REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In final look back on a full and complex week of music business news, we revisit hard lessons learned from the Prince estate crisis, a big pay day from ASCAP,. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Saturday Is Record Store Day • 2 Doses Of Kanye • ASCAP Pays $1B • More

FRIDAY 4.20.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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ASCAP Paid Songwriters, Music Publishers More Than $1B For First Time In 2017

ASCAP announced record revenues and distributions of $1.14 billion in 2017. After 11% operating expenses this marks the first time that the 660,000 members of the performing rights organization have. Continue reading

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Lana Del Rey, Portugal. The Man The Be Honored At ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2018

ASCAP has announced that it would present artist Lana Del Rey ASCAP Global Impact Award at the 35th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Monday, April 23rd in Los Angeles.

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Music Industry Lawsuits And Issues To Watch In 2018

Always an area rife with legal complexity, Erin M. Jacobson here looks at the legal world of the music business industry, and four important cases too keep a close eye. Continue reading

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“Massive Victory” For Songwriters, Publishers As Court Allows Fractional Licensing – BMI, ASCAP React

[UPDATED] In a major victory for songwriters and publishers, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice which had sought to end the. Continue reading

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BMI Honors Bob DiPiero, Keith Urban, More At 65th Annual Country Awards

BMI held its 2017 Country Awards earliet this week, with Bob DiPiero taking top honors as BMI Icon Award winner, as well as awards for Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher. Continue reading

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BMI Honors Bob DiPiero, Keith Urban, More At 65th Annual Country Awards

BMI held its 2017 Country Awards earliet this week, with Bob DiPiero taking top honors as BMI Icon Award winner, as well as awards for Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher. Continue reading

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The 5 Most Frequently Signed Music Publishing Deals

By Hugh McIntyre from the Sonicbids Blog. Music publishing is something that many small artists don’t think about, and, to be honest, some of them don’t need to. If you're. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 9.12.14: Spotify Video Ads, ASCAP Workshop, ACM Honors

Spotify has introduced video ads as an attempt to generate more revenue from non paying users. The leading music streaming service’s “Sponsored Session” will be a15 – 30 second video ad. Continue reading

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