Grooveshark Settles Lawsuit, Signs Deal With Sony/ATV
Grooveshark has reached a settlement and signed licensing agreements with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. This follows a similar settlement and deal earlier this month with EMI Publishing. While disputes with Universal and. Continue reading
BMI Files Lawsuit To Block Pandora “Stunt”
Just 2 days after Pandora bought a small South Dakota radio station in an attempt to lower the rates it pays for streaming music online, BMI has filed a lawsuit. Continue reading
Amazon & Book Publishers Just Made Music Industry Look Like Neanderthals
UPDATED: Who knew that the people running book publishing empires were far more forward thinking than your average music exec? After all, they are still, for the most part, peddling. Continue reading
CueSongs Partners With AudioSocket
Peter Gabriel co-founded CueSongs, a one-stop music licensing hub for online and digital media, today announced a partnership with Audiosocket. Audiosocket’s music catalog will now include CueSongs’ roster of established. Continue reading
International Songwriting Competition Announces Winners, U.S. Musician Grabs Grand Prize
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced the winners for the 2012 edition of the contest. ISC's Grand Prize was awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California, USA, for his. Continue reading
BMG Completes Acquisition Of Sanctuary And Mute
Music rights management company BMG has announced it has completed their acquisitions of the recorded music catalogues of the Mute and Sanctuary record labels from Universal Music Group. The Mute. Continue reading
Are Direct Royalty Deals With Clear Channel Media The New Payola?
Starting last June, Big Machine (Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and others) and several other large independent labels struck precedent-setting deals with Clear Channel that bypass ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange.. Continue reading
