From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
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Jin of BTS is the latest artist to launch an interactive hub on TikTok to promote new solo album, ‘Happy’TikTok has partnered with K-Pop superstar Jin on a new multimedia campaign in support of his first solo album, Happy,
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Spotify extends Musicians Wrapped deadlineSpotify extends Musicians Wrapped deadline to November 2Oth. Learn what every musician should do to prepare.
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Exp DSP releases FREE Exp Filtertable Lite for Windows
Exp DSP released the Exp Filtertable plugin, plus the free Lite version, for Windows only. Both versions of the plugin are 64-bit only releases available in CLAP and VST3 formats. The full version is currently available for $36.75, which is a 25% off Black Friday deal down from the list price of $49.  This deal [...]
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Hard Truths For Musicians: You may not like them, but…11 Hard Truths For Musicians has been the subject of much discussion in the last couple of weeks. We have not been able to find the origin of the list,. Continue reading
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HeadRush Flex Prime, FRFR-GO & ReValver Amp Cloner HeadRush have expanded their product range with three new guitar-focused releases.

Why Podcasts for Marketing Music is a game changerPodcasts for marketing music is an underutilized and powerful tool, reaching engaged audiences and niche fans. Learn how artists, labels and publishers can use podcasts to boost visibility and grow a fanbase.
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Intel introduces FREE OpenVINO AI-powered plugins for Audacity
Intel created the OpenVINO toolkit (open source) to more efficiently integrate AI into a typical workflow (no internet connection required). OpenVINO aims to deliver accurate results while optimizing hardware use by running AI models on supported accelerators, like CPU, GPU, and NPU. Intel’s Audacity plugin suite includes AI-powered effects, generators, and analyzers. These AI tools [...]
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Shel Talmy, producer for The Who and The Kinks, dies aged 87Shel Talmy, the legendary producer known for his work with British icons like The Who and The Kinks, has died at the age of 87.
Songwriter Alec Palao, whom Talmy had worked with, said the musician “died peacefully in his sleep” at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday (13 November) from “complications due to a stroke” [via Sky News].
Talmy’s career, which spanned several decades, played a pivotal role in defining the sound of early British rock, particularly during the vibrant 1960s.
Born in Chicago in 1937, Talmy moved to the UK in 1962, where he quickly made a name for himself at Decca Records. His early work included producing some of The Kinks’ most memorable hits, such as You Really Got Me, Tired of Waiting for You, and Waterloo Sunset. Music journalist Robert Christgau once dubbed Waterloo Sunset “the most beautiful song in the English language.”
In addition to his work with The Kinks, Talmy produced The Who’s groundbreaking debut album, My Generation, whose title track remains one of the most influential songs in rock history. The producer also played an important role in some of David Bowie’s early recordings, contributing to the foundation of what would become one of music’s most celebrated careers.
In a poignant statement released posthumously, Talmy expressed gratitude for his long life and career: “Hi to all, and many thanks to all of you who have been reading my rock stories for all this time, it has been greatly appreciated! Please note, that if you’re reading this now, this is my final vignette, as I am no longer residing on this plane of existence, and have ‘moved on’, to wherever that may be,” Talmy wrote.
“I’d like to think there is something beyond where I was to where I am now, assuming that the millions of suppositions as to what is next, are accurate. I’d like to think that I’m thoroughly enjoying my new ‘residence’, and that the countless rumours that there is a big working ‘studio in the sky’ are true, and that we are, dare I say, making heavenly music!”
“I’ve had a good run, and I am delighted it lasted as long as it did. I’m also delighted that I am told I have a legacy that will last even longer.”
The producer joked, “I look forward to meeting some of you in the future who are reading this, but LOL, don’t hurry to get here, I’m not going anywhere!”

Talmy is survived by his wife, Jan Talmy, brother Leonard Talmy, daughter Jonna Sargeant, and granddaughter Shay Berg.
Tributes have poured in from across the music community, with many remembering Talmy for his impressive discography and legacy. Alec Palao described the producer as “truly a one-off”, stating “even the briefest survey of the most essential pop and rock recordings of the 1960s would need to include something Shel produced, and that in itself is an incredibly meaningful legacy.”
Read more tributes below.

I really loved the man. He was really crucial to the beginning of our career. I send all my love and condolences to his family. He was a really sweet gentle soul. Rest in Peace Shel Talmy
— Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) November 14, 2024

Rest In Peace Shel Talmy. As a huge fan of his I was blessed to interview and get to know Shel, he was a lovely fellow. Hugely important to the '60s music scene! He was an American record producer and arranger who became a pivotal figure in the British Invasion and 1960s rock… pic.twitter.com/iCFh80mzlJ
— Produce Like A Pro (@ProduceLikeAPro) November 14, 2024

Farewell to the great Shel Talmy, dead at 87. He is credited as producer on the first three Pentangle albums as well as records by Roy Harper, The Who, David Bowie, Manfred Mann, The Easybeats and The Creation pic.twitter.com/0B0jbtou8x
— Stuart Penney (@StuartPenney1) November 14, 2024

What a legacy producer Shel Talmy has left us.A whole raft of classics from the likes of The Who, The Kinks, The Creation, Manfred Mann, The Easybeats, the early Bowie among many other artists that he worked with across other genres of music.
Thanks for the magic Shel…RIP pic.twitter.com/yGbeScm5bu
— Gary Crowley (@CrowleyOnAir) November 15, 2024

RIP Shel Talmy. Loved reading his thoughts on the bands he had worked with, his insights will be missed. The Creation 'Making Time' blew my younger mind on fuzzy VHS… https://t.co/J1M8OafysZ
— Gary Raine (@Octopusraine) November 15, 2024

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Select creators can now “restyle” songs using YouTube’s experimental AI toolLast year, YouTube rolled out Dream Track, an AI tool powered by Google DeepMind’s “most advanced music generation model to date”, Lyria. The feature allowed users to create songs using AI voice emulations of famous artists, with John Legend, Charlie Puth, Sia, T-Pain, and Charli XCX among those who’ve agreed to ‘lend their voices’.
Now, the platform is adding a new feature that allows creators to remix tracks into the style they want. All you have to do is select an eligible song, enter the prompt for how you would like to restyle it, and generate a 30-second soundtrack — which can then be used in your Short.

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“For example, if you want to give a song a different genre or mood, you simply enter your vision into the ‘Restyle a track’ prompt and you’ll soon have a customised soundtrack that reimagines the music while maintaining the essence of the original song’s vocals and lyrics,” YouTube states.
Given that the feature is still in its “experimental” stage, creators in the test group are limited to a selection of official songs “made available by select music partners”.
The company also notes that all restyled soundtracks will have “clear attribution to the original song” through the Short itself and the Shorts audio pivot page, and will also clearly indicate that the track was restyled using AI.
Earlier this year, it was reported that YouTube was offering “lump sums of cash” to the “big three” major labels in hopes of rolling out AI music licensing deals with them.
According to sources who have been in contact with The Financial Times, the tech giant — which is owned by Google — has been in talks with Sony, Warner and Universal to try to convince more artists to allow their music to be used in training AI software.
But those proposals are reportedly being met with scepticism: “The industry is wrestling with this. Technically the companies have the copyrights, but we have to think through how to play it,” an executive ‘at a large music company’ told FT. “We don’t want to be seen as a Luddite.”
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From Purple Rain to Dirty Mind: Prince’s Oberheim OB-8 synth and Amek mixing board are up for auctionPrince fans take note, for two iconic pieces of recording history associated with the late legend are set to go under the hammer.
An Oberheim OB-8 synthesizer, famously used during recording sessions for Purple Rain, and an Amek mixing board that played a prominent role in crafting the sound of Dirty Mind are both poised to find new homes.

