Weekly Music Publishing Update 2.10.17: Superbowl Spend & Sync
Arguably the best part of the Super Bowl each year is the slew of new commercials advertisers put together for the largest single television broadcast event in the US. Market. Continue reading
Department Of Justice Should Drop 100% Licensing Push
A hotly contested and lawsuit-inducing issue from the start, the time has come for the Department Of Justice to ditch its push for a 100% licensing rule on songwriters particularly. Continue reading
Plagiarism Or Inspiration? It’s A Fine Line
By this time, we have grown accustomed to some degree of familiarity in the music we hear, particularly as sampling and covering songs continues to be a popular and ever-easier. Continue reading
New Music: Local vs. National Releases
After sinking a massive amount of time and energy into crafting an album, it can be tempting to rush out and dump it on the market, but releasing new music. Continue reading
CHANGES @ SoundExchange • Univeral Music Group Publishing • Thirty Tigers
SoundExchange has announced the appointment of Ron Wilcox of Warner Music Group (WMG) to its Board of Directors. Wilcox serves as WMG’s Executive Counsel, Business Affairs, Strategic and Digital Initiatives.. Continue reading
6 Tips For Successfully Releasing An Album
Once you've put in the effort to write and record an album, you doubtless want the blood sweat and tears to have been worth it. Here we look at six. Continue reading
Christopher Sabec Of Rightscorp On Tackling The Songwriter Royalty Mess [INTERVIEW]
In a continuation of the "address unknown" issue whereby streaming services where able to exploit songs for free. Here Chris Castle speaks with Rightscorp CEO Christopher Sabec, about how his. Continue reading
Songtrust Partners with DotBlockchain Music
Songtrust has partnered with DotBlockchain Music for the second phase of its creation of a "decentralized global database of music rights, combining the publishing and the performance information into a unit. Continue reading
Musicians Action Group’s Comments To Judiciary Committee Regarding Copyright Reform
This piece contains the text of comments by the participatory grass roots organization Musicians Action to the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet regarding copyright reform as. Continue reading
