Music Industry
Best Websites To Get Royalty-Free Samples: 15 Free Sample Sources Producers Should Know
Finding good royalty-free samples can save a producer hours of scrolling and keep a project moving when the original idea starts to run out of steam. The best websites to get royalty-free samples give you easy-to-use search tools, understandable licensing terms, and libraries that help you find spec
Billboard Country Live Nashville Lineup
Hunter Hayes, Lanie Gardner, The Grimm, Ty Myers, Alana Springsteen, Alexandra Kay, Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Kaitlin Butts, Priscilla Block, Something Out West & Stella Lefty also join lineup.
Funk pioneer George Clinton sues Universal over $1.1 million in withheld royalties
Universal Music has not been paying royalties to George Clinton for three years now, because he is involved in a legal dispute with the estate of a former collaborator over ownership of many of his recordings. But, a new lawsuit says, that dispute is no reason for UMG to withhold his money
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Billboard Country Live Adds Chase Rice, Drew Baldridge, The Band Perry, Corey Kent & More to Nashville Lineup
Hunter Hayes, Lanie Gardner, The Grimm, Ty Myers, Alana Springsteen, Alexandra Kay, Ashley Cooke, Braxton Keith, Kaitlin Butts, Priscilla Block, Something Out West & Stella Lefty also join lineup.
“This threatens not only our business, but also the future of S-style guitars for builders and players across the European Union”: Is this the beginning of the end for the S-style? Fender issues cease and desist letter to US builder
We are now seeing the downstream effects of Fender's legal victory in Germany as Strat EU legal protections bring lawyers' letters to the doors of US guitar makers
Indian labels press DSPs to pay no royalties for ‘AI-generated slop’
Behind-the-scenes (and sometimes out-in-the-open) debates about whether AI-generated tracks should earn streaming royalties continue, with the latest frontier being India. Medianama reported on music company Saregama’s latest earnings call, and its MD Vikram Mehra’s views on the issue. “All music la
Primary Wave’s latest acquisition is artwork firm Hipgnosis
‘Primary Wave Music acquires Hipgnosis’ is an announcement that a few years ago would have almost-certainly involved music rights. But no, this is the other Hipgnosis: the one that designed album artwork for the likes of Pink Floyd, Queen, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. Specifically, Primary Wave has acqui
Protests slam labels’ AI deals: ‘Our music is not your training data’
For music rightsholders, getting to the point where licensing deals can be signed with AI companies has been hard work. But the hardest work may be yet to come: convincing their artists and songwriters to opt in to those agreements. The latest pointer to some of the tensions in this dynamic comes to
Warner Music Korea strikes strategic global partnership with indie label and management firm FeelGHood Music to represent Korean star BIBI
BIBI has surpassed one billion streams in the past 12 months and has over 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Source
PlayStation Plus is getting more expensive
Sony are blaming “ongoing market conditions” for the price hike
Metric Acceleration: Analyzing the Rising Engagement for SPFDJ
A 25% increase in Spotify followers for SPFDJ signals a significant spike in digital engagement, reflecting a period of rapid audience acquisition within the electronic music landscape.
Léa Seydoux Expresses Disappointment Over Amazon’s Bond Acquisition
The French star was full of praise for 'Bond 26' director Denis Villeneuve
PlayStation Plus Price Increase Announced
Sony are blaming “ongoing market conditions” for the price hike
UK Government Faces Accusations Over LIVE Trust Levy Revenue
£1.2million of the £6million raised by the levy has been taken by "stealth" VAT charges
Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
PlayStation Plus is getting more expensive
Sony are blaming “ongoing market conditions” for the price hike
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Review of Charvel Standard Series San Dimas Style 2 SD2 HH HT
Charvel takes on the lower end of the market with an Indonesian-built T-type that has some very intriguing specifications
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.