After a heated and contentious battle, the U.S. Copyright Office has chosen its winner to run the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). The award is going to the…
Author: Rich Esra
For its part, Spotify has argued that the CRB’s ruling could be a threat to its business. In a blog post covering its CRB appeal, Spotify noted:…
Why Music Can’t Be Beat as a Shaper of IdentityIt's not just a soundtrack, it's a magnet, says RCL's music critic. We are at war. Deep down…
New publication: Music Business USA What does Universal Music Publishing Group Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson have to say about songwriters, streaming services and the people she’s worked…
MyPart is an AI platform 'leapfrogging' song search within the Music Industry, allowing instant discovery of songwriting talent from around the globe as well as long forgotten…
Could this be the year of pop? According to Hit Songs Deconstructed, all six Hot 100 #1 Hits in Q1 2019 was a Pop song. And, for…
Score: Music Industry News Subscribe Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ documentary: 5 things we learned From revelations about the star’s difficult pregnancy to intimate rehearsal footage, the new film delves…
JEREMY ZUCKER AND CHELSEA CUTLER DROP “you were good to me” Today, singers, songwriters and producers Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler team up to release their new…
This is a guest post by Keith Jopling, MIDiA’s Consulting Lead. It is a follow-up piece to What’s Next In Playlist Innovation? Every week I’m still excited…
The music creation and collaboration company has expanded its executive team with several recent hires. Music creation and collaboration company Splice has raised $57.5 million in a…
Spotify, Google, Pandora, Amazon, go to U.S. Appeals Court to overturn royalty increase A joint statement from the first three of those companies reads: “The Copyright Royalty…