All week we digging into the Music Modernization Act currently before Congress. Yesterday, we learned that under the widely endorsed bill, songwriters would lose unclaimed royalties, as well as, some important rights to litigate. Today, Chris Castle explores a missed opportunity for the MMA – not dealing with the mass…
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UMG, Fox Launch Investigations As Republic Exec Walk Denies Sexual Misconduct Charge
Charlie Walk, the president of UMG’s Republic Records and a judge on Fox tv’s "The Four,The Battle For Stardom," has been accused of "relentless" inappropriate behavior in an open letter by a former staffer. Walk is denying the charge, but both Universal and Fox have launched investigations. ____________________________________ Tristan Coopersmith…
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Grammy Awards 2018 Ratings Tumble
The 2018 Grammy Awards delivered a 5.9 rating among adults 18-49 with 19.81 million total viewers. That’s down 24% in both adults 18-49 and overall viewers vs. last year. It’s the lowest 18-49 rating the Grammys have ever recorded and the least watche…
Court Awards Amy Lee, Evanescence $1M From Ex-Manager
A final confirmation of an arbitration award of $1,036,773 to lead singer Amy Lee and her band Evanescence ends a three-year dispute initiated by former manager Andrew Lurie of 110 Management for alleged unpaid commissions. 110 Management president Andrew Lurie claimed that Lee owed unpaid management fees and commissions totaling…
Full List Of Grammy Award Winners 2018: Bruno Mars Spoils Hip Hop’s Big Year
The 2018 Grammy Awards saw Bruno Mars take home all six awards that he was nominated for including the trifecta of Song, Record and Album Of The Year, and Jay Z, the most nominated artist of the night, go home empty handed. Judging from the nominations, this should have been…
Billboard Power 100 List Confirms Women In Music Study
Billboard has named its 2018 Power 100 list of the executives driving the music industry. There is only one women named in the Top 25 in a standalone role, and just four more share billing in an otherwise all male team. While reflective of the industry, the list seems particularly…
Grammy 2018 Predictions From Music Audience Exchange’s Jarred Goldner
[UPDATED] It’s shaping up to be a very interesting year for the Grammy Awards, with the current crop of nominees (finally) among the most diverse ever. Jarrod Goldner of Music Audience Exchange offers his predictions for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be held this Sunday, January 28th. CBS…
Dethroned Rap Mogul Suge Knight’s Lawyers Arrested
Two Los Angeles attorneys who represented former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight were arrested Thursday on warrants alleging they were accessories after the fact to a felony, authorities said. The attorneys, Matthew Fletcher and Thaddeus Culpepper, were arrested Thursday by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, sheriff’s department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida…
This Week’s Pandora Trendsetter Chart Standouts
[UPDATED] Each week Pandora shares highlights from its Trendsetters Chart. Compiled using data obtained from Next Big Sound, this chart shows the top 20 artists listeners have been using to create the highest number of stations from over the past week, and reflects which up-and-coming artists are currently trending on…