Transparency, Accounting And The Creation Of A Fair Music Report

Dividing and allocating funds to those who deserve them continues to be one of the greatest challenges faced by distributors of music, and labels and publishers often claim that to. Continue reading

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Musician Insists Google, Major Labels Pay Him $325 Million For Taking Down Videos That Cost Him $30 To Upload To Vevo

Aspiring recording artist Ronald Satish Emrit, (a.k.a., Satish Dat Beast) recently filed a massive lawsuit against several companies including Google, UMG, and Sony BMG following the removal of eight of his. Continue reading

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: UMG Reports Strong Financials • ASCAP Expands Data Online • Sonos Debuts Trueplay • More

Wednesday 11.11.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web I've never believed in trickle-down economics, but UMG's strong Q3 can't be a bad thing for the rest of us. Updated continuously. Continue reading

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CHANGES @ Beatport • NMPA • WMG’s ADA • Universal Music • Madison Square Garden

  Antony Bruno has been named the Dir. of Communications at SFX owned Beatport. Bruno did previous stints at Beats Music and Billboard Magazine.

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Country Music Awards 2015 – A Complete List Of Winners

The road to country music stardom may no longer be a one lane highway.  A more diverse group were nominated for the 2015 Country Music Association awards, and the big winner. Continue reading

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Adam Levine On Record Labels: ‘No one knows what they’re doing.’

Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 are clearly products of the big label, big media system. But that did stop him from having some harsh words for record labels. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Sued For $44 Million For “Shake It Off” Copyright Infringement [Listen to both and decide]

When you are as big a star as Taylor Swift, lawsuits are inevitable.  Some plaintiffs hope to win, some hope to settle for some cash and others just want the. Continue reading

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BMG Buys 3rd U.S. Label: Steve Greenberg’s S-Curve Records

Despite taking Janet Jackson to #1, BMG insists it's a music company, not a record label.  Whatever they call their own business, BMG is not adverse to buying other people's. Continue reading

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Red Hot Manager Sarah Stennett Partners With Billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries

Red hot music manager Sarah Stennett and Len Blavatnik's Access Industries, the privately held company with major stakes in a number of music, media and telecom companies including the Warner. Continue reading

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Record Exec Jason Flom Tells Renman How Lorde Became A Superstar

[UPDATED] Lorde is one of the biggest new artists of the last few years. Lava Records President Jason Flom talks about a fateful email which led to his signing the. Continue reading

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