POLL: What Do You Think Of The $7.4 Million “Blurred Lines” Verdict?
When does "influenced by" become infringement? That's the question that every songwriter, publisher and label boss is asking after a jury awarded the estate of Marvin Gaye $7.4 million their battle with Robin. Continue reading
Blurred Lines Trial Offers Rare Glimpse At The Bottom Line
A verdict is the expected today in the "Blurred Lines" trial, which pits the Marvin Gaye family vs. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams and offered a glimpse of just how much money is generated. Continue reading
Brit Awards 2015 – A Full List Of Winners
Britain feted the music industry last night with the broadcast of the 35th annual Brit Awards with Ed Sheeran taking top honors for the evening. Sheeran won awards for British Album. Continue reading
FACT: Pandora Only Pays Songwriters 4% Of Revenues
Op ed by David Israelite, head of the National Music Publisher's Association. In a New Year’s message to listeners, Pandora’s CEO called 2014 the “year of the working artist on Pandora.” He. Continue reading
iHeartRadio Predicts 2015 Grammy Winners Using Listening Data
First came Grammy predictions from Spotify, and now the data team at iHeartRadio have culled listening habits across their network to predict who will win this year's top music prizes.. Continue reading
Spotify Uses Data To Predict Grammy Winners
Spotify has released data that predicts who will win a Grammy in four of the top categories: Album Of The Year, Record of The Year, Song of The Year and. Continue reading
3 Myths About the Music Industry That Most People Still Believe
By Dave Kusek on Sonicbids Blog In many ways, the music industry is much more accessible to independent artists than it ever was before. You can write a song, record it, distribute it, and. Continue reading
SoundHound Officially Integrates Spotify “Add To Playlist” Feature For Android Users
SoundHound has released the "Add To Playlist" feature for anxiously awaiting Android smartphone owners allowing users to add a song they've either ID'd or searched for directly to a Spotify. Continue reading
Amazon’s Best Albums And Songs Of 2014
As the year comes to a close, Amazon joins the host of platforms taking a look back on 2014, reporting their top trends of the year. Amazon's team of music. Continue reading
