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
ASCAP Elects New Board
(UPDATED) ASCAP announced the results of its biennial election for the Board of Directors. Twelve writer and twelve publisher members have been elected to serve on the Board for a. Continue reading
Top Managers Team For Int’l Publishing Venture
Danny Rogers, manager of Gotye and The Temper Trap, has teamed up with Adam Tudhope, manager of Mumford & Sons, to form And Publishing. The new venture will have offices. Continue reading
Rhapsody Signs With Harry Fox To Support International Expansion
Music treaming service Rhapsody has tapped The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) to handle rights management support for its international expansion to Germany and the UK, as well as, in the. Continue reading
The 3 Most Profitable DIY Revenue Streams, And Why Many Artists Succeed At Only One Of Them
Guest post by Jay Frank (@Repojay) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Independent artists can make more money than ever before. The walls of major label distribution have crumbled,. Continue reading
MediaNet Adds 360 Music Rights Administration
MediaNet, b2b provider of music catalogs and metadata is expanding its offering to include rights administration, reporting and payment for mechanical and performance licenses, as part of a suite of. Continue reading
