Music Industry Legal Actions To Watch In 2017

Here music industry lawyer Erin M. Jacobson looks at what are expected to be some of the top music industry legal cases coming in 2017, what we can expect to. Continue reading

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WED BRIEFING: Turtles Lose SiriusXM Suit • Music Pubs Push FB • Growth: Apple vs Spotify • More

Wednesday 12.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  After repeated wins, the Turtles loss was unexpected and a reminder of how fucked up copyright law is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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Music Publishing Roundup 12.2.16: Global Royalty Collections • NY Music Tax Credits • U-God Sues Wu-Tang

Global music royalty collections were up for the second year in a row to $7.9 billion in 2015.  At constant currency, that represented a 3.5% increased on 2014 according to. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.11.16: Songwriter Taylor Swift • Copyright Exemption Costs $150M • EU Value Gap

Taylor Swift makes her return to the Hot Country Songs top 10 as writer on Little Big Town’s “Better Man.”  The group revealed Swift to be the mystery writer of. Continue reading

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11 Popular Artists Still Refusing To Stream Their Music

Although streaming may be becoming the dominant form of music consumption, not all musicians are ready to cave to the medium. Here we look at eleven artists still unwilling to make their. Continue reading

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7 Things I Wish I’d Been Told About Releasing Music

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty but sometimes other people are helpful enough as to make mistakes for you. Here a once-awful music producer shares seven things he wishes he'd known about. Continue reading

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O.P.I.P. Yeah You Know – Free? [A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess]

Recording artists, songwriters and the music industry are under siege, says Richard James Burgess, CEO of indie music trade group A2IM. Music is catnip for consumers, says Burgess, and creators. Continue reading

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Paying For The Album Does Not Mean The Artist Gets To Own The Album (Why Record Contracts Are Horrible For Artists)

In this excerpt from Ryan Kairalla's new book "Break the Business: Declaring Your Independence and Achieving True Success in the Music Industry," we get an unvarnished look at what it really. Continue reading

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The Lost Art Of Music Manifestos

Back in the day bands and artists, in addition to releasing music, would publish "music manifestos" as a way of spreading their artistic vision, impacting culture, and promoting social change.. Continue reading

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The Kesha-Dr. Luke Lawsuit Exemplifies Everything That Is Wrong With The Music Industry

Ke$ha's decision to drop her California lawsuit in order to continue making music does not indicate that her allegations were in any way false, as she continues to pursue said. Continue reading

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