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  1. DistroKid confirms it has removed tracks in response to UMG claims

    The issue here - floods of AI slop notwithstanding - is that DistroKid is a volume operator. That means it isn't there to provide personal support to users, and also isn't motivated to police it's platform all that much. Very much a case of “you get what you pay for”. 🙄

    Music Business WorldwideDistroKid confirms it has removed tracks in response to UMG claims - Music Business WorldwideThe Verge reported that independent artists had been posting on social media about their music being taken down without notice.

  2. Universal vs Summer Walker

    Whilst I do feel legal contracts exist for a reason, and that Summer Walker’s reasons to escape her contract might be up for question, I’d equally counter that at a time where Universal makes much of being artist-friendly, these kinds of lawsuits do absolutely nothing to help that image.

    Note the contract being described as “brutal”. For me it’s a simple reminder of what Universal really is: a corporate behemoth, backed by the likes of Pershing Square. In some respects I don’t begrudge that - we will always have corporations - but it is when those companies make passionate claims about having artists’ interests at heart that I feel things get disingenuous.

    Rolling StoneInterscope Claims Summer Walker Will Owe $50 Million if She Walks Away From Record DealInterscope is suing Summer Walker with claims she'll owe at least $50 million in damages if she terminates her contract under California labor law.