In the latest develop of the ongoing Flo and Eddie Inc. v. Sirius XM, the State of Florida revealed that it did not recognize performance rights in sound recordings made before February 15, 1972. Unfortunately this means the duo will lose out on another $5 million from their settlement with…
Category archives: Publishing & Songwriting
Why Songwriters Must Pay Attention To A Trump Tax Reform Plan
In 2006, congress reclassified songwriters income from the sale of a catalog as "capital gains" as opposed to ordinary income, giving artists an important tax break. Under the newly proposed tax reform bill, however, artists are at risk of losing this big break. ___________________________ Guest post from Royalty Exchange Songwriters…
Björkcoin: A Look Inside Björk’s Cryptocurrency Album Project
One of the latest developments in the world of blockchain, indie pop star Björk recently revealed that she plans to sell her soon-to-be-released album, Utopia, for bitcoins, and that something known as Audiocoins will also be up in the mix. _____________________ Guest post by David Gerard The weekend’s big splash…
5 Common Songwriter Struggles, How To Overcome Them
As anyone who spent time songwriting or in a community of musicians is aware, songwriting is often fairly unglamorous, and can often be a vast amount of work for little reward, particularly of the financial variety. Here we look at five of the most common struggles songwriters face. ____________________________________ Guest…
Ashley Gorley Named Songwriter Of The Year At ASCAP Country Music Awards 2017
Country music’s best gathered at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Monday night for the 55th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, with songwriter Ashley Gorley taking top honors as the ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year for the fifth time in his career. Gorley was recognized for his nine-chart topping hits…
BMI Honors Bob DiPiero, Keith Urban, More At 65th Annual Country Awards
BMI held its 2017 Country Awards earliet this week, with Bob DiPiero taking top honors as BMI Icon Award winner, as well as awards for Country Songwriter, Song and Publisher of the Year. Also recognized was Keith Urban, who was was presented with the BMI Champion award for his work…
Shania Twain’s "Come On Over" And Why It Sold Over 20 Million Copies
An icon release of mainstream pop country, Twain’s 1997 release was full of crossover potential, loaded with hook-filled songwriting and produced by a rock legend, the album’s impact on country music is clearly evident, even 20 years later. ____________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora,…
FCC Boss Wrecks Media Ownership Rules In Huge Gift To Sinclair Broadcasting
While the FCC’s Ajit Pai has been working hard to ignore the public outcry against the death of net neutrality, he’s also been busy actively gutting media consolidation and ownership regulations solely, says Karl Bode of Techdirt, for the benefit of Sinclair broadcasting. _____________________________ By Karl Bode of Techdirt FCC…
What Promises To Transform Music Listening In The Age Of Alexa? Lyrics.
We’ve come a long way since the wild west of lyrics, which are now easily searchable and provide artists with an additional source of income. Moving forward, lyrics will provide essential contextual metadata in the age of voice command. __________________________ Guest post by Darryl Ballantyne of Lyric Find Lyrics provide…
Inside The Recording Academy’s District Advocate Day [Podcast]
This week, Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly podcast co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined by Daryl Friedman, the Recording Academy’s Chief Industry, Government and Member Relations Officer to discuss District Advocate Day, the nation’s largest grassroots movement for music and music creators. During the annual day of action Recording…