The Trial That Will Determine Songwriters’ Income Over The Next 5 Years
Big news in the world of mechanical royalties, the Copyright Royalty Board is opening up hearings to set a new mechanical royalty rate. The board will hear from both music. Continue reading
How The Web Screws Artists… By Allowing Them A Normal Life
In this piece, Ross Pruden of Techdirt works to dispell the myth that the internet is destroying art and culture, making it impossible for artists to make a living via. Continue reading
Pandora Under Pressure Even As Music Industry Warms To Westergren
Pandora used to be the company the music industry loved to hate. An aggressive campaign to lower royalty payments and a now ex-CEO who cared more about money than music. Continue reading
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Adds Performers, Presenters
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has released a new list of the 2017 performers, awards presenters and celebrity guests. This year's Induction Ceremony will be held on April 7th. Continue reading
Latin America And The Ascent Of Digital Music [Exclusive White Paper]
A region packed to the brim with an outstanding array of original music from great acts, Latin America has also long been plagued with piracy, although the quick adoption of. Continue reading
The Music Business And The Quest For Consumer Data [Bas Grasmayer]
In this edition of Projecting Trends, Bas Grasmayer delves into the ways in which the music industry has been working to obtain and analyze the data of its consumers over the past several years,. Continue reading
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Copyright Case
This week the Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding payments due for the use of pre-1972 sound recordings. While most artist advocates see it as a setback, Ross. Continue reading
