Portlandia Stars Suggest Special Grammy For Attorneys That Sue Songwriters [VIDEO]

The recent slew of over-the-top plagiarism lawsuits leveled against artists in recent years has left much of the music industry’s creative personnel on edge. This recent "Grammy for Suing" clip from Portlandia serves to highlight the issue. ___________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 There have been some…

Top Valentine Lyrics From Around the World [INFOGRAPHIC]

What were the most searched love song lyrics in eleven countries leading up to Valentine’s Day? From Canada to Brazil, the most searched lyrics range from sexual confessions to heartsick elegies in a list compiled by LyricFind. _______________________________________ click on image to enlarge Related articles Kodie Shane Shares New Mixtape…

5 Reasons Small Music Blogs Can Have A Big Impact

When it comes to finding press to promote their music, many artists look to music press giants like Pitchfork or Rolling Stone, but these publications are unlikely to bother even giving you the time of day, whereas smaller independent blogs usually have a little more attention to spare, and can…

This Fortnight In Music Supervision & Sync: The Young Pope • Springsteen Does Harry Potter • Superbowl Synch • More

[UPDATED] A complete run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision in in film, tv, gaming and much more over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog. _________________________________________ Film and TV The Young Pope has the best music cue since The Right Stuff (The Ringer) At…

How The Music Industry Can Change (For The Better)

2016 was a big year for the music industry, both in terms of lawsuits and lobbying, although whether these were to the industry’s benefit is debatable. Here we look at major issues with the music business in desperate need of resolution in the coming year. _____________________________ Guest post by Atty….

Weekly Music Publishing Update 2.10.17: Superbowl Spend & Sync

Arguably the best part of the Super Bowl each year is the slew of new commercials advertisers put together for the largest single television broadcast event in the US. Market Track, parent company to advertising tracking firm Competitrack, found that 62 brands advertised in 77 unique commercials throughout the four…