Tag: EMI

Read Sony/ATV Head Martin Bandier’s Urgent Letter To All Songwriters

In an letter to songwriters, Martin Bandier, the head of Sony/ATV Music Publishing warned that a current Justice Department proposal that grant 100% licensing' to ASCAP and BMI. In his letter,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Amnesty, Andy Warhol, Authors and Publishers, EMI, music industry, Music publisher (popular music), Nashville, songwriter, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Talent manager, Tennessee

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The Failure Of The Global Repertoire Database

It is generally acknowledged that information regarding musical rights and works can be difficult to obtain, something which the Global Repertoire Database initiative was hoping to fix, before crashing and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: A Midsummer Night's Dream., Alexander Armstrong (comedian), BBC, Dara Ó Briain, Edinburgh International Television Festival, EMI, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, music industry, Russell T Davies, Steve McQueen

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

Hypebot was full of tips for the D.I.Y. musician this week, offering instruction on how to make more money from ticket sales on you website, successfully launch an artist, what. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arts & Crafts Productions, Bell Media, Broken Social Scene, Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen, EMI, Shania Twain, Universal Music Group, Virgin Records, You Forgot It in People

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How Much Musicians Earn Online – 2015 Edition [Infographic]

How much musicians earn online (download sales, on demand streaming, online radio) though a range of distributors (Tunecore, CD Baby, others) and providers (like Spotify, YouTube) is a moving target.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abbey Road Studios, Abigail Breslin, Action film, Alan Blumlein, Anschutz Entertainment Group, AOL, Apple Inc., AT&T, Bandsintown, CD Baby, Deezer, EMI, Garageband, Google, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Tunecore, Unsigned artist, YouTube

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WED, NEWS BRIEF: Sony Streaming Income Battle • FCC Fines iHeart $1M • Weav Launches • R.I.P. Bruce Lundvall • More

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Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abbey Road Studios, Abigail Breslin, Action film, Alan Blumlein, Anschutz Entertainment Group, AOL, AT&T, EMI, Google, YouTube

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Court Rules Against Grooveshark Again, EMI Wins Summary Judgment Worth Up To $420 Million

That Grooveshark is still in business is a surprise to many. The music streaming service has fought and mostly lost a series of lawsuits with record labels since 2009. Will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Capitol Records, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, EMI, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Ownership, The Beatles, Uniform Resource Locator, United States

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Reporting On Soundcloud: Past, Present & Future

In the seven years since its inception, SoundCloud has worked to build the ideal platform for maximizing exposure and connections for musicians, and, in doing so, has dramatically changed the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Capitol Music Group, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, EMI, Mushroom Records, Music executive, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Tumblr Gets Tough On Music, Implements 3 Strikes Like Policy

Tumblr users publish more than 110 million posts daily (that's not a typo), and naturally some of them include music. But in recent days,Tumblr has been punishing users who publish. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, EMI, File sharing, Google, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, iTunes, Music download, TorrentFreak, YouTube

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Song Catalog Finances – The Future Of Music Publishing

By Luiz Augusto Buff from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. After the music industry was shocked in the early 2000s by the growth of piracy and file sharing, many investors were. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BuzzFeed, EMI, internet, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Peppa Pig, Play-Doh, The New York Times, WWE, YouTube

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Global Digital Music Market Projections 2015 – 2019

When technology is used to record, store, and encode sound digital music has been created. Beyond it's creation, digital music is what then allows customers to listen or download music. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/22/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BMG Rights Management, Business journalism, EMI, Google, Information Age, music industry, Sony, Soundcloud, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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