Songwriting & Music Publishing

The Pros And Cons Of Pandora’s Rdio Purchase

Pandora's recent procurement of the streaming service Rdio (it's second major acquisition of late, following Ticketfly) could help Pandora to expand its global customer base, but the purchase also brings with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Cary Sherman, Compact disc, Ed Sheeran, Fifty Shades of Grey, Rdio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Who’s Crazy Enough To Start A Record Label Today? Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, And Others…Here’s Why

While for many the idea of a record label has become antiquated and anachronistic, Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, and Jack White appear to disagree. Here George Howard speaks with John. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/23/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Blooming onion, Board of directors, Boca Raton, Bucky Pizzarelli, Event (philosophy), Florida, Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Award, New York City, Warner Music Group

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SONGS Music CEO Matt Pincus On Why Music Publishing’s Two-Class System Could Be The End For New Indie Firms [OP-ED]

[UPDATE 2] SONGS Music CEO Matt Pincus writes about the threats facing the music publishing business, as larger companies work to make the shares which they control earn greater revenue from digital use. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/20/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Magazine, Busy Man, Diplo (DJ), Electronic music, GOOD Music, Justin Bieber, Major Lazer, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, The Weeknd

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.20.15: Passman On Freemium • Spotify Fan Insights • Storms At Tidal

Donald Passman recently shared some interesting thoughts with Billboard regarding the ‘Freemium Model’ employed by some streaming services as well as a few other new realities facing today’s music economy.. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BuzzFeed, China, Freemium, Google Play, List of online music databases, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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RIAA Introduces A Hi-Res Music Logo, Plus Some Confusion

In an effort to get serious about hi-res music, major label lobbying group, the RIAA, has introduced an official hi-res logo. However this new image, along with the RIAA's strange. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/19/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Cary Sherman, Compact disc, Ed Sheeran, Fifty Shades of Grey, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Taylor Swift, United States

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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

Guest Post on 11/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Digital audio, India, Intellectual property, music industry, Non-disclosure agreement, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, United States, YouTube

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Why Do You Need A Band Member Agreement?

While it's the dream of many a band to achieve massive success in the industry, the road to the top is rife with financial ups and downs. This article looks at the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Admission to the bar in the United States, Best interests, business, Contract, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Intellectual property, lawyer, Legal advice, Television pilot

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.13.15: YouTube Music App • ASCAP Database Change • Apple Music To Android

YouTube’s long-awaited music application has finally arrived after years of development. Unlike typical music streaming applications, YouTube Music simultaneously offers users the world’s largest video library and a music streaming. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, American Society of Composers, Ankara, Arctic Monkeys, Authors and Publishers, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, India, Intellectual property, SESAC, United States, YouTube

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Apple Music Seeking Exec That Has “Good Relationships With Key Music Publishers”

The battle between songwriters, the publishers that represent them and the music streaming services is getting nasty; and Apple Music is hoping to take preemptive action with a new hire. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Deezer, Euronext, Initial public offering, List of online music databases, music industry, Pandora Radio, Paris, Spotify, Streaming media

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Users Of Music, From Tech Giants To Fans, Require Greater Incentive To Fix A Broken Market [Op-Ed]

Even as massive companies like Amazon and Spotify seek to profit off of artists, their failure to properly compensate said artists with the amount they are morally and legally owed. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Deezer, Goldman Sachs, IndiGo, Initial public offering, Jet Airways, music industry, Public company, Rakesh Gangwal, Spotify, United Kingdom

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