Posts by Daniel Tencer

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10cc’s Graham Gouldman sues ex-manager for allegedly ignoring copyright terminations

Gouldman says ex-manager Harvey Lisberg has ignored termination notices on the copyrights of 13 compositions

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Rostrum Pacific secures $150m from Crayhill Capital to ‘accelerate’ music catalog acquisition strategy

Rostrum aims to become 'the preeminent independent music company,' and acquisitions are a part of its strategy

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Spotify to let users ‘steer the algorithm’ by personalizing playlists with AI prompts

The new feature is 'part of a broader shift in how we think about personalization,' Spotify says

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‘That’s called robbery’: Gene Simmons urges US Congress to end loophole that allows radio stations not to pay for using recordings

The KISS frontman told a Senate hearing that recording artists are treated 'worse than slaves' in the US

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Reactional Music taps MusicInfra to build ‘next-generation’ rights management platform for gaming

'Music’s use has exploded across platforms and devices, which means that traditional frameworks and the supporting infrastructure must evolve...'

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Great Mountain Partners launches $600m fund to invest in music and other media

GMP's new fund is seeking 'opportunities at the intersection of premium content, audiences, and new monetization models'

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Taylor Swift seeks dismissal of poet’s ‘frivolous’ and ‘absurd’ copyright infringement lawsuit

In a motion to dismiss, lawyers for Swift called Kimberly Marasco's lawsuit 'frivolous and harassing'

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The 23 biggest music business deals of 2025: From Taylor Swift to Tencent Music, Live Nation, and Chord.

The biggest artist catalog related deal on this year's list is for the masters of Taylor Swift's first six albums, acquired by... Taylor Swift from Shamrock Capital

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Spotify Wrapped campaign hit 200M engaged users in 24 hours – a 19% YoY increase

Spotify reported a 19% YoY increase in the number users engaged with Wrapped within 24 hours of its launch

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Nine indie labels collectively invested $134m in artists in 2023, says ORCA-commissioned report

Nine leading labels earned $1.77 for every $1 spent in 2023, and paid out $0.59 to artists, or 77% of profit.

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Cher prevails in long-running royalties battle with Sonny Bono’s estate

A judge has awarded $187,000 to Cher over withheld royalties, and given her the right in perpetuity to collect 50% of royalties from Sonny & Cher's music

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Eventbrite eyes jump into secondary ticketing market after $500M acquisition by Bending Spoons

Italy-headquartered Bending Spoons is known for buying up tech brands that have lost their luster

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Quebec wants to set quotas for streaming of French-language music. A new poll shows little support for the idea.

Music streamers oppose a proposed law that would place quotas on the amount or proportion of French-language content on DSPs in Quebec

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Australian local music is in decline, and UK, Canada aren’t far behind, new report warns

Streaming recommendation algorithms favor content in the user's language. That isn't working well for countries like Australia, Canada and the UK

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Will Europe’s top court give record companies a powerful new tool to fight online copyright infringement?

The CJEU has been asked to decide if web services companies can be held liable for piracy on websites they service