Eamonn Forde explores the economics of selling merch at music venues
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
BMG to represent George Harrison publishing catalog via global deal
Catalog comprises more than 200 songs written with the Beatles, the Traveling Wilburys and for George Harrison’s solo career.
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AMRA, with annual revenues of over $100m, promotes Robin Davies to COO and Honey Onile-Ere to General Counsel
AMRA says its next phase will “transcend the industry with even faster accounting, more accurate payments, more value, and increased transparency”
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Ingrooves just won a patent for new music marketing tech that it says ‘drives streams at a rate nearly double that of traditional methods’
The firm says that the new technology does not rely upon personally identifiable information in any way, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations around the world – including GDPR and CCPA requirements
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Amazon Music streaming prices to rise in US, UK, Canada
Updated pricing will come into effect from May 5, 2022
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Once again, nearly 98% of 18-to-49-year-olds in the US didn’t watch the Grammys on Sunday
The 2021 Superbowl’s live TV audience was more than ten times the size of the 2022 Grammys
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Spotify’s Eminem publisher dispute continues, as US judge orders Daniel Ek deposition
Deposition can be made by remote means for a maximum of three hours
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Spirit Music Group exec Melanie Santa Rosa joins MLC Operations Advisory Committee
Drummer and composer Nate Smith has also been appointed to The MLC’s Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee
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Bob Dylan wins lawsuit seeking cut of multi-million dollar catalog sale to Universal
“Nothing submitted by plaintiffs concerning music industry custom and practice supports a reading otherwise, or even suggests an ambiguity in the relevant contractual language.”
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Electric Feel Entertainment inks publishing JV with Grammy-nominated producer Louis Bell
Electric Bell’s first signing is Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Linden Jay
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