Billboard #1 + A Golden Globe Shoutout = A Big Week For Migos

Already an established household name in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, we look at how a series of successes plus a shout out from Donald Glover at the Golden Globe Awards. Continue reading

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Slants vs Supremes: Band Issues Post-Court Appearance Statement

Indie band The Slants took their trademark fight to the Supreme Court this week. Despite being together for more than a decade, the group has been unable to get their. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: $30M Music Messenger App Returns • Jones vs Jackson Lawsuit Proceeds • Trump vs Nat’l Arts Endowment • More

Friday 1.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Does the Music Messenger logo (left) represent $30 million just flying away?  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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MusicFirst Coalition Pens Open Letter to Congress

Music industry advocacy group MusicFirst has sent an open letter to Congress setting out their legislative priorities.  Members of the coalition include the Recording Academy, the RIAA and the American. Continue reading

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6 Types Of Spotify Playlists That Will Feature A New Song

In the age of streaming, landing your music on a playlist is one of the best ways to be discovered as an artist. Here we look at the six different. Continue reading

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INgrooves’ Bryan Mead Named SVP Artist and Label Relations At PledgeMusic

Bryan Mead has been named SVP Artist and Label Relations at PledgeMusic. He will lead the New York headquartered company’s west coast team.

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Musicians Sues Distributor E1 Direct Deal With SiriusXM

In a piece of legal news with wide implications for the music business, indie string trio Time for Three and S'More Entertainment have filed a class action lawsuit against Entertainment. Continue reading

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Live Nation Is Helping Employees With Student Debt

Live Nation has joined a growing list of companies such as Fidelity and PriceWaterhouseCooper helping its employees to pay down student debt. 

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Apple’s GarageBand, Logic Pro X Get Major Updates

Apple's Garageband and the many digital audio toolkits that followed helped revolutionized the music industry by offering affordable and usable music creation and recording tools. This week, Apple pushed out. Continue reading

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Paul McCartney Files Lawsuit To Force Sony/ATV To Transfer Rights To 267 Beatles Songs

Former Beatle Paul McCartney filled a lawsuit against Sony/ATV Music Publishing in federal court in New York on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim the ownership of 267 Beatles songs that Michael. Continue reading

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