Songwriting & Music Publishing

Musixmatch Adds Former Sony Music President Thomas Hesse To Advisory Board

The self-proclaimed IDMB of music lyrics, Musixmatch, has announced the addition of Thomas Hesse to its Advisory Board. Hesse is the former President of Sony Music Entertainment, and joins Nicholas Firth. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/12/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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How To NOT Get Ripped Off When Buying Rap Features

In music, creative juices can get stifled the moment we mention the legal matters that come associated with it. As much of a drag it can be, the law can. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 02/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Australian dollar, Brooklyn, Contract, East Coast hip hop, Google, Hip hop music, music industry, Rapping, Twitter

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Pandora And BMI Face Off Today In Court Battle Over Royalty Rates

Today in Manhattan, pioneer streaming giant Pandora is set to meet licensing agency BMI in court to settle a dispute over current royalty rates. The trial will determine how much Pandora pays BMI’s. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 02/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Pandora Radio, royalties, songwriter, Spotify, Streaming media, United States Department of Justice

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Music Publishing News Roundup 2.9.16: U.S. Copyright Office, Apple, Beats & Spotify

The US Copyright Office released a music licensing Study on Thursday documenting principles that should guide congress in its plan for music licensing reform. Highlights of the 245 page report include performance. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 02/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: . Deutsche Bank, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Artist, Bond (finance), Goldman Sachs, Initial public offering, Sony, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal

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Music Publishing News Roundup 2.2.15: Sam Smith, Spotify, Jay Z and More

Sam Smith has added Tom Petty as a co-writer to his hit “Stay With Me” after Petty’s team discovered similarities between the song and Petty’s 1989 hit “I Won’t Back Down”.. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 02/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Electric Light Orchestra, Facebook, Grammy Award, Hit single, I Won't Back Down, Jeff Lynne, Rolling Stone, Sam Smith, Spotify, Tom Petty

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Music Licensing: An Insider’s Perspective

Guest Post by John Steen I had a chance to talk with Adam McCants from The Music Bed on a recent podcast, and he gave me the raw scoop on how. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Dallas, Doctor of Philosophy, Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, MBA, Miscegenation, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Twitter

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Rdio Dropped From Zenbu Pre-1972 Music Lawsuits

(UPDATED) Just 5 days after Google, Apple's Beats, Sony, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and Grooveshark were served with simultaneously filed lawsuits alleging exploitation of pre-1972 sound recordings without license or payment, the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Class Action, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Hot Tuna, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Sirius XM Radio, Sony, SoundExchange, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Turtles

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Royalty Solutions, Next Big Sound Offer MusicBiz Webinar FREE To Hypebot Readers

Thanks to the fine folks at The Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), this Thursday, January 29th at 2:00 PM (EST) we are able to offer free entry into a webinar that will explore. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alberta, American English, Artist, Australia, Australian Independent Record Labels Association, independent music, music industry, Nashville, record label, Streaming media, Tennessee

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Music Publishing News Roundup 1.17.15: Spirit Music, Universal, SESAC & More

Spirit Music Group has acquired the catalog of composer Henry Mancini for US administration. The catalog includes iconic songs such as “Moon River” from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as well as themes. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Celebrity, Chief operating officer, Nick Jonas, Promotional recording, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Studio album, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Records

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