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Irv Gotti Sells Murder Inc. Master Recordings In Reported $300 Million Deal

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July 7, 2022
Photo Credit: Pepi Stojanovski Irv Gotti has sold his stake in Murder Inc's master recordings in a deal worth a reported $300 million. Irving Lorenzo founded Murder Inc in 1999 following his success at Def J... Read More...
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Photo by Marthe A. Vannebo Grammy-winning artist Daniel Lanois is bringing his catalog and future work to BMG, making the company his home label. Daniel Lanois has enjoyed a 50-year career as a highly acclai... Read More...
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Photo Credit: LinkedIn A UMG employee says he was fired for speaking up about abortion rights. Michael Lopez worked as a production coordinator at Universal Music Enterprises. But last week, Lopez blasted th... Read More...

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National Music Publishers' Association President & CEO David Israelite speaking at the NMPA Annual Meeting in June in New York (Photo: Digital Music News) Apple didn't contest a massive royalty rate incre... Read More...
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Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. American songwriters and publishers scored a hard-fought mechanical royalty rate increase from streaming music platf... Read More...
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Photo Credit: David Veksler Earlier this month, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) spearheaded a copyright infringement lawsuit against the China-based parent company of video-making app Vinkle... Read More...
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Reservoir Posts 46% Quarterly Revenue Boost, Outlines Plans to Drop $100 Million On Catalogs During the Next 12 Months

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Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) generated $35.1 million during Q1 2022, according to a newly released earnings report, and the company intends to drop north of $100 million more on its "pipeline of potential d... Read More...
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Tencent Music Renews Strategic Partnership with Time Fengjun Entertainment

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Photo Credit: Average Person Tencent Music Entertainment Group is renewing its strategic partnership with Time Fengjun Entertainment (TF Entertainment). Tencent Music says it will continue to support young C... Read More...
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Major Music Publishers Send ‘Formal Notices’ to Google and Apple as Part of Broader App Crackdown

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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...

Primary Wave Announces ‘Multi-Million-Dollar’ Catalog Deal With ‘Danger Zone’ Songwriter Tom Whitlock

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Primary Wave has officially unveiled a “multi-million-dollar” catalog deal with “Danger Zone” songwriter Tom Whitlock. New York City-based Primary Wave – which has pursued an array of song-rights investment... Read More...
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Sony Music Publishing Partners with NEON16 & Tommy Mottola for 22 Publishing Launch

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Photo Credit: Sony Music Publishing Sony Music Publishing Latin is partnering with NEON16 and music exec Tommy Mottola to support 22 Publishing. SMP will work closely alongside NEON16 to create key opportuni... Read More...
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