Is Spotify’s Rush To Blame Harry Fox Agency Misplaced?
With multiple lawsuits looming and in the midst of difficult negotiations with music publishers, Spotify has been, not so subtly, setting the Harry Fox Agency up to take the fall.. Continue reading
Spotify Admits Their Music Publishing Payment System Is Broken, Commits To Major Overhaul
Spotify has gotten a lot of flack in recent months from music publishers and songwriters over unidentified and misidentified tracks leading to incorrectly paid or unpaid royalties. Today, Spotify pledged. Continue reading
SESAC Acquires The Harry Fox Agency
Streaming is not just causing a seismic shift in recorded music revenue, its disrupting music publishing and performing rights, as well. Mechanical licenses handled by Harry Fox were once a. Continue reading
7 Tips To Getting Things Done And Moving Your Career Forward
Even with the tremendous availability of music business advice on blogs and in published books, many musicians still struggle with getting things done and climbing to that next level of. Continue reading
Why Your Band Isn’t Going To Be In Rolling Stone
By Angela Mastrogiacomo of MuddyPawPR.com As a publicist, one of the first questions I ask potential clients is “what do you view as a successful campaign?” This is crucial because it lets. Continue reading
The 5 Most Frequently Signed Music Publishing Deals
By Hugh McIntyre from the Sonicbids Blog. Music publishing is something that many small artists don’t think about, and, to be honest, some of them don’t need to. If you're. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 6.14.2014: NMPA, Grammy Changes, Murphy Rights Mgt. & More
The Annual NMPA meeting was held this Wednesday, June 11th. Members of the music publishing community gathered at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City to discuss the state. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup: January 24, 2014
Beats Music is now available for Apple, Android, and Windows devices. Tuesday's launch presents a digital interactive streaming service that will compete with Spotify and Rdio. Beats Music costs $9.99 per month. Continue reading
How To Land A Synch [a.k.a. song placement] In An Ad, T.V. Show or Film [Emily White]
By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment, Readymade Records & Dreamfuel. Back in the day, associating one’s music with advertisements was basically the most sell-out move an artist could make. So. Continue reading
