Music Publishing News Roundup 12.19.14: ASCAP, Downtown, Michael Jackson & More
ASCAP CEO, John LoFrumento has announced his retirement this week. LoFrumento started his career at ASCAP in 1981 as a controller, the serving positions as CFO, COO, and EVP before becoming. Continue reading
Skinny Puppy Sues The US Government Over Use Of Songs During Torture
By Bobby Owsinski on Music Industry Blog When the spooks at the CIA were interrogating their terrorist captives at the prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba in 2002, one of their techniques was to play. Continue reading
Google’s 2014 Year In Search Reveals Excellent Year For Emerging Artists
Earlier this week, Google released its annual Year in Search results, putting the spotlight on up and coming artists and trendsetters in the music category. Iggy Azalea made an appearance. Continue reading
Vinyl News: Video of Zero Freitas, Renegades of Rhythm, Nashville for Vinyl Capital
The love of vinyl can be a powerful thing. It caused that guy in Brazil to try to corner the market yet he seems relatively sane in a video from. Continue reading
6 Steps To Building True Music Industry Connections
By Christiana Usenza from the Sonicbids Blog. In any field, "who you know" often counts more than "what you know." This is especially true in the music industry – an ever-shrinking. Continue reading
SFX Buys A Stake In Rock In Rio Festival
Robert Sillerman's SFX Entertainment has announced that they've acquired a stake in Rock in Rio, one of the biggest festival franchises in the world. Following completion of the transaction, SFX will. Continue reading
Rhapsody Expands To Latin America, Europe With Major Telefónica Deal
(UPDATED) Spotify and Rdio may get most of the press, but Rhapsody has been a player in streaming music since 2001 – long before these two startups were founded. Today,. Continue reading
