Ashley James, on culture wars and woke. Absolutely kills it.

“Contrary to a prevalent misconception, ingesting text for training LLMs does not deconstruct copied material the way indexing does for search purposes.”
—Catherine Zaller Rowland Copyright Clearance Center

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“It’s almost 3 years since the Committee called for a ‘complete reset’ of streaming, & yet none of the issues around music-maker remuneration have been discussed, let alone addressed..We need stakeholders from across the music industry to stop denying reality & ..come to the…

UK's CMS committee report on streaming sparks mixed reactions: @bpi_ musichighlights UK artists' success, while Council of Music Makers urges industry dialogue on remuneration issues...

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#MusicStreaming #UKIndustry #ArtistPay #musically #musicnews #readmore

Fantastic choice & thoroughly deserved award. Elena Segal is a true champion of songwriters & composers & a great friend & innovator for the Music publishing sector ( as well as to me). The Ivor’s Academy Honours are to honour people that have supported & elevated the community…

We’re delighted to announce Elena Segal as a recipient of an Ivors Academy Honour for her outstanding contributions to the UK music industry. 🏆

#musicindustry #musicbusiness #songwriters #composers #womeninmusic #honors #ivorsacademy #theivors #ivorsawards #musicpublishing

The Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition 2024 finalists have been announced.

Congratulations to The Ayoub Sisters, Zongo Boy, Caleb Kunle, JayaHadADream 🇯🇲🇮🇪, Kid 12, olivia nelson, Nadia Kadek and Problem Patterns.

PRS for Music and PRS Foundation proudly support…

Delighted to share PPL's 2023 full year results, generating £283.5 million in revenue - the highest in our 90-year history and a year-on-year growth of 4%.
 
You can read about the results in more detail here: ppluk.com/11-increase-in…

Next week is a great week to start at The Ivors Academy and I am looking forward to being present at the government convened Creator Remuneration Working Group.

MPs call for copyright changes | Advanced Television advanced-television.com/2024/04/10/mps…

Rundown of some companies that allow you to 'opt out' of having your data used to train AI.
Thanks for the work @MattBurgess1 and Reece Rogers.
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Proudly announcing this year's lineup for The Other Songs Live, May 20th, 2024 in partnership with The Ivors Academy.

The ticket proceeds will support three fantastic music charities.

Tickets via link in bio ✍️

Senior MPs demand fair pay for songwriters in new report ⚖️🎶

#FixStreaming #SongwriterRights #Music Industry #FairPay #Music #Artists #Music ians #Streaming #Copyright #Songwriting #Songwriters #Composer #Creativity #SupportArtists

Pleased to see the composition of of the Creator Remuneration Working Group is being revisited - currently featuring only 4 members representing actual creators (20%), rather than rights-holders. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport committee report here in full and summary. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

Market chilling effects & unintended consequences are unproven arguments deployed to preserve an unjust status quo intended to obscure the fact some oppose the intended consequences.

Equal rights for others does not, in any way, diminish your own. The only way such a proposition…

CIAM hosted a unique International Women's Songwriting Camp in Brazil, featuring talented women music creators uniting over creating music and sharing their expertise in writing, composing, beat-making and production. Check out the camp in this new video!
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Relive the International Women's Songwriting Camp, organised by CIAM, in this new video. The camp united female creators to share expertise in writing, composing, beat-making & production.
CIAM works to raise awareness and support underrepresented groups within the music industry

Monopoly 2024 Edition. From the new Private Eye, out now.

Wall Street’s positive response to reports of additional Spotify price increases pushed shares to a 52-week high. But what would larger monthly costs mean for the platform, labels, artists, and the wider industry?

📊Read the exclusive 17-page report here: digitalmusicnews.com/pro/spotify-pr…