Politics

Home

Politics

France and Germany May Have Just Saved Article 13 and the Copyright Directive

February 7, 2019

France and Germany's compromise has upset multiple rights organizations, including Article 13 supporters. Several weeks ago, the Copyright Directive – most importantly, Article 13 – appeared to hit a fatal ‘... Read More...

Mariah Carey Facing Pressure from Activists to Drop Saudi Arabia Support

Ashley King

January 29, 2019

Mariah Carey is facing pressure from activists to cancel her upcoming performance in Saudi Arabia. Carey joins a long list of celebrities who have been asked to boycott the country over its human rights viol... Read More...

Arcade Fire, 200 Canadian Artists Say No More Pipelines on Indigenous Land

Ashley King

January 22, 2019

More than 200 Canadian musicians have banded together in support of indigenous protestors. Arcade Fire is the latest band to show support for an anti-pipeline protest. The group is signing a strongly-worded... Read More...

Copyright Directive and Article 13 Hit a ‘Brick Wall’ in the EU

Daniel Sanchez

January 21, 2019

Have Google’s intensive lobbying efforts managed to sink the Copyright Directive, especially Article 11 and Article 13? According to multiple reports, Copyright Directive talks in the European Union have ind... Read More...

The FCC Prepares for a Partial Shutdown

Daniel Sanchez

January 2, 2019

Despite the partial shutdown, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will continue working. The FCC will shut down “most operations” should the partial government shutdown continue on Thursday. “At that time, employees will... Read More...

Twisted Sister Slams Australian Politician for Re-Writing 'We're Not Gonna Take It'

Twisted Sister Slams an Australian Politician for Re-Writing ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’

Daniel Sanchez

January 2, 2019

Twisted Sister isn’t going to take it anymore from Australian politician Clive Palmer. Twisted Sister isn’t too happy with an Australian politician right now. The heavy metal band has slammed Clive Palmer... Read More...

European Union Aims to Implement Forced Content Quotas on Streaming Services by the End of 2019

The European Union Wants to Implement Forced Content Quotas on Streaming Services by the End of 2019

Daniel Sanchez

December 24, 2018

Would the European Union’s content quota affect streaming music services? Several months ago, APRA AMCOS, a copyright collective representing Australian and New Zealander composers, lyricists, and musicians,... Read More...

The British Music Industry Slams The UK's Post-Brexit Immigration Policy

Post-Brexit Immigration Policy: Foreign Musicians Could be Required to Earn a £30,000 Salary — Or No Entry Into the UK

Daniel Sanchez

December 20, 2018

The British music industry isn’t happy with a new post-Brexit immigration proposal. The British music industry has lashed out over a newly published white paper outlining the country’s plans for a new post-B... Read More...

U.S. Department of Justice Bans Bump Stocks Used in the Route 91 Las Vegas Massacre

Ashley King

December 19, 2018

A year and a handful of months after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the government is finally banning bump stocks. The U.S. Department of Justice has now declared that any weapons modified with a bump stock wi... Read More...

Vivendi and EU Music Organizations Slam Article 13 For Failing to Fix Value Gap

Did YouTube Just Pull a Fast One? Vivendi, EU Music Organizations are Suddenly Slamming Article 13

Daniel Sanchez

December 13, 2018

Universal Music Group owner Vivendi and the broader music industry are now pushing back against an initiative they helped pass. So what happened? The European music industry has long pushed for an overhaul ... Read More...

British Music Industry Artists and Organizations Sign Anti-Brexit Letter

Daniel Sanchez

December 12, 2018

No one in the British music industry seems to know what exactly will happen once Brexit finalizes. Last year, the British music industry reached a record high of $5.7 billion. UK Music’s annual Measuring ... Read More...

‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Is Now Getting Banned by Major Radio Stations In the US & Canada

Marsha Silva

December 5, 2018

Who knew that when Frank Loesser penned the cheery duet "Baby It's Cold Outside" in 1944, that it would become the magnet for controversy decades later? The song has long been challenged based on issues tied... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

More AI Detector False Positives Emerge In Rapid Succession: Do Indie Musicians Have a Serious Problem Here?

The Coalition for Ticket Fairness Says Live Nation’s New Trump Disclosure Demands Further Answers

Live Nation Amends Its Trump DOJ Settlement Disclosure With a Few More Details About the President’s Involvement

The Mysterious Case of the Missing $6 Million Kennedy Center Donation

NYC Becomes the First City In America to Enact a Strict ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule for Subscriptions

France and Germany May Have Just Saved Article 13 and the Copyright Directive

Mariah Carey Facing Pressure from Activists to Drop Saudi Arabia Support

Arcade Fire, 200 Canadian Artists Say No More Pipelines on Indigenous Land

Copyright Directive and Article 13 Hit a ‘Brick Wall’ in the EU

The FCC Prepares for a Partial Shutdown

Twisted Sister Slams an Australian Politician for Re-Writing ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’

The European Union Wants to Implement Forced Content Quotas on Streaming Services by the End of 2019

Post-Brexit Immigration Policy: Foreign Musicians Could be Required to Earn a £30,000 Salary — Or No Entry Into the UK

U.S. Department of Justice Bans Bump Stocks Used in the Route 91 Las Vegas Massacre

Did YouTube Just Pull a Fast One? Vivendi, EU Music Organizations are Suddenly Slamming Article 13

British Music Industry Artists and Organizations Sign Anti-Brexit Letter

‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Is Now Getting Banned by Major Radio Stations In the US & Canada