UPDATE: Morrissey Wants Proposals From Music Publishers, Warner/Chappell Says ‘Not So Fast’
UPDATED: The mercurial Morrissey is looking for a new music publisher even though Warner Music says he's still under contract, Team Morrisey says his 30 year deal for the Smiths and. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 5.30.14: Beats Apple, Billboard Twitter Chart, SESAC Wants Harry Fox
Apple has acquired Beats for $3 BIllion. After much negotiation, Beats Electronics and the new Beats Music Service was acquired for a purchase price of $2.6 Billion and roughly $400 Million to vest. Continue reading
SynchTank: Streamlining The Sync Pitching Process
By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and We Spin, a marketing education platform for musicians. For a Hypebot readers discount on We Spin’s program, please see the end of the. Continue reading
Audiam Expands To Include Spotify, Google Play, Streaming Music Services
Audiam, the YouTube tracker and monetization tool launched by the co-founders of TuneCore, has expanded its service to audit, administer and license interactive streaming, scan & match locker and other digital. Continue reading
LyricFind Becomes Sole 3rd Party Representing Universal Music Publishing Group’s Lyrics
Yesterday LyricFind and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced a deal making LyricFind the sole third party able to offer future licenses for UMPG-controlled lyrics. UMPG will continue to handle. Continue reading
Music Publishers File Lawsuits Against Top Lyric Sites, Release New Unlicensed Site Ranking
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) today announced that it has filed lawsuits against SeekLyrics.com and LyricsTime.com, two unlicensed lyric sites that it says have refused to license or remove. Continue reading
Music Publishing Weekly Roundup May 15th, 2014: BMI Pop Awards, Songwriter Equity & More
The 62nd Annual BMI Pop Awards were held Tuesday, May 13th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Songwriter and Publisher members of BMI spent the night celebrating the. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup May 9th, 2014: Rap Genius, SESAC, Downtown & More
The NMPA has partnered with Rap Genius after months of legal controversy. Founded in 2009, Rap Genius has been getting major attention as it allows artists and fans to analyze. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
DJ Ryan Farish: Digital Music Services and The Rise Of EDM Paul Goldstein: Selling Music Audiences To Advertisers Is The Future Of Recorded Music Revenue Rachel Bailey: Amazon's Contract Reveals. Continue reading
