In today's CMU Daily: Martyn’s Law, which sets out new rules to ensure the public is “better protected from terrorism” when in venues, prompted by the 2017 attack on the Manchester Arena, was introduced in Parliament yesterday. The NTIA supports the objectives but says “feasibility and fairness” must also be considered

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Also today: Concerns about the organisations that license performing rights in songs in the US - BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, GMR and AllTrack - have been raised by a committee in Congress; BMI is taking Sirius XM to the rate court, having failed to agree what royalty rates the satellite broadcaster should pay for use of the collecting society’s repertoire; Anghami, the MENA focused streaming service, has agreed a licensing deal with ESMAA, the rights management entity owned by PopArabia

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NTIA urges “thorough review” of Martyn's Law as it’s introduced into Parliament 

The Night Time Industries Association has urged “all stakeholders to engage in a thorough review” of The Terrorism (Protection Of Premises) Bill - usually referred to as ‘Martyn's law’ - which was formally introduced into the UK Parliament yesterday. 

The government says that the new laws contained in the bill will ensure that the British public are “better protected from terrorism” by “requiring many public venues to improve preparedness against attacks and bring in measures to help keep people safe”. 

The legislation was prompted by the 2017 terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena, with Figen Murray - the mother of Martyn Hett, who died in that incident - having been a lead campaigner pushing for the legal reforms. 

The live sector is supportive of the objectives of the bill, but continues to raise concerns about some of the measures being proposed and the impact they will have, especially on smaller venues. The law will introduce new obligations onto any venue with a capacity of 200 or more, with additional measures for venues with a capacity over 800.

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ONE LINERS

Deals

• Former BMG executives Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder have formed a new rights company, umn, based in Berlin. The company, pronounced "human" (obviously, duh) has announced its first project with German pop star Max Giesinger.
• Downtown Music Publishing has signed a global music publishing deal with PDU, the record label and publishing company of iconic Italian singer Mina.
• Too Young Ltd has launched Catalog, a curated sync platform aimed at streamlining music licensing for audiovisual media. The platform, developed in collaboration with 20 independent labels, including !K7, Beggars Group and Ninja Tune, was unveiled at AIM Connected 2024. 
• Campbell Connelly, part of Wise Music Group, has signed an exclusive songwriter agreement with Josephine Stephenson. 
• Kendra Erika has signed a distribution deal with K Digital Media Korea for her single 'Body Language', which is out today.

Appointments

• US collecting society The MLC has elevated five existing leaders to strengthen its outreach, education, member services, and operations as it approaches the end of its fourth full year. 
• Brilliant Corners Artist Management has launched a producer management division, to be led by manager Nicole Ficenec from the company's new Los Angeles office. 

Legal

• Former Ticketmaster exec Stephen Mead has been sentenced for illegally accessing and stealing information from rival ticketing company CrowdSurge's computer servers between 2013 and 2015. 

Streaming, Digital, Broadcast & Retail

• Spotify has begun offering deals worth up to seven figures to video creators, encouraging them to distribute their content on the platform alongside YouTube, according to Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman.
• The BBC has announced that more of its on-demand podcasts and radio programmes will be available first on BBC Sounds for a period of seven or 28 days before being released on other platforms. 
• Apple has announced that alternative app stores will be allowed on the iPad in the European Union from 16 Sep. 
• Digital Catapult has announced eight companies joining its High Growth AI Accelerator for the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme.
• The Association For Electronic Music has launched its 'Respect the Creators' campaign to encourage proper crediting of electronic music producers on social media. 

Live

• Sybil Bell, founder of Independent Venue Week, has launched Independent Venue Community, a new charity aimed at unlocking the daytime potential of live music venues and building community cohesiveness.

Other Industry News & Events

• Global Strategy Group has conducted a poll revealing widespread concern among US voters about generative AI and its impact on human artistry. It says 84% of registered voters believe an artist's music or vocals should not be used by AI without permission, according to the survey commissioned by the Human Artistry Campaign.
• NME and Bose have announced a limited edition vinyl release of their 'C24' mixtape. Fans can enter a ballot on the Dawsons website.

