Compliance

Keeping up with compliance and enforcement of music, creative, and IP related legislation

New Grant Offers Free Festival Passes to People with Disabilities – Lollapalooza, EDC, Stagecoach & More

September 1, 2022

Photo Credit: AccessibleFestivals.org A new grant program offers free festival passes to several popular festivals for people with disabilities. Here's what you should know. The Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Gr... Read More...

Audacy Stock Hits All-Time Low Amid Disappointing Financials, Layoffs

Ashley King

August 25, 2022

Following slow revenue growth for Q2 2022, Audacy has started layoffs after disappointing financials. The Philadelphia-based company is expected to make job cuts that will impact all divisions and geographic... Read More...

Capitol Records ‘Drops’ Virtual Rapper FN Meka Following Allegations of Racism

Paul Resnikoff

August 23, 2022

FN Meka (Photo Credit: Capitol Music Group/UMG) Yes, robots can get canceled, too. Effectively immediately, Capitol Music Group and its parent Universal Music Group have 'severed ties' with virtual artist FN ... Read More...

Muse NFT Album To Be Chart Eligible in the UK

Ashley King

August 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Muse is set to become the first music act with a chart-eligible NFT album. British rock group Muse and Warner Music UK have partnered with eco-friendly web3 music marketplac... Read More...

Spotify Head Daniel Ek to Be Deposed In Eminem Publisher Lawsuit, Judge Confirms

Dylan Smith

July 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Magnus Höij / CC by 2.0 About three months back, a court rejected Spotify’s motion for a protective order in a long-running legal battle, thereby determining that CEO Daniel Ek would have to pro... Read More...

TikTok Pauses Privacy Policy Update in Europe Following Regulatory Pushback

Ashley King

July 13, 2022

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok postpones a controversial privacy policy change following European regulatory pushback. TikTok has agreed to postpone a controversial privacy policy update in Europe tha... Read More...

Major Music Publishers Send ‘Formal Notices’ to Google and Apple as Part of Broader App Crackdown

Dylan Smith

June 16, 2022

NMPA president and CEO David Israelite. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has officially taken aim at about 100 apps that it says are using unlicensed music – in addition to sending “formal no... Read More...

Universal Music Group Inks Licensing Deal With Music-Integration Platform Songclip

Dylan Smith

June 13, 2022

Universal Music Group headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. About 15 months after announcing an $11 million funding round, music-integration platform Songclip has inked “a multi-year global strategic partnership ... Read More...

Amazon No Longer Offers Kindle, Music, & Audiobooks Purchases on Android

Ashley King

June 5, 2022

Photo Credit: Waldemar Brandt Amazon is making changes to its suite of apps which removes music, books, and audiobooks purchases on Android devices. Here's why. This month Amazon began notifying Kindle app u... Read More...

Epic Games and Google Ink Temporary Agreement to Keep Bandcamp on the Play Store

Dylan Smith

May 20, 2022

Late last month, reports revealed that Bandcamp was facing a possible removal from the Play Store amid a broader billing-policy battle between its Epic Games parent and Google. Now, the involved parties have ... Read More...

Session Wants to Solve the Music Metadata Mess — And Unleash Billions In Missing Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

May 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Sam Moghadam Khamseh Are you leaving money on the table as an artist, producer, songwriter, label, or publisher? Mismanaged metadata is one of the biggest problems plaguing indie artists and the... Read More...

TikTok Is Deleting Accounts After Its $5.7 Million Compliance Violation

Ashley King

March 1, 2019

After getting slapped with a $5.7 million dollar fine by the FTC for violating child privacy laws, TikTok is making sweeping changes to the platform — including deleting accounts. People under the age of 13 ... Read More...

Audoo Secures Expansion With Foundation Client APRA AMCOS in Australia and New Zealand

Songwriter Organizations Urge Congressional Action on the Mechanical Licensing Collective’s ‘Black Box’ Royalties — ‘Very Blatant Conflict of Interest’

Is Your Band Big In Japan? Shifts In Public Performance Tracking Could Generate Some Major Surprises

Schneider Retreats From YouTube Content ID Court Battle After Failing to Secure Class Action Status

Is the YouTube Content ID Lawsuit Fading Away? Maria Schneider Makes Another Attempt for Class Action Status as Trial Date Looms

Audacy Stock Hits All-Time Low Amid Disappointing Financials, Layoffs

Capitol Records ‘Drops’ Virtual Rapper FN Meka Following Allegations of Racism

Muse NFT Album To Be Chart Eligible in the UK

Spotify Head Daniel Ek to Be Deposed In Eminem Publisher Lawsuit, Judge Confirms

Major Music Publishers Send ‘Formal Notices’ to Google and Apple as Part of Broader App Crackdown

Amazon No Longer Offers Kindle, Music, & Audiobooks Purchases on Android

Epic Games and Google Ink Temporary Agreement to Keep Bandcamp on the Play Store

Session Wants to Solve the Music Metadata Mess — And Unleash Billions In Missing Royalties

TikTok Is Deleting Accounts After Its $5.7 Million Compliance Violation