After forty years of old works not tipping over into the public domain, it appears the Term-Extenders-That-Be are opting not to push for an extension this time around, anticipating that they’d face much more significant pushback. __________________________ Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt Last week, in writing about how…
Category archives: Publishing & Songwriting
Streaming Music Payment Rates Drop 9%, Apple Music Gains [David Lowery]
Musician and artists advocate David Lowery has been sharing an analysis of the streaming royalties that he receives as the principle songwriter and leader of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven since 2014. Every year they offer an important snapshot of trends that effect all artists and rightsholders. _____________________________ By David…
3 Factors Shaping The Music Industry In 2018
With 2017 already having been a busy and reformative year for the music industry, 2018 looks to be headed in a similar direction. Here we visit three important factors which will have a major effect on the industry in the coming year. ___________________________ Guest post from the Royalty Exchange blog…
Facebook Gives Indie Musicians, Publishers March 12 Licensing Deadline
[UPDATED] Facebook has finally created a system for musicians and rightsholders to get paid for use of their music on the social giant. But they’ve also set a March 12th deadline to participate directly via an exclusive deal with the Harry Fox Agency’s Rumblefish division. ____________________________________ Independent music publishers and…
Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Face Copyright Battle
Ed Sheeran may be credited as a writer of Tim McGraw’s new duet with Faith Hill, but two Aussies claim in a federal complaint that the ballad is a shameless ripoff of a song they penned in 2014. “The copying is, in many instances, verbatim, note-for-note copying of important and…
Facebook Signs Licensing Deals With SESAC, Kobalt, Azoff’s GMR and Adds Indie Music Publisher Program
Facebook announced three more major muli-year global music licensing deals today – SESAC’s Harry Fox and Rumblefish services, Kobalt Music Publishing and Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights. The agreements follow recent deals with Universal Music and Sony/ATV. ________________________________ New Facebook deals with SESAC, Kobalt and Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights…
Music Publishing News: Reservoir • Sony/ATV • Kobalt • Round Hill • More
Reservoir, the New York based music publishing company, which includes UK based Reverb Music, has promoted Rell Lafargue to President and Chief Operating Officer. Since 2008, Lafargue has served as COO. • Joe Walsh, songwriter the Eagles’ “Life In the Fast Lane” and “In The City,” has signed with Sony/ATV…
5 Myths Of “Making It” In The Music Industry
With so much advice about finding success in the music industry, there are a number of romanticized myths floating around that have gained more traction than they deserve. Here we debunk five such misconceptions. ________________________________ Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of the ReverbNation Blog In this industry it can be…
Atlantic Records Finds New Excuse To Underpay Producers
[UPDATED] With the rise of streaming, the job of producer has declined to a much less lucrative position, as many producer deals are built around physical sales. Atlantic Records has found a way to cut into this limited revenue further, however, by retitling some albums as ‘mixtapes’ or ‘compilation albums,’…
23 Top Music Orgs. Endorse Licensing Reform Legislation
Prominent music trade groups and other organizations representing U.S. music publishers, record labels, songwriters, composers, artists and performance rights organizations (PROs) today announced their united support for key pieces of pending music legislation. 23 major music organizations: The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),…