Artist News

• Spotify has named Yemi Alade as its EQUAL Africa artiste for September 2024. 
• Michael Bibi has donated £124,832 to The Royal Marsden hospital from earnings of his recent comeback show at Finsbury Park.
• Maneskin has confirmed they are not splitting up, despite Victoria De Angelis and Damiano David launching solo projects.
• Pharrell Williams has revealed he is no longer on speaking terms with former The Neptunes bandmate Chad Hugo.
• Imagine Dragons have added an extra London show on 25 Jul 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium due to high demand for their upcoming UK and European tour. 
• Oasis hype continues apace as Noel Gallagher's Epiphone Les Paul standard electric guitar, featured in Oasis's 'Supersonic' video, sells at auction for £132,000. 

Congress members ask Copyright Office to review collective licensing in the US

A US congressional committee has said it is concerned about “how efficiently” America’s collecting societies “are distributing general licensing revenue”, and in particular whether independent songwriters and smaller publishers are losing out at the expense of big names. The lack of transparency regarding how money is distributed is raised as a particular issue. 

The committee also says that licensees, like bars and restaurants, are concerned that there are now five performing rights organisations representing songwriters in the US, and the “proliferation of PROs” increases the risk of copyright infringement claims and expensive litigation. 

This is all set out in a letter from members of the House Judiciary Committee to Shira Perlmutter, boss of the US Copyright Office. According to Billboard, she is urged to investigate the concerns raised about the five US PROs: BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, GMR and AllTrack.

BMI takes royalty rate dispute with Sirius XM to rate court

US collecting society BMI has begun action in the American courts in a royalty rate dispute with satellite radio company Sirius XM, saying that despite two years of “good faith” negotiations, Sirius insists on “underpaying the creators of the music that drives the majority of its business”. 

Responding to that news, David Israelite, CEO of the US National Music Publishers Association, says, “record labels and artists receive from digital radio significantly more than songwriters on a model that has historically valued them equally. Labels and artists are not paid too much. Songwriters and publishers are not paid enough. That’s why for years we have called to lessen the ‘digital radio divide’”. 

At the core of the dispute is the evolution of the services offered by Sirius and the scale at which it operates, all of which - BMI believes - justifies a change to what the broadcaster pays for use of its member’s songs. 

PopArabia's rights agency announces licensing deal with Anghami

ESMAA, an Abu Dhabi-based rights management entity owned by music publisher PopArabia, has announced a licensing deal with Anghami, the streaming service focused on the Middle East and North Africa region. 

The deal covers the song rights of ESMAA’s parent company PopArabia, alongside a number of other independent publishers, and also brings to an end a previous legal dispute. PopArabia sued Anghami in 2022 after years of licensing negotiations failed to result in any deal. 

That dispute has now been settled as part of this deal which, says ESMAA, “clears the path for a new joint performance and mechanical licensing agreement based on global practices for representation, reporting and claims”. Streaming services like Anghami need to have licences in place for both the performing rights and mechanical rights in songs.

RELEASES & TOURS

London Grammar have released their new album ‘The Greatest Love’.

Nilüfer Yanya has released her new album 'My Method Actor'.

House Of Protection have released their debut EP ‘GALORE’.

Duckwrth has released his new single ‘Had Enough’.

Capo Lee & bullet tooth have collaborated on new single ‘POUND & DOLLA’, featuring Killa P. Their new mixtape of the same name is out 27 Sep.

El Khat have released their new album 'mute'.

Leon Thomas has collaborated with Ty Dolla $ign on new single ‘FAR FETCHED’. His new album ‘MUTT’ is out 27 Sep.

Teddy Swims has released his new single ‘Bad Dreams’.

Dora Jar has released her debut album ‘No Way To Relax When You Are On Fire’.

julie have released their debut album ‘my anti-aircraft friend’.

The Courettes have released their new single ‘Keep Dancing’. Their new album ‘The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes’ is out 27 Sep.

Rudimental have released their new single ‘Ram Pam’, featuring Mystic Marley & Flowdan.

Robert DeLong has released his new album ‘PLAYLIST of DOOM’.

wilo wilde has released her new EP ‘what is a heart?’.

Dayglow has released his new self-titled album 'Dayglow'.

Hello Mary have released their new album ‘Emita Ox’.

MAKE FRIENDS have released their new EP 'Loaded Fun'.

Angie McMahon has released her new EP ‘Light Sides’.

Lolo Zouaï has released her new EP ‘Please Hold’.

Everyone You Know (EYK) have released their new single ‘Hoodies & Hats’. 

Pictish Trail has released his new EP ‘Follow Footsteps’.

David Gray has announced his 2025 worldwide ‘The Past & Present’ tour, including a show at the Royal Albert Hall on 3 Apr. Tickets go on general sale 20 Sep.