Tag: Authors and Publishers

Spin Doctor’s Chris Barron Talks Getting Started In The Industry, Hookist Songwriting Event [INTERVIEW]

In this Music Consultant interview with Chris Barron, the singer/songwriter and Spin Doctors' frontman talks about his work with the Grammy-nominated band, how he got his start in the industry, and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A&E (TV channel), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers, Benny Blanco, Big Bill Broonzy, Biggest Thing Since Colossus (Sony), Blue Horizon, Disc jockey, Fleetwood Mac, iHeartRadio

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Department Of Justice To Release Controversial ASCAP, BMI Consent Decree Decision Today [Sources]

The US Department of Justice will release its official consent decree decision governing ASCAP and BMI today (8/4), two well placed sources tell Hypebot. Advance leaks of the decision, which effectively governs how. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Music publisher (popular music), Never Miss a Beat, Performance rights organisation, publishing, SESAC, United States Department of Justice

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5 Things Songwriters Must Know About Consent Decrees

In this article we discuss how recent major changes to the federal agreement governing how performing rights organizations like ASCAP, SESAC, and BMI operate has much of the music community. Continue reading

admin on 07/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Chicago, Chicago Police Department, consent decree, Inc., Mitch Landrieu, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Music Creators Send Dept. Of Justice Letter Opposing 100% Licensing, Demanding Comment Extension

Here we look at a letter from the Music Creators North America protesting the Department of Justice's recent decisions regarding full work licensing and partial withdrawals.

Guest Post on 07/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Advocacy group, Aggression, American Society of Composers, Appeal, Authors and Publishers, BMG Rights Management, Broadcast Music, Google, Inc., Music publisher (popular music), Pandora, United States

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Hastings Shuttering All 123 Music Stores, Liquidation Sale Starts Saturday

Hastings is shutting down all 123 stores and liquidating inventory and fixtures at a deep discount. Hastings had filed bankruptcy and been given 30 days by the court to find. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 50 Cent, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Bankruptcy, Bernie Sanders, Canadian nationality law, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 9, Title 11, United States, United States bankruptcy court, United States Code

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Major EMI Publishing Shareholder Named In $3.5 Billion Scandal

The boss of one of the private equity group that invested in the Sony-led acquisition of EMI Music Publishing in 2012 is caught up in a major corruption scandal involving. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/22/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alison J. Nathan, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, EMI, Music publisher (popular music), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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How Department Of Justice Verdict Negatively Impacts Songwriters

Here an entertainment lawyer lends his perspective on a recent decision handed down by the Department of Justice, a decision which ignored the advice of copyright experts and served to. Continue reading

admin on 07/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 501c3, American Justice, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, consent decree, David Lowery, Internal Revenue Service, National Review, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Music Publishing News Roundup 7.22.16: Apple Streaming Royalty Proposal • SOCAN Buys Audiam • VKontakte Preps Streamer • More

Apple has proposed a streaming royalty rate with the Copyright Royalty Board as part of a preceding to set statutory rates for downloads and interactive streaming services. The proposed rate,. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 07/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, Authors and Publishers, Canada, Canadians, Immigration to Canada, iTunes, John McCallum, Justin Trudeau, Society of Composers, The New York Times, United States

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6 Essentials For An Indie Artist’s Toolkit

While being a do-it-yourself independent musician is certainly possible in this day and age, there are certain tools that make it significantly easier. Here we look at six such tools that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, American Society of Composers, Artist, Atlanta, Authors and Publishers, Do it yourself, independent music, music industry, musician, record label, Talent agent

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Canadian Music PRO SOCAN Acquires Jeff Price’s Audiam “to finally fix the global industry problems”

In May, Canadian performing rights organization SOCAN acquired music and metadata delivery technology provider MediaNet. Late yesterday, they added Audiam, a digtal music licensing and royalty collection service, to their music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Creative Commons, Creative Commons license, Free Software Foundation, GNU Free Documentation License, GNU General Public License, iTunes, Music licensing, Spotify

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