-title  c-title a-bbpro-font-primary-medium-s u-font-size-17@mobile-max u-line-height-125 a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-black">
2903.  
2907. Lucian Grainge Weighs In On the ‘Potential’ of AI Innovation — Positive…
2909. </h3>
2910. </div>
2911.  
2914. <time class="c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none" datetime="00:00-YY-DD-MM">
2915. 08/21/2023
2916. </time>
2923. </div>
2924.  
2925. </a>
2927. </div>
2928. </div>
2929.  
2930.  
2931.  
2932. <p
2933. class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   "
2934. >
2935. The legal cases that will tip the scales in one direction or the other will proceed at the speed of litigation, which moves slower than culture, much less technology. The first big case will be against Anthropic, which Universal Music, Concord, ABKCO and other music publishers <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-sues-ai-company-using-songs-train-models/"  >sued in October</a> for training an AI on lyrics to compositions they control. (Universal’s agreement with YouTube <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/pro/lucian-grainge-potential-ai-innovation-positive-negative-umg-youtube/"  >on AI principles</a> might make a ruling that this is fair use somewhat less likely, since it shows that major labels are willing to license their music.) There are already other cases in other parts of the media business — <em>The New York Times</em> <a  href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/media/new-york-times-open-ai-microsoft-lawsuit.html"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >sued OpenAI and Microsoft</a> in December, for example — and one of them could set an important precedent.</p>
2936.  
2937.  
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2942. Until that happens — and maybe after, too — there will be settlements. Very few rightsholders have much of an interest in stopping AI — some could in some cases, but it’s a losing battle. What they really want to do is leverage the power they have to destroy, or at least delay, a nascent business in order to shape it. (“The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it,” in the words of <a  href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Atreides"  rel="nofollow"  target="_blank"  >Paul Atreides</a>, Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe, who might be exaggerating but certainly has a point.) That will give them real power — not only to monetize music with AI but to shape the terms of engagement in a way that, let’s face it, is likely to favor big companies with big catalogs. It will be interesting to see what they do with it.</p>
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2961. <title>DMX Is Back in the Top 10 of an Airplay Chart With His First Rock&#160;Hit</title>
2962. <link>https://www.billboard.com/pro/dmx-five-finger-death-punch-this-is-the-way-top-10-rock-airplay-chart/</link>
2964. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Rutherford]]></dc:creator>
2965. <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 20:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
2966. <category><![CDATA[Chart Beat]]></category>
2967. <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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2969. <category><![CDATA[Music News]]></category>
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2973. <description><![CDATA[The late rapper ranks in a radio chart’s top 10 for the first time since 2001 via Five Finger Death Punch’s “This Is the Way.”]]></description>
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2991. The late <a href="/music/dmx" rel="">DMX</a> returns to the top 10 of a <em>Billboard</em> airplay chart for the first time in over 20 years, and with his first entry on a rock ranking.</p>
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2998. <a rel="" href="/music/five-finger-death-punch">Five Finger Death Punch</a>’s <a  href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/five-finger-death-punch-dmx-collab-single-this-is-the-way-video-1235649902/"  >“This Is the Way,”</a> which includes vocals by DMX credited in a featured role, lifts 11-10 on the <a rel="" href="/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks">Mainstream Rock Airplay</a> chart dated May 4.</p>
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3055. Five Finger Death Punch Hit Hard With Surprise DMX Collab Single ‘This Is the Way’
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3063. 04/05/2024
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3085. ”This Is the Way” is a mash-up between DMX’s “The Way It’s Gonna Be,” released in 2009, and Five Finger Death Punch’s “Judgement Day,” from the band’s 2022 LP <em>AfterLife</em>. The collaboration is on the deluxe reissue of <em>AfterLife</em>, released in April. In its original form, the set debuted at No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart in September 2022 and has earned 266,000 equivalent album units to date.</p>
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3094. The track is DMX’s first to hit the top 10 of an airplay list since 2001, when “Who We Be” peaked at No. 9 on Rap Airplay, ending a break of over 22 years. He logged six top 10s on Rap Airplay, including the six-week No. 1 “Party Up (Up in Here)” in 2000.</p>
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3101. DMX died on April 9, 2021, of a heart attack.</p>
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3108. As for Five Finger Death Punch, “This Is the Way” is the five-piece’s 30th top 10 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, third most in the chart’s four-decade history, behind only <a href="/music/foo-fighters" rel="">Foo Fighters</a> and <a href="/music/shinedown" rel="">Shinedown</a>. Of those 30 top 10s, 14 have reached No. 1 – all in a row leading up to “This Is the Way,” an active streak that marks the longest consecutive run of leaders in the chart’s archives.</p>
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3115. <strong>Most Top 10s, Mainstream Rock Airplay:<br></strong>32, Foo Fighters<br>31, Shinedown<br>30, Five Finger Death Punch<br>29, Godsmack<br>28, Metallica<br>28, Tom Petty (solo and with the Heartbreakers)<br>27, Disturbed<br>26, Papa Roach<br>26, Van Halen</p>
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3124. “This Is the Way” concurrently jumps 28-23 on the all-rock-format, audience-based <a href="/charts/rock-airplay" rel="">Rock &amp; Alternative Airplay</a> chart with 1.6 million audience impressions, up 37%, April 19-25, according to Luminate.</p>
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3131. Previously, “This Is the Way” ruled the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart dated April 20 – DMX’s first leader on any rock ranking and Five Finger Death Punch’s record-extending 17th on the survey. It rises 6-5 on the multimetric <a rel="" href="/charts/hot-hard-rock-songs">Hot Hard Rock Songs</a> tally dated May 4; in addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 1 million official U.S. streams and sold 1,000.</p>
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