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Marco Rubio Calls for a Government Investigation Into TikTok Censorship

October 10, 2019

Photo Credit: ByteDance / Twitter Senator Marco Rubio has asked a U.S. national security panel to review the acquisition of Musical.ly by Chinese tech conglomerate ByteDance. Musical.ly was acquired by Beiji... Read More...

FCC Commissioner Doesn’t Appreciate the RIAA’s Response on Payola

Paul Resnikoff

October 10, 2019

Looks like the RIAA's brush-off of the Federal Communications Commission's payola inquiry didn't quite work as planned. For those just tuning in to this one, the multi-headed monster of radio payola has rece... Read More...

Following MMA's Approval, Copyright Royalty Board Goes into Overdrive

U.S. Congress Is Getting Involved In Spotify’s Complaint Against Apple

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2019

Just ahead of the weekend, U.S. Congress officially requested information from Spotify as part of a broader antitrust investigation being conducting on Apple. The Congressional inquiry aims to determine if A... Read More...

Appeals Court Says the Trump Administration Can’t Force States to Repeal Net Neutrality

Marsha Silva

October 1, 2019

DC Court of Appeals Earlier today (October 1st), a U.S. federal court upheld the FCC’s decision to eliminate net neutrality rules back in 2017. But the decision was hardly a victory for the Trump Administrat... Read More...

U.S. Judiciary Committee Urges the Removal of DMCA-Style Safe Harbor Provisions from Global Trade Treaties

Marsha Silva

September 23, 2019

Earlier today (September 23rd), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee wrote a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, who is currently negotiating a new free trade agreement between the United States, Mexico an... Read More...

Two Members Abruptly Depart the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)

Paul Resnikoff

September 20, 2019

Earlier this week, the recently-named Mechanical Licensing Collective requested $66.25 million — just to get off the ground. That included a $37.25 million tranche of cash before the MLC's opening day. Anot... Read More...

Live Nation Is Officially Under Investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice

Marsha Silva

September 19, 2019

U.S. Department of Justice HQ, Washington, DC The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that it is investigating whether Live Nation has been violating a consent decree that it has been required to f... Read More...

California Passes AB5, Handing a Major Defeat to the RIAA, A2IM, and Music Artists Coalition

Paul Resnikoff

September 18, 2019

Earlier today (September 18th), California governor Gavin Newsom signed AB5 into law. Update (11:30 am PT): Jordan Bromley from MAC, Mitch Glazer from RIAA and Richard J Burgess from A2IM have emailed DMN — ... Read More...

Sofar Sounds CEO Defends Poor Artist Payouts as Company Raises $25 Million

Sofar Sounds Hires Paid Crew Members as New York State’s Investigation Into Exploitative Labor Practices Continues

Ashley King

September 18, 2019

Sofar Sounds has announced it will begin hiring paid part-time crew members to work its concerts. The organization has been under fire from artists and critics who say it relies too heavily on its unpaid vol... Read More...

Uber, Lyft, and the Music Industry Become Strange Bedfellows Against California’s AB5

Marsha Silva

September 11, 2019

Ridesharing giants and the music industry stand united against California's AB5 — though the opposition effort doesn't seem to be working. Ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft have formed an unlikely alli... Read More...

U.S. Government Demands Information from the RIAA Over Radio Payola

Marsha Silva

September 6, 2019

Is a federal payola investigation next? FCC commissioner Michael O'Rielly (l) and Chairman Ajit Pai (r) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally demanded that the RIAA investigate payola ... Read More...

Ahead of Its High-Profile UMG Deal, Tencent Music Is Suddenly Getting Grilled by Chinese Regulators

Marsha Silva

August 27, 2019

Look like Chinese regulators are having a little kerfuffle with Tencent Music. Will this complicate Vivendi's partial sale of Univeral Music Group? Just a few weeks after Chinese internet and media giant Te... Read More...

Sync Music Licensing: Secrets for Scoring Deals and Maximizing Revenue

“My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

What Does It Take to Succeed In Songwriting? Surprising Lessons from Two Successful Sync Writers

How a Movie Score Is Really Made — According to a Top Hollywood Director

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Want Your Music In a Major Gaming Series? Meet the Guys Who Create Their Soundtracks

Artist Branding Isn’t Selling Out Anymore — But What’s the New Balance?

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Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

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Jay-Z’s TIDAL Is Currently Under Investigation for Data Fraud In Norway

U.S. Government Pumps Over $8 Billion Into ‘Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, and Information’ Sectors

Ticketmaster Slammed by U.S. Congresswoman: ‘Worst Customer Service In Any Industry’

FTC Threatens Cardi B With ‘Legal Enforcement Action’ Over Misleading Instagram Post

Sofar Sounds Overhauls Artist Payments After Being Fined $460,000

Marco Rubio Calls for a Government Investