Pandora To Pay Sony/ATV 25% Higher Rate
Just last month Pandora was in Washington asking for lower rates. Now comes a report that they've agreed to pay more. Music publisher Sony/ATV has independently negotiated a 25% increase. Continue reading
Amazon Brings MP3 Store To Apple’s iPhone, iPod
Amazon MP3, the second most popular digital music store, is now accessible via Apple's top ranked portable music devices, the iPod Touch and iPhone, for the first time. "Since the. Continue reading
SoundExchange Announces Record $135 Million 4th Quarter Payments, $462 Million In 2012
SoundExchange announced today that it had paid out $462 million to recording artists and labels in 2012 including $134.9 million in the fourth quarter – the largest quarterly distribution in. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Launches D2F Album Presale Campaign For Major Label Band Bring Me The Horizon
Though widely considered a crowdfunding or fan funding platform, PledgeMusic says they're a platform for direct to fan campaigns. The latest news, their deal with RCA Records and Raw Power. Continue reading
MTV Announces “Artist To Watch” Music Discovery Campaign
MTV has unveiled a new list that they call simply “MTV Artist to Watch”, a new artist / music discovery initiative and campaign that spans across all of MTV’s television. Continue reading
Gracenote & LyricFind Partner, Walden’s Larry Marcus Joins As Advisor
(UPDATED) Gracenote has merged their lyrics business into LyricFind, according to an announcement on the company's web site. The deal includes a partnership whereby Gracenote will continue to offer a. Continue reading
Google Play Taps Harry Fox For Rights Management
The Harry Fox Agency has announced a tie-up with Google and their Google Play distribution platform to offer rights management for music and other intellectual property. HFA’s rights management service,. Continue reading
