Music Business
The Chicks Draw Ire of White House After Natalie Maines Calls Trump a “Deranged Nut Job”
Natalie Maines praised George W. Bush over Trump, prompting the White House to label her a "despicable nobody." The Chicks Draw Ire of White House After Natalie Maines Calls Trump a “Deranged Nut Job” Eddie Fu
Warner Chappell Music signs My Chemical Romance to exclusive worldwide publishing deal
Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games. Source
Live Nation calls FTC’s BOTS Act lawsuit ‘misguided,’ says agency is trying to ‘flip the Act on its head’
If the FTC wins, ticketing companies that run their own resale marketplaces could be held liable for reselling tickets they knew, or should have known. Source
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My Chemical Romance Agrees to Publishing Deal
The new agreement expands on the band's deal with Warner Records.
My Chemical Romance Signs Global Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell Music
The new agreement expands on the band's deal with Warner Records.
Summer Walker Can Use This Law to Break Her Record Deal. But There’s a $50 Million Catch.
Walker’s fight with Interscope highlights a California law also used by Fuerza Regida, H.E.R. and other stars — and the huge pitfalls for artists who invoke it.
Summer Walker Can Use This Law to Break Her Record Deal. But There’s a $50 Million Catch.
Walker’s fight with Interscope highlights a California law also used by Fuerza Regida, H.E.R. and other stars — and the huge pitfalls for artists who invoke it.
UK Copyright Tribunal ruling recognises "increased value of music in cinema"
A dispute over what royalties cinemas should pay PRS for music contained in the films they screen went before the UK Copyright Tribunal earlier this year. It has ruled in favour of a higher royalty ra
New report shows extent of racial bias in licensing against Black music events in London
"It's now time to move from recommendation to action"
Primary Wave Acquires Brian Vander Ark's Music Catalogs
The deal covers Vander Ark's publishing and recorded music catalogs, including the songs he wrote for The Verve Pipe. Source
Raye Faces Scalping Issues for Royal Albert Hall Show
Presale registration for the show ran through a sign-up page hosted by fan marketing platform co:brand. Source
Brightlights is a predictive-analytics service for live music
There is definitely something in the air around predictive intelligence tools for the music industry. We’ve written about HumanCulture, Rocketship and SeatGeek’s TourIQ in recent weeks, and now Brightlights is joining the predictive party. The post is from Music Ally.
YouTube Music to label AI-generated tracks using its own system
YouTube Music is the latest of the big streaming services to reveal how it plans to label AI-generated music. Its labels went live yesterday (14 October) for songs “created primarily using generative AI”. The post is from Music Ally.
NMPA boss criticises Amazon Music over Phonorecords V filing
The filings are in for the ‘Phonorecords V’ process to set the mechanical-royalty rates for music streaming in the US for the next five years. And NMPA boss David Israelite is already on Instagram giving DSPs a piece of his mind for their proposals. The post is from Music Ally.
UK Copyright Tribunal rules on cinema music royalties
A dispute over what royalties cinemas should pay PRS for music contained in the films they screen went before the UK Copyright Tribunal earlier this year. It has ruled in favour of a higher royalty ra
Primary Wave partners with Brian Vander Ark
The deal covers Vander Ark's publishing and recorded music catalogs, including the songs he wrote for The Verve Pipe. Source
Music Publishers Urge Supreme Court Intervention in Copyright Case
The major music publishers and BMG have submitted a new filing with the US Supreme Court in the ongoing termination rights legal battle involving songwriter Cyril Vetter. He recently told the Supreme
Denmark Proposes New Law for Digital Replicas and AI
Danish copyright law could provide new protections around voice and likeness in the context of AI-generated digital replicas by the start of next year. Building on previous proposals, culture minister
Sara Landry Engaged in Legal Dispute with Former Managers
In August, London-based management firm The Night Department sued techno producer Sara Landry for breach of contract. She has now responded and countersued. The core dispute is over the management com