Category archives: GMR

DOJ sides with Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights in antitrust lawsuit against commercial radio body

GMR filed the suit in US federal court in 2016
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Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights and Radio Broadcasters Continue Their Efforts to Rip Each Others’ Heads Off

Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights (GMR) has gone on the offensive once more against the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC). For years, both organizations have sparred in a series of ugly legal battles. To make a very long story short, Azoff and GMR …

Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights Wins Significant Victory in Case against RMLC

The Radio Music Licensing Committee’s ugly antitrust lawsuit against Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights continues to drag on. Irving Azoff’s performance rights organization, Global Music Rights (GMR), doesn’t exactly see eye-to-eye with terrestrial rad…

Irving Azoff’s GMR Faces a Serious Legal Setback Against US Radio Stations

Expect the bitter fight between Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights and the Radio Music Licensing Committee to continue dragging on. Several years ago, influential manager Irving Azoff had an idea.  Why not start a performance rights organization (PRO) …

BMI files legal action against Radio Music License Committee over royalty rates

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Irving Azoff’s GMR sued US radio ‘cartel’, alleging unfair payment of songwriters

Legendary manager takes the good fight to terrestrial broadcasters

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Why Does Radio Suck? A New Lawsuit Explains Why

AM/FM radio plays the same songs over and over again.  There are tons of ads.  The deejays don’t talk like normal people.  But why does radio have to suck so bad? Thankfully, there are now plenty of alternatives.  But back in the day, people were basically stuck with either (a) their CD collections or (b) […]

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