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According to auction house Propstore, the OB-8 in question was used by Prince and legendary keyboardist Matt ‘Dr.’ Fink to record tracks on several albums including Around the World in a Day, Parade and Sign o’ the Times. The instrument was also used occasionally as a backup synth on tour.
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The last model in the original OB series to be produced, this OB-8 (serial number C25024) features a 61-note keyboard, 8-voice polyphony, and a range of sliders, knobs and controls for various functionalities, including modulation, oscillators, filter, and envelopes. It comes from the personal collection of Fink himself and is expected to fetch between £50,000 – £100,000.
Also up for grabs is an Amex mixing board used by Prince in 1980 and 1981 in his home studio on the North Arm of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, to record his third studio album, Dirty Mind.
Image: Propstore
“Prince used this mixing board to record and track raw recordings and create rough mixes for songs on Dirty Mind,” the listing states. “These rough recordings would then be mixed into a final version, usually on a board in Hollywood Sound Recorders studio in Los Angeles.”
Like the OB-8, the Amex console comes from Fink’s personal collection: “Often, Prince would retire gear and his band members would ask permission to take it; this is how Fink acquired this mixing board.”
Built circa 1979, the mixing board was created by AMEK and comprises an extensive number of different coloured controls and switches, housed within a dark-stained wooden frame. It has 16 channels including some aux channels added to allow for FX returns. Propstore estimates that the Amek board could sell for between £30,000 – £60,000.
The Propstore Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction is set to take place in London from 14 to 17 November, with all music-related items, including Prince’s Oberheim OB-8 and the Amek mixing board, scheduled for sale on 15 November.

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Director of Pharrell Williams biopic calls musician’s Blurred Lines case “one of the worst judicial decisions about creativity in history”Morgan Neville, the director of Pharrell Williams’ upcoming Piece By Piece LEGO biopic, has explained why the film does not feature Blurred Lines and the infamous plagiarism trial surrounding the track.

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Released in 2013, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines – which Williams co-wrote and produced – was embroiled in a long-running copyright case that left both musicians owing millions to the Marvin Gaye estate.
Gaye’s family accused the pair, along with rapper T.I. of ripping off Gaye’s 1977 hit single Got To Give It Up. The court eventually ruled that Thicke and Williams were liable for copyright infringement, awarding Gaye’s estate over $7 million in damages, an amount that was later reduced to $5.3 million.
Speaking to the BBC, director Morgan Neville says he decided to leave the Grammy-award-winning track (and its controversies) out of the film’s final cut because the sequence had derailed the story he was trying to tell.
“I definitely thought about it. I even interviewed Robin Thicke,” he says. “And as a documentary filmmaker, I’m obsessed with copyright law. But every time I looked at trying to work it in, a scene about copyright law, it felt like it belonged in a different movie.”
“My take on the Blurred Lines case is that it’s one of the worst judicial decisions about creativity in history,” Neville adds. “I think Pharrell was in the right on it, and I think most creatives agree with him.”
“It’s not like Pharrell learned a big lesson from the case. I don’t know if it actually changed him in any way, which is what I’m looking for, when I’m looking at a story.”

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Qu-Bit Electronix release Stardust Qu-Bit's Stardust captures up to 10 minutes of high-quality audio (or 5 minutes in stereo) and allows users to loop and transform it through intuitive controls.

Crypto spy jailed for life in China, YouTuber accused of $230M fraud: Asia ExpressChinese public servant jailed for for selling state secrets for crypto, and Korean YouTuber accused of fleecing $230M from 15,304 followers.

Sting's Trio (Not That One)Rock icon Sting's current tour has been named 3.0, in reference to the fact that he's performing as a trio. Of course, Sting fronted one of the most famous trios in rock 'n' roll's rich history so he's no stranger to the format. Still, this trio is completed by guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas. These names might not be as instantly recognizable as those of the Police men, but they are supreme musicians.At the Wiltern in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 12--the first of five gigs at that venue--the band performed a 23-track set, stripping down Sting's greatest hits to their stunning core, while absolutely doing Police gems justice.The set kicked off with "Message in a Bottle," a bonafide classic of the punk/new-wave era and the perfect way to start this show. That initial refrain, the hypnotic vocals, the slow-build -- wonderful.The early part of the set brings us two songs from the brilliant Ten Summoner's Tales album--"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Fields of Gold." That latter really benefits from the trio approach. "Englishman in New York" from 1987's Nothing Like the Sun comes quickly, and a glorious version of the Police's "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" swiftly follows.

It's noticeable that Sting himself seems to be having an absolute blast. A charming host, he appears to be reveling in this stripped back environment, performing in smaller venues than he's been used to for some time. It really is a joy to behold.Other Police tunes that get an airing include "Wrapped Around Your Finger," a buoyant "Can't Stand Losing You," "Walking On the Moon," the ironic joy of "So Lonely," "Every Breath You Take" and of course "Roxanne."

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