The alpha test starts with Unilever and a sponsored podcast. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek may not be giving Sony/ATV ex-chairman Marty Bandier the time of day. But he is aggressively pushing the platform’s advertising strategy. Just last year, the company st…
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Sony/ATV Ex-Chairman Marty Bandier: ‘I’ve Never Gotten a Call from [Spotify CEO] Daniel Ek’
He never wrote, he never called. Why didn’t Spotify CEO Daniel Ek reach out to music publishing’s biggest exec — even once? Earlier this week, Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s former Chairman & CEO, Marty Bandier, revealed the strange fact, part of a br…
Peloton Accuses Sony/ATV, Warner/Chappell, UMPG of Illegal Price-Fixing & Collusion
Looks like major music publishers are in for a serious legal workout. Just weeks after being accused of massive copyright infringement, fitness-focused Peloton is clapping back against major music publishers Sony/ATV, Warner/Chappell, and Universal Mus…
Woodstock 50 Organizers Are Fighting Over Whether the Festival Is Cancelled (Updated)
After delaying its ticket sale date, an investment group behind Woodstock 50 has officially cancelled the event. But not everyone seems to agree on the death sentence. The warning signs were piling up, and now it’s official — at least according to one…
Senator Ed Markey Doesn’t Quite Remember Signing the Music Modernization Act
For those that haven’t lost faith in the American political system yet, there’s this. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was apparently an ardent co-sponsor of the Music Modernization Act last year. Markey not only signed the bill as part of the Senat…
Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google Withhold Endorsement of the NMPA’s MLC Proposal
Major music publishers like Sony/ATV continue to battle questions over their proposal to lead the Mechanical Licensing Collective, or MLC. Earlier this week, the highly-influential Recording Academy also withheld its support for the NMPA’s MLC bid, tha…
50,000-Member Strong ESCA Endorses the AMLC; Slams the NMPA’s MLC Bid as a ‘Major Conflict of Interest’
Members of the 50,000-strong European Songwriter & Composer Alliance (ESCA) have solidly thrown their weight behind the American Mechanical Licensing Collection (AMLC) in its bid to lead the MLC. The influential European Songwriter & Composer A…
The Latest Industry Gigs: Warner Music Peru, Epic Records, Arista, APA
Warner Music Peru is up-and-running. If you have a job listing to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to noah@digitalmusicnews.com. The newly-minted W…
The Recording Academy Tentatively Sides With the NMPA’s MLC — Subject to ‘Black Box’ Collection Changes
After initially withholding its endorsement, the Recording Academy has now tentatively sided with the major music publishers’ MLC bid. Initially, the Recording Academy’s hesitation to support the major music publishers’ bid to lead the Mechanical Licen…
Thousands of Indie Songwriters Rally Against Major Music Publishers’ ‘Industry Consensus’ MLC
Thousands of indie songwriters are now speaking out against major music publishers like Sony/ATV, Warner/Chappell, and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) over a questionable ‘black box’ collection scheme. As the U.S. Copyright Office mulls over co…