ASCAP Names Tony Dunaif EVP, Head Of International Affairs

ASCAP has appointed digital business strategist Tony Dunaif as Executive Vice President and head of International Affairs. He will oversee ASCAP's international business and society relations outside of the United. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Spotify Expands In Asia • Inside Spotify’s $43M Songwriter Settlement • Rifkind On WAV • More

Wednesday 5.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Dear Spotify competitors, please do something worth writing about. Buy. Sell.  Expand. Innovate. Something. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Another Safe Harbor For Digital Services Coming Soon [David Lowery]

Considering the financial havoc that has been wreaked with artists' income as a result of Google's DMCA safe harbor for YouTube, it seems odd that anyone remotely informed on the. Continue reading

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Spotify Songwriter Settlement Points Finger At Facebook [Chris Castle]

While Spotify gets at least one gold star for settling the songwriter/publisher class action lawsuit brought by Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery for $43.4 million, an even bigger online giant. Continue reading

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Facebook Live’s New Guest Feature plus a Music Biz Conference Recap [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week Michael and Jay try out the brand new Facebook Live feature where you can add a guest to your live video… and they broadcast the show live on. Continue reading

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Does Music Piracy Still Exist In The Streaming Age?

While many believe that the streaming age brought about the end of illegal downloading of music, it seems that it has only replaced it with stream ripping, a process through. Continue reading

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NYSE Seeks Rules Change To Make Spotify Direct Sale Possible

To make way for a possible Spotify direct stock listing, the New York Stock Exchange has appealed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a rules change.

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TUE. BRIEF: iHeartMedia Investors Balk • Pemberton Fallout • “Meet Me In The Bathroom” • More

TUESDAY 5.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web iHeartMedia has been unravelling for years, but now the end of mega-radio as we know it may actually be near. Is. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week's most popular articles on Hypebot covered  Matt Ogle's ditching of Spotify for Instagram, WME Music's Marc Geiger's crusade against a canceled Pemberton Fest, Spotify's ongoing startup buying spree,. Continue reading

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Will Digital Aggregators Lead Industry On Transparency With Spotify, Others? [Chris Castle]

After Spotify received some criticism for the somewhat opaque and mysterious nature of its deals with major labels, the question is being raised if perhaps digital aggregators like CD Baby, the. Continue reading

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