Portlandia Stars Suggest Special Grammy For Attorneys That Sue Songwriters [VIDEO]
The recent slew of over-the-top plagiarism lawsuits leveled against artists in recent years has left much of the music industry's creative personnel on edge. This recent "Grammy for Suing" clip. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: Vevo Works To Find Niche • Live Royalties Top $8B • A&R Power Player List • More
Wednesday 11.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Vevo was created by labels as a YouTube alternative. Year's later it's still struggling to find its raison d'être. Updated continuously under. Continue reading
Seymour Stein Reveals “Embarrasing” Deal Made with Madonna
In this piece, soon to be 73-year-old music business legend and discoverer of Talking Heads as well The Ramones opens up with marked frankness about his groundbreaking career, as well. Continue reading
Open Music Initiative Adds 80 Top Music Industry Partners
The Open Music Initiative (OMI), a non-profit collective spearheaded by Berklee College of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) is working to promote open source standards for music. Their efforts got. Continue reading
Warner Music, Avenged Sevenfold Test The Sacred 7 Year Rule
After the band bolted from Warner Music to drop their latest album with Capital Records, the former company is suing Avenged Sevenfold on the grounds that they violated their contract and. Continue reading
Grooveshark’s Sam Tarantino: How One Music-Tech Shark Got His “Groove” Back
After the death of his co-founder and a company ending lawsuit, things were looking bleak for Grooveshark originator Sam Tarantino. Here he discusses how he came back from the lowest. Continue reading
New Gatekeepers: How Streaming Platforms Are Taking Over The Music Industry
While major labels once held the majority of power within the music industry, able to pick and choose which artists they would buoy on to success, the tables seem to. Continue reading
