Originally an illicit under-the-table business, payola has since evolved into the somewhat more legal and above board practice of corporate artist sponsorship, although it still drastically impacts an artist’s ability to make it or break it. ____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Payola has always been part…
Category archives: publishing
Colin Elmore Signs Co-Pub Deal With Wrensong, Pat Finch Publishing
Colin Elmore, lead singer of Colin Elmore and the Danville Train, has signed a co-publishing deal with […]
ole Signs Blake Bollinger
ole has signed an exclusive worldwide co-publishing deal for future music copyrights with […]
Musicians Sues Distributor E1 Direct Deal With SiriusXM
In a piece of legal news with wide implications for the music business, indie string trio Time for Three and S’More Entertainment have filed a class action lawsuit against Entertainment One regarding the music and entertainment distributor’s their direct deal with SiriusXM. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music…
Paul McCartney Files Lawsuit To Force Sony/ATV To Transfer Rights To 267 Beatles Songs
Former Beatle Paul McCartney filled a lawsuit against Sony/ATV Music Publishing in federal court in New York on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim the ownership of 267 Beatles songs that Michael Jackson acquired in 1985. ____________________________ More than two decades ago, Michael Jackson outbid Paul McCartney for the publishing rights 267…
Sony/ATV: Paul McCartney lawsuit is ‘unnecessary and premature’
Did the former Beatle file suit to avoid the same fate as Duran Duran?
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Keith Urban, Ross Copperman, Joe Fisher Team With Kobalt For New Publishing Venture
Kobalt has signed a deal with BOOM, the collaborative publishing venture launched by country […]
Study Suggests Connecting With Fans, Public Shaming More Effective Than Legislation At Combating Piracy
In an age where piracy is commonplace, using legal tools to combat it has proved largely ineffective. A new study suggests that publishers are better off connecting with fans and providing them with a compelling reason to purchase music instead. ________________________ Guest Post by Timothy Geigner on Techdirt We have…
This Fortnight in Music Supervision and Sync 1.17.17
A run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog. Film and TV A history of Adult Swim’s boundary-pushing music moments (Billboard) Whether collaborating with an artist or just spotlighting them, Synchtank client Adult Swim has brought us many…
IBM Partners With Sacem For Music Cloud-Based Rights Management Platform
French performance rights organization Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (Sacam) announced that they are partnering with technology giant IBM in a 10-year bid to develop URights, a cloud-based copyright platform designed to track and collect on online music for creators and publishers. URights aims to leverage cloud…