Sony Music Settles Months Long Dispute With Songwriting Community

A joint agreement filed with the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board effectively ends a months long dispute between songwriters and Sony Music Entertainment.

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Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell, Kobalt Beat Universal, BMG In New Music Publisher Ranking

Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell and indie Kobalt were named the top 3 music publishers in Billboard's new market share ranking. Much of Sony's success comes thanks to Sia's "Cheap Thrills," the. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

The most popular from the past week of news from the music industry included the pushing out of Maria Pallante from the Copyright Office, a look at how Spotify could. Continue reading

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“P Is For Pathetic” – Pandora Stock Falls Along With Monthly Listeners As Losses Continue

"P is for pathetic" was the often retweeted commentary on Tuesday evening after Pandora reported its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership.

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Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data

In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the. Continue reading

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Why Music Will Never Be A Top Priority At Sony Corp [CHART]

Record labels and other music companies are, by necessity, businesses.  But in an age when each of the three major label groups is part of a larger conglomerate (WMG/Access Industries,. Continue reading

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Why Music Will Never Be A Top Priority At Sony Corp [CHART]

Record labels and other music companies are, by necessity, businesses.  But in an age when each of the three major label groups is part of a larger conglomerate (WMG/Access Industries,. Continue reading

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Last Week In Music Commentary

Many gave voice to industry issues this week, with commentary ranging from the new Apple Airpods, to DMCA safe harbors, to lawsuits against the Department of Justice.

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The Company That Owns Warner Music Group Just Took Control Of Music Streamer Deezer

Access Industries has taken control of global music stream Deezer. The move advances the goal of the conglomerate, which also owns Warner Music Group and has made major investments in. Continue reading

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43M Last.fm Passwords, Emails Leaked + Top 10 Idiotic Passwords Users Thought Would Keep Them Safe

Personal data from 43 million Last.fm users has been leaked online. It's a new day, so it was about time for a new data leak; and music sites with their. Continue reading

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