Category archives: publishing

Nielsen Completes Gracenote Acquisition

Nielsen announced on Wednesday that it had completed its acquisition of entertainment metadata provider Gracenote. Gracenote’s data and technology is a key element of user interfaces and programming guides and includes everything from song data on compact discs to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), smart televisions, streaming music services, connected…

5 Steps For Sending The Perfect Demo Submission

If you’ve been writing and recording music for awhile, chances are you’re ready to submit a demo in hopes of getting your music heard, and maybe even signed. Here we look at five steps in crafting the perfect demo submission. ______________________________ Guest Post from Write Rhythm How do you submit…

Major Labels Under Gun In The Carpenters, Sales v. Licensing Case

The age old dispute between artists and labels over digital download revenues is once again rearing its ugly head, with Richard Carpenter having recently audited his label A&M/Universal, revealing a rash of under-reported downloads. ___________________________ Guest Post by Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. The dispute between artists and labels over the…

This Week in Music Supervision and Sync 1.31.17

A complete run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog. Film and TV Josh Groban records new Beauty and the Beast song ‘Evermore’ (Entertainment Weekly) The pop singer has recorded a version of the new Beauty and the…