Songwriting & Music Publishing

Best Of 2013: How To License A Cover Song For A Music Video

By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). Last year I recorded a cover of an old favorite song of mine called Menta e Rosmarino (I Won’t Be Lonely) by. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cover version, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Mechanical license, Music licensing, Randy Jackson, United States, YouTube

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JEFF PRICE: Why Is Everyone On YouTube Mad At Each Other?

By Jeff Price, the founder of TuneCore and now founder/CEO of Audiam. First, YouTube video creators are getting angry at record labels, artists, music publishers and YouTube for sending them. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/30/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: copyright, Dolly Parton, Jeff Price, Music publisher (popular music), record label, Tunecore, Whitney Houston, YouTube

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Is The RIAA Planning Another Attack On Musicians’ Rights?

By Mike Masnick of Techdirt. We've written a few times about how the RIAA has been fighting hard to screw over tons of musicians by taking away their "termination. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/20/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: copyright, Mike Masnick, Mitch Glazier, Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, Techdirt, TPP, Work for hire

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: BMI Prevails Over Pandora, Copyright Office to Meet with Creators

BMI prevailed over Pandora in a rate court ruling stating that the Internet radio service’s blanket license does not include compositions controlled by publishers that have withdrawn digital rights from. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 12/20/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, BMI, Broadcast Music Inc, Congress, consent decree, copyright, copyright review, Internet radio, Maria Pallante, Pandora, Pandora vs ASCAP, Pandora vs BMI, rate court, royalty battle

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Target Won’t Sell New Beyonce Album

Beyonce's iTunes exclusive release may be breaking all sales records, but when the release goes wide on December 20th, you won't find it at Target. Beyonce's surprise release has become the fastest. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple, Beyonce, Beyoncé Knowles, Billboard, Compact disc, Erica Julkowski, iTunes, Target Corporation

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: Grammy & Golden Globe Nominees, ACA Winners & YouTube Takedowns

Nominations for the 56th Grammy Nominations were announced on Sunday. Nominees for Song of the Year include Just Give Me A Reason, Locked Out Of Heaven, Roar, Royals and Same. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 12/13/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 12 Years a Slave (film), american country awards, bart baker, Fullscreen, George Strompolos, Golden Globes, Grammy, Grammy Award, Inside Llewyn Davis, Josh Kear, Locked Out Of Heaven, Lorde, matt pincus, songs, Women in Music, YouTube

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Warner/Chappell Music Names Jon Platt President

Jon Platt has been promoted to President, North America, Warner/Chappell Music. He will take on any expanded leadership role, overseeing teams across WCM’s offices. Platt most recently served as Warner/Chappell’s President,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/10/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, country music, Kacey Musgraves, Kendrick Lamar, Los Angeles, Music publisher (popular music), Warner/Chappell Music, WCM

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: Pandora Abandons IRFA, Beats Music to Launch in January

Pandora has officially abandoned the Internet Radio Fairness Act – a piece of legislation that would have effectively reduced the royalty rates it pays to songwriters and publishers, as well. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 12/06/2013 in Songwriting & Music Publishing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: #standwithsongwriters, ASCAP, Beats, Beats Electronics, Beats Music, Copyright Royalty Board, CRB, Dre, Internet radio, Internet Radio Fairness Act, Orson Welles, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Tim Westergren

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Thomas Hesse Exiting Bertelsmann [CONFIRMED]

The rumors are official. Bertlesmann President Thomas Hesse is leaving the world's largest music publisher. In a statement, the company said that Hesse will step down "at his own request" on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bertelsmann, Hesse, Penguin Random House, RTL Group, Sony BMG, Sony Music Entertainment, Thomas Hesse, Thomas Rabe

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Pandora Abandons Internet Radio Fairness Act, Turns To Copyright Royalty Board

Yesterday Billboard reported that Pandora is abandoning its efforts to reduce rates via the Internet Radio Fairness Act confirming earlier reports at Forbes. Pandora is now expected to focus efforts. Continue reading

admin on 11/26/2013 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard, Copyright Royalty Board, Internet radio, Pandora, Pandora Radio, SoundExchange, Spotify, Tim Westergren

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