Utopia Distribution Services collapses, DP World buys assets
Dec 13, 2024 · The biggest physical music distribution business in the UK - Utopia Distribution Services - collapsed earlier today with a last minute rescue deal by landlord DP World
As Utopia’s bankruptcy appeal is denied investors threaten legal …
Nov 14, 2024 · The implosion at the company formerly known as Utopia Music continues. After the Swiss court denied its bankruptcy appeal, investors begin to talk legal action, and former staffers tell CMU that ...
Steve Lamacq to step down from weekday 6 Music show after …
Sep 4, 2023 · Steve Lamacq has announced that he will step away from his weekday show on BBC Radio 6 Music next month. He will continue to present one show a week in the same slot every Monday, with Huw ...
Hal Leonard hits back at Wise Music in sheet music licensing dispute
Jul 15, 2024 · High drama in the cut-throat world of sheet music, as Wise Music and Hal Leonard have a set-to over the terms of a 2018 deal. Highlights include a particularly acerbic back and forth about who ...
UK recorded music revenues reach all-time high in 2024
Jan 10, 2025 · UK trade groups ERA and BPI have both published year-end stats. ERA reveals that recorded music retail revenues in 2024 were £2.39 billion, an all-time high, providing you don’t adjust for ...
⏩ Releases & Tours: Nov 2024 (Week 46)
Nov 18, 2024 · Each week CMU rounds up standout releases and tour announcements from the last seven days This week: 070 Shake, FKA twigs, Jack White, TYSON + more, while tour announcements include Tommy Richman ...
Approved: Courting
Jan 21, 2025 · Fresh off their first US tour and gearing up for their third album, Liverpool’s Courting defy easy-categorisation; proving themselves as one of the most exciting rising indie bands. Their new ...
Swiss bankruptcy for Proper Group AG aka Utopia Music
Sep 26, 2024 · The disaster-unicorn formerly known as Utopia Music has been served with bankruptcy proceedings after a specialist blockchain law firm took legal action over a CHF 23,000 debt. Proper Group AG ...
Composers “negotiating in the dark” for “meagre” royalties from …
Jan 28, 2025 · The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance has asked European governments to not subsidise movie and TV companies that fail to respect music creator rights under European law, in particular ...
⏩ Releases & Tours: Oct 2024 (Week 42)
Oct 21, 2024 · Each week CMU rounds up standout releases and tour announcements from the last seven days. This week: Confidence Man, FKA twigs, 070 Shake, Bon Iver, TAAHLIAH, Ab-Soul + more, while tour ...
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