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Google Hires Ex-Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen As YouTube Global Head Of Music

Former Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen has joined Google's YouTube as its Global Head of Music.  The outspoken music industry veteran takes on the difficult task of mending fences. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TuneCore Reports 90% Streaming and Download Growth, But Just 6.3% Rise in Payments To Artists

D.I.Y. digital distributor TuneCore announced today that is artists had a collective 3.6 billion downloads and streams in the last 3 months. That resulted in 90% increase versus the same. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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CHANGES @ Ole • NYU’s Steinhardt School • ICM • Genius • ASCAP • A2IM • APA • More

There were CHANGES across the music business spectrum last week including inpublishing, education, booking agencies, trade groups, media and more.  Here's the latest lowdown:

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Warner Bros Records Names Peter Thea, EVP Creative Content

Warner Bros. Records today announced the appointment of Peter Thea as Executive Vice President, Creative Operations. Thea served as EVP of Universal Republic & Island Def Jam from 2011 to 2013,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/14/2014 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Kanye “Bound 2” Lawsuit Is Really About Right of Publicity, Not Copyright Infringement

By John Miranda, a Chicago-area Lawyer and Consultant, of Feliz Media. The recent lawsuit filed against Kanye West has sparked a lot of talk about the importance of diligent sample. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/07/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)
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