Music Publishing News Roundup 10.6.15: Swift Lawsuit • Pan-Euro Licensing Hub • Napster To Canada
Taylor Swift is facing a $42 million lawsuit for alleged plagiarism in her song “Shake It Off”. The lawsuit was filed by Jesse Graham, an obscure R&B singer, who alleges. Continue reading
London Mayor Launches Plan To Save Music Venues
As an alarmingly increasing number of live music venues are closing owing to financial challenges and it becomes harder for artists to find venues to play, the Mayor of London,. Continue reading
THE PITCH: Gigmit – D.I.Y. Live Booking Platform
Today, as part of our ongoing early stage music startup series THE PITCH, gigmit gets 100 words to pitch their live music booking platform which is already being used by. Continue reading
A Stream on Apple Music Pays Songwriters And Publishers 33% More Than A Stream On Spotify
All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible. Continue reading
One Minute Of Silence Is Now The #1 Song In Austria
A one minute long recording of silence is #1 on the Austrian iTunes chart just days after its Friday release. Recorded by Austrian artists Raoul Haspel, the track "Schweigeminute" (German for. Continue reading
Alt-J, FKA Twigs, Epitaph Nominated For AIM Independent Music Awards 2015
Young Fathers, Courtney Barnett, FKA Twigs (pictured left) and Alt-J each received three nominations for the AIM Independent Music Awards. This 5h annual edition of the UK awards will name its winners at. Continue reading
Apple Music, Labels Did Not Collude To End Freemium, Says European Union Commission
An EU probe, rumored to be motivated by Spotify, found no evidence that Apple Music and the major record labels conspired to end freemium music. Unlike Spotify, Apple Music does. Continue reading
Spotify Emails IPhone Users: ‘Don’t Subscribe Via iTunes’
Inevitably the battle between Spotify and Apple is heating up. Spotify is rumored to have been a driving force behind the European Union's current probe of Apple's music service and. Continue reading
