Tag: Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin Wins “Stairway To Heaven” Lawsuit

Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the opening chords of the iconic hit "Stairway To Heaven," a Los Angeles jury ruled today. It's a case that could have cost $10's of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles, Page and Plant, Randy California, Robert Plant, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus (song), United States district court

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THU. BRIEFING: Led Zep’s “Selective Memories” • 3D Audio • HBO Cancels ‘Vinyl’ • E1 + ole • More

THURSDAY 6.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Could Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" trial be the tipping point that forces copyright reform? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Page and Plant, Richard Branson, Robert Plant, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus (song), United States district court, YouTube

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10 Thankful Songs For Your Thanksgiving Playlist

"Alice's Restaurant" – Arlo Guthrie "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" – Sly & The Family Stone "Thank You" – Dido "The Thanksgiving Song" – Adam Sandler

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Alice's Restaurant, Apatosaurus, Arlo Guthrie, Bruno Mars, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles

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Music’s Guilty Pleasures Are Dead…And Bigger Than Ever

According to some recent data, the prevalence of streaming means that music listeners are no longer forced to publicly purchase their trashy pop favorites, with the result that these guilty. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Bernie Taupin, Billie Jean, Bohemian Rhapsody, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Nirvana (band), Smells Like Teen Spirit, Spotify

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Merchbar Hot Merch Chart September Edition: The Summer Touring Effect

Summer may be coming to an end soon, but we’re just seeing the results of what summer touring can do to merch sales along with a few surprises. Foo Fighters merch. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/14/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Freddie Mercury, John Paul Jones (musician), Led Zeppelin, National Bowl, Queen (band), Roger Meddows Taylor, Under Pressure

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Major Artists You Won’t Find On Spotify Or Any Music Streaming Service

It didn't matter as much when streaming music was primarily attracting fan who prefer deep catalog over hits. But as more casual music fans convert to streaming, they are in for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (9)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bob Seger, Competition law, Def Leppard, Federal government of the United States, Garth Brooks, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Jango, Led Zeppelin, Pandora Radio, Reuters, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Have Large Music Festivals Peaked?

Music festivals here. Music festivals there. Music festivals everywhere. Are there too many music festivals? Despite some signs to the contrary, legendary music manager and promoter Harvey Goldsmith says we. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Film festival, Glastonbury Festival, Harvey Goldsmith, Hay Festival, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, music festival, The Rolling Stones

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Prince Has A Lawsuit On His Hands After Giving Away Someone Else’s Artistic Efforts

If there's one thing Prince has made clear over the years, it's this: don't mess with Prince's intellectual property. Now, he's teaching us to do as he says, not as he. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Bruno Mars, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Intellectual property, Led Zeppelin, List of British artists, Marvin Gaye

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Onkyo Launches Hi-Res Music Download Store In US, UK, Germany

Japan based audio and video manufacturer Onkyo has expanded its Onkyo Music high resolution music download store to the US, UK and Germany in beta. Unlike Pono, Tidal and Deezer. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/09/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Compact disc, FLAC, HDtracks, Image resolution, iTunes, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Pono, Samsung GALAXY S5

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Spotify Cares Less about Artists Than IPOs and Taylor Swift Cares About… Taylor Swift

By Tom McAlevey, CEO Radical.FM Regardless of those truths, streaming will save the music industry and Artists will soon make more money than ever before. Daniel Ek is disingenuous when he. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/19/2014 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (7)

Tags: Faust, IOS, iTunes, Jason Epstein, Led Zeppelin, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Dmitri Vietze

Dmitri Vietze of Music and Technology PR Firm Rock Paper Scissors is up next on Hypebot.com's virtual panel. He shares his thoughts on the Taylor Swift rift with Spotify and the importance. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/10/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Billy Bragg, Facebook, Led Zeppelin, Rdio, Robert Plant, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The arts, YouTube

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