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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Jumpstart Your Music Career With Sync Licensing TuneCore Adds KKBOX, Asia’s Top Digital Music Subscription Service StubHub To Promote Emerging Artist Concerts  

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Do Pandora and Sirius Want To Snuff Out “This Little Light Of Mine”?

From David Lowery on The Trichordist. The Freedom Singers were a landmark Civil Rights church singing group from Albany, Georgia. They toured the country 1962-63 performing at hundreds of civil rights. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup May 2, 2014: Spotify + Sprint, Imagen, Music Advocacy & More

Spotify has partnered with Sprint in an effort to further promote the streaming service and increase users in the United States. With this deal in place, Sprint customers will now. Continue reading

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Jumpstart Your Music Career With Sync Licensing

By Neil Gillis, President of Round Hill Music, from the Sonicbids blog. When I first started in the music business (yes, the stone age), getting “cuts” of your songs by artists. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 4.25.14: ASCAP Pop Awards, “I Create Music” Expo, Record Store Day & More

The 31st annual ASCAP Pop Awards were held Wednesday, April 23rd at The Loews Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. This event honored the songwriters and publishers behind this year’s most. Continue reading

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