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Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Credit: Sound Credit)

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

February 7, 2023

Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Cr... Read More...

The 1975 Announced as Official Ambassadors of Record Store Day UK 2023

Ashley King

February 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Record Store Day UK The 1975 is announced as the official ambassadors of Record Store Day UK 2023, following previous ambassadors like Taylor Swift, Noel Gallagher, Elton John, and The Big Moon.... Read More...

TikTok Officially Launches SoundOn in Australia Amid Major Label Licensing Talks

Dylan Smith

February 6, 2023

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo Credit: Jordan Last March, TikTok rolled out SoundOn in the U.S., the U.K., Brazil, and Indonesia. Now, the distribution and marketing service has debuted in Australia, where the ByteDance-owned platform is currently ... Read More...

Bruce Springsteen Fanzine Ending to Protest High Ticket Prices

Ashley King

February 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez The Bruce Springsteen fanzine 'Backstreets' is shutting down in protest of high ticket prices. Springsteen adopted the dynamic pricing model for tickets for his up... Read More...

JKBX Says It ‘Has Over $1.7 Billion in Music Rights Exclusively Secured,’ With $4 Billion Expected by 2023’s End

Dylan Smith

February 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Hunters Race JKBX (pronounced “jukebox”) has announced a partnership with market maker GTS Securities and revealed that it “currently has over $1.7 billion in music rights exclusively secured” –... Read More...

Lizzo Wins Trademark for ‘100% That B*tch’ Lyric

Ashley King

February 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Andy Witchger / CC by 2.0 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Lizzo a trademark for her lyric '100% that b*tch' from her hit single, "Truth Hurts." Lizzo applied for the trademark last year and now she can use it ... Read More...

And the Grammy Winners for 2023 Are…

Ashley King

February 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Tony Duran / CC by 3.0 Find out who walked away with the most awards at the 65th annual Grammys. It's been quite a year for Beyonce, who went into the 65th annual Grammy Awards with the most no... Read More...

Houston Grand Opera Announces Historic $22MM Gift, Largest in HGO History

Ashley King

February 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Houston Grand Opera The Houston Grand Opera has announced a new fund within the HGO Endowment, created by Sarah and Ernest Butler. The endowment is valued at $22 million and is the largest phila... Read More...

Apple Reports Record $20.8B in Services Revenue Amid Q1 2023 Earnings Slump

Ashley King

February 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Zhiyue Apple's Q1 2023 earnings report was less than stellar for investors with one bright point–record services revenue. Overall revenue was down more than 5% compared to last year as Apple failed to match sales of last year across its hardwa... Read More...

Stevie Van Zandt Partners with Primary Wave Music

Ashley King

February 3, 2023

Photo Credit: Primary Wave Music Stevie Van Zandt partners with leading independent publisher Primary Wave Music for a stake in producer royalties from his collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and much more.... Read More...

Drake Proposes Spotify Offer Bonuses to Artists for Streaming Thresholds

Ashley King

February 3, 2023

Photo Credit: Felipe Pelaquim Drake is the first artist to reach 75 billion streams on Spotify. Now the rapper says the platform should offer bonuses to artists who reach streaming thresholds—like athletes. ... Read More...

Trippie Redd Says Hackers Held His Music for $1 Million Ransom

Ashley King

February 3, 2023

Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 4.0 Trippie Redd reveals that hackers held his music for a $1 million ransom. In an interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, rapper Trippie Redd revealed that his newest album, Mansion Musik, has a noticeably unfi... Read More...

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Latest Posts

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

The 1975 Announced as Official Ambassadors of Record Store Day UK 2023

Bruce Springsteen Fanzine Ending to Protest High Ticket Prices

JKBX Says It ‘Has Over $1.7 Billion in Music Rights Exclusively Secured,’ With $4 Billion Expected by 2023’s End

Lizzo Wins Trademark for ‘100% That B*tch’ Lyric

And the Grammy Winners for 2023 Are…

Stevie Van Zandt Partners with Primary Wave Music

Drake Proposes Spotify Offer Bonuses to Artists for Streaming Thresholds

Trippie Redd Says Hackers Held His Music for $1 Million Ransom