Tag: Authors and Publishers

How To Protect Your Music

The rise of social media, websites, email lists, platforms for music promotion has impacted the music industry in a positive way, but with all upsides come downsides. Yannick Ilunga spoke. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Associated Press, Authors and Publishers, Copyright Royalty Board, How To Copyright A Name, Investor relations, music industry, Salon (website), SoundExchange, Terms of service, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Music Licensing Bracing For “The Big One”

Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog Everyone acknowledges that the current copyright law that we live under is outdated, but it's been really difficult getting any updates. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Bono, Deezer, Ernst & Young, Independent record label, music industry, Performance rights organisation, record label, Spotify

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Pandora ‘Needs’ Lower Royalty Rates, But Will Pay Execs $122 Million In Stock This Year

Pandora has used both lawsuits and the court of public opinion to seek ever-lower payments from musicians, songwriters and rights holders. Their latest offensive - this time vs. BMI and its 650,000. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Internet radio, Jim Cramer, New York City, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Share (finance), stock, Streaming media

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Pandora And BMI Face Off Today In Court Battle Over Royalty Rates

Today in Manhattan, pioneer streaming giant Pandora is set to meet licensing agency BMI in court to settle a dispute over current royalty rates. The trial will determine how much Pandora pays BMI’s. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 02/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Pandora Radio, royalties, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, United States Department of Justice

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5 Crowdfunding Backer Rewards That Work for Indie Musicians

Guest Post by Adam Bernard on Sonicbids Blog You're an artist, you need money, and you want to attempt to generate those funds via an engaging crowdfunding campaign. That's all well and good, but. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Great Big World, Aaron Davis Hall, American Society of Composers, ariel hyatt, Authors and Publishers, bEATPORT, Belmont University, Cover version, New York City, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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The Difference between a PRO and a Publishing Administrator

Guest Post by Alex Bardanes on Songtrust Blog I don’t need a publishing administrator because I’m already affiliated with ASCAP right? Don’t these two entities perform essentially the same function? Actually, they perform. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Dynamic music, General counsel, music industry, Music licensing, Paul Williams (songwriter), Performance rights organisation, Performing rights, songwriter, United States

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What I Learned from Writing One Song a Week

There is something to be said about artists that hone their craft. However, the goal of writing one song a week takes pure diligence and discipline. But what if you. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 01/22/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Great Big World, All That, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Ben Newman, Big Bang, Billboard Magazine, Blexbolex, Book of Genesis, music industry

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Directional Music: Keeping Artists And Media Makers In Business

Directional Music has launched it's website and online searchable music database providing curated content for music supervisors and media makers looking to license music. Directional music aims to keep indie. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, ArtistShare, Attunity, Authors and Publishers, BMW, Electronic dance music, Executive officer, Music library, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, Streaming media

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ASCAP Names Elizabeth Matthews New CEO

The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has named Elizabeth Matthews as its new CEO. Matthews served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at ASCAP since 2013. She. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, General counsel, marketing, music industry, Music licensing, Paul Williams (songwriter), Performance rights organisation, United States, Viacom Media Networks, Vice president

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James Donio, President Of The Music Business Association Looks Back On 2014

James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz) is up next on our Virtual Panel. On the subject of streaming, Donio says, "While we refrain from editorializing on. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 12/17/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Big K.R.I.T., Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Billy Joel, Black Friday (shopping), Nielsen SoundScan, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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