Tag: Universal Music Publishing Group

Rdio Names Warner/Chappell Music Exec Iain Morris As VP Global Music Publishing

Music streaming service Rdio has named Iain Morris as Vice President of Global Music Publishing. Prior to joining Rdio, Morris was Head of Digital, EMEA at Warner/Chappell Music Publishing.

Bruce Houghton on 04/07/2015 in Songwriting & Music Publishing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, BuzzFeed, Copyright registration, Happy Birthday to You, Mildred J. Hill, United States district court, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music, YouTube

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ASCAP Elects New Board Of Directors

ASCAP has announced results of its biennial election for the Board of Directors. President and Chairman Paul Williams announced the 12 writer and 12 publisher members elected to a 2. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alex Shapiro, American Society of Composers, APRA Awards, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Board of directors, Dean Kay, Marilyn Bergman, New Order, Richard Bellis, Universal Music Publishing Group

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Music Publishing News Roundup 1.17.15: Spirit Music, Universal, SESAC & More

Spirit Music Group has acquired the catalog of composer Henry Mancini for US administration. The catalog includes iconic songs such as “Moon River” from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as well as themes. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 01/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Celebrity, Chief operating officer, Nick Jonas, Promotional recording, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Studio album, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Bros. Records

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10 Things You Had Totally Wrong About Music Publishing

By Alex Badanes on Songtrust.com 1) Music Publishing is the business of music journalism and Music PR The word “publishing” can throw some people off, but music publishing is actually the business. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/05/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: AOL, MSN, Pandora Radio, Performance rights organisation, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Publishing Group, Yahoo!, YouTube

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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

Bob Baker on 06/13/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Australia, Dan Hesse, EMI, Grammy Award, Meredith Attwell Baker, New York City, publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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CHANGES @Billboard, Glassnote, Universal Music

Griffin Sweet has joined Billboard as brand partnership manager, based in New York. Sweet joins Billboard from OMD Sound, the in-house music consulting and intelligence group at Omnicom’s OMD, Universal Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard, Glassnote Records, Global Insight, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, New York, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group, Vice president

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: Rap Genius vs NMPA, Lorde Signs with Songs & More

The NMPA sent take-down notices to 50 unlicensed lyric sites, most notably Rap Genius, on Monday. The other 49 sites can be found here. NMPA President David Israelite described the. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/14/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cherrytree Records, daivd lowery, David Israelite, David Lowery, Israelite, Lorde, Martin Kierszenbaum, Miley Cyrus, National Music Publishers’ Association, NMPA, Rap Genius, songs, Sony/ATV, Universal Music Publishing Group

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National Music Publishers Assoc. Names New Board

The National Music Publishers Association shared the results of the it's biannual board election during its annual meeting. All board members will serve a two-year term, effective immediately.

Bruce Houghton on 06/14/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Dean Kay, MPL Communications, National Music Publishers’ Association, song, Universal, Universal Music Publishing Group, Zach Horowitz

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