ASCAP Takes 2020 Awards Shows Online
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announced plans to bring its annual slate of awards shows online during the coronavirus pandemic. The awards ceremonies – ASCAP Pop,. Continue reading
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Record Store Finds Uncashed Kurt Cobain 27 Years Old Royalty Check
The staff at Seattle 's Easy Street Records recently stumbled across an unchased royalty check made out to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain 27 years ago.The check was from Broadcast Music Inc.. Continue reading
Justice Dept. Opens Review of ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees
The U.S. Justice Department will review two consent decrees originally reached in 1941 with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI) to establish. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators inside the music industry weighed in on consent decree reform, whether technology precipitated the death of "good" music, and shared some key advice for when it comes. Continue reading
