WMG’s Bronfmen & Cohen Paid $14 Million In 2009
Two Top Warner Music Execs Collect Twice Their 2007 Payouts According to a new SEC filing, Warner Music Group's two top executives, Edgar Bronfman Jr. and Lyor Cohen, earned a. Continue reading
David Bowie Turns 63: A Life’s Study Of Art And Artful Self-Promotion
Think listening to and interacting with your fans is something new – and just a bi-product of the internet? Think again. This 1967 letter from David Bowie to an early. Continue reading
Song Stories: A People’s History of Popular Music
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor What you learn about when you study the history of popular music are certainly not trivial things. It is important to understand the times and the. Continue reading
BMI Sues T-Mobile Over Ringbacks
With any fanfare, in mid-December BMI filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile saying the company had failed to pay performance royalties for ringbacks it sold on at least 50 of its. Continue reading
Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark
Universal Music Group is suing streaming music site Grooveshark for mass copyright violations. Last year EMI also sued Grooveshark, but later dropped the filing and began working with the site.. Continue reading
Sony Makes (dot) Believe It Knows What It Wants To Be When It Grows Up
Sony is the word's second largest major label group, but on the corporate level is Sony an electronics company? A music company? Film? Gaming? Sony, it seems, wants to be. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Radio Royalty Battle, EU Piracy Laws, Court Setback For Real & More
Radio Royalties Fight Heats Up In Washington – Should stations pay artists to play their tunes? Get ready for one of the year's biggest battles. (Forbes) EU urged to crack. Continue reading
Hypbot’s Music Industry Week In Review:
Without warning MySpace started putting ads where free imeem playlists used to be. eMusic payments to artists don't rise despite price increase. Dangerbird Records get fancy new digs in L.A.. Continue reading
U.S. Justice Dept. Seeking Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger Concessions
(Via Encore) After a week of conflicting stories about the readiness of The U.S. Justice Department to approve the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger, the federal regulator appears to be waiting for. Continue reading
