Spotify Royalties Now Exceed iTunes Payments In More Markets
click to enlarge Music publisher Kobalt has released new stats which show that its writers’ European earnings from Spotify have overtaken those from iTunes. Royalties collected from Spotify’s streaming service in. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 10.31.14: Soundcloud, T.I. + Sony/ATV, TIDAL Hi-Def
Soundcloud is looking to start making money. The Berlin-based online music streaming giant has grown its user base to 350 million since launching in 2007. Up till now, the company. Continue reading
How Irving Azoff Plans To Collect 30% More For Songwriters Than BMI, ASCAP Does
After uber-manager and music industry deal maker Irving Azoff exited as Chairman of Live Nation last year, one of his many moves was to form Global Music Rights as part of his Azoff. Continue reading
What Is A Music Publishing Deal? – and Do I Really Need One?
By Wallace Collins from Wallace Collins Entertainment Law Blog The term "publishing", most simply, means the business of song copyrights. A songwriter owns 100% of his song copyright and all the related publishing. Continue reading
Are ASCAP, BMI Obsolete? #1 Music Publisher Sony/ATV Preparing To Exit
Are ASCAP and BMI obsolete? Sony/ATV, arguably the world's #1 publishing company, seems to think so, and is preparing to pull out of both before the end of the year,. Continue reading
Score a License: What Music Supervisors are Looking For
Music licensing rarely gets the press it deserves when it comes to potential revenue streams. Music supervisors are constantly looking for the perfect song to pair with whatever project their. Continue reading
CMA Songwriter Series Returns To Nashville
As part of the events and activities leading up to The 48th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Country Music Association is bringing the CMA Songwriters Series back. Continue reading
Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers Sign With Audiam For YouTube, Spotify, Other Digital Services
Audiam today announced agreements with Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers to exclusively represent each band's publishing catalogs in North America FOR YouTube, Spotify, Beats, Google Play, Rhapsody, Deezer, Amazon. Continue reading
A Copyright Attorney On The Ramifications Of The SiriusXM Legal Defeat
By copyright and intellectual property attorney Wallace E. J. Collins III, Esq. Score one for the musicians: a California Federal Court Judge delivered a legal earthquake in the music industry. Continue reading
Music Publishing Weekly Roundup 9.19.14: Pandora, Clear Channel, Spirit Music
Pandora has signed a music rights deal with BMG as of September 11th, 2014. In an effort to secure a more favorable deal for the songwriters and copyright holders, the 4th. Continue reading
The 5 Most Frequently Signed Music Publishing Deals
By Hugh McIntyre from the Sonicbids Blog. Music publishing is something that many small artists don’t think about, and, to be honest, some of them don’t need to. If you're. Continue reading
