How Major Music Companies Are Getting Your Royalties: The Global Songwriter Shell Game
Guest post by Jeff Price, Founder & CEO of TuneCore. While the major music companies' revenue from music sales has gone down, they have a brand new increasing income stream:. Continue reading
The Week In Music Publishing 3.2.12
(UPDATED) '80s band Toto has filed a suit in U.S. District Court against Sony Music for failing to pay the entitled 50% of net receipts from licensing the band's music to third. Continue reading
Impala Comes Out Swinging Against EMI Pub Deal That Would Give Sony “Excessive Power”
Just hours after formerly Sony asked European regulators to review its proposed purchase of EMI's publishing arm, European independent music trade group Impala has confirmed its opposition to to a. Continue reading
The Week In Music Publishing 2.17.12
With the untimely death of Whitney Houston, album sales of her music are set to bring in millions of additional dollars over the coming weeks. Whitney's biggest smash hit I Will. Continue reading
LyricFind CEO Darryl Ballantyne On Geographic & Digital Expansion
LyricFind recently announced a partnership with The Echo Nest to bring lyrics to the Rosetta Stone Platform and also announced global licensing agreements with all four major music publishers. I. Continue reading
SESAC Is For Sale, #3 U.S. Performing Rights Firm Could Fetch $500 Million
SESAC, the for-profit alternative to non-profit performing rights collection organizations ASCAP & BMI, is for sale. A number of marquee artists including Bob Dylan and Lady Antebellum use the company. Continue reading
The Week In Music Publishing 2.3.12
Members of Sister Sledge along with a songwriter and Oscar-nominated actress have filed a class action suit against Warner Music Group alleging that Warner has cheated the group, and others, out. Continue reading
Songs Publishing CEO Matt Pincus Cries Foul: “VEVO pays us nothing.”
Is a recent interview, VEVO boss Rio Caraeff revealed that after just 2 years the music video provider had generated $150 million in revenue in 2011. In fact, Caraeff envisions. Continue reading
The Week In Music Publishing 1.27.12
There may be trouble afoot for EMI and its two separate businesses – recording and publishing – are heading towards merger with Universal and Sony respectively. With EMI set to meet with. Continue reading
This Week in Music Publishing: Jan 20, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling this week to afford copyright protection to international works once considered 'public domain'. The ruling is a blow to a group of artists,. Continue reading
