Music Modernization Act Ignores 60M Copyright NOIs
All week we digging into the Music Modernization Act currently before Congress. Yesterday, we learned that under the widely endorsed bill, songwriters would lose unclaimed royalties, as well as, some. Continue reading
UMG, Fox Launch Investigations As Republic Exec Walk Denies Sexual Misconduct Charge
Charlie Walk, the president of UMG's Republic Records and a judge on Fox tv's "The Four,The Battle For Stardom," has been accused of "relentless" inappropriate behavior in an open letter. Continue reading
Grammy Awards 2018 Ratings Tumble
The 2018 Grammy Awards delivered a 5.9 rating among adults 18-49 with 19.81 million total viewers. That’s down 24% in both adults 18-49 and overall viewers vs. last year. It’s. Continue reading
Full List Of Grammy Award Winners 2018: Bruno Mars Spoils Hip Hop’s Big Year
The 2018 Grammy Awards saw Bruno Mars take home all six awards that he was nominated for including the trifecta of Song, Record and Album Of The Year, and Jay. Continue reading
Billboard Power 100 List Confirms Women In Music Study
Billboard has named its 2018 Power 100 list of the executives driving the music industry. There is only one women named in the Top 25 in a standalone role, and. Continue reading
This Week’s Pandora Trendsetter Chart Standouts
[UPDATED] Each week Pandora shares highlights from its Trendsetters Chart. Compiled using data obtained from Next Big Sound, this chart shows the top 20 artists listeners have been using to create. Continue reading
Grammy 2018 Predictions From Music Audience Exchange’s Jarred Goldner
[UPDATED] It's shaping up to be a very interesting year for the Grammy Awards, with the current crop of nominees (finally) among the most diverse ever. Jarrod Goldner of Music. Continue reading
Beggars Group’s Jo Morris Talks Indie Labels, Messenger Bots [INTERVIEW]
In this Q&A style interview, Jo Morris talks about their work at Beggars Group, a group of labels including 4AD, Matador, and Rough Trade, as well as their work with. Continue reading
Enrique Iglesias Sues UMG For Unpaid Streaming Royalties
Latin music superstar Enrique Iglesias has filed a lawsuit against his former label, accusing them of underpaying streaming royalties. According to the suit, filed in a Miami on Wednesday, Iglesias alleges. Continue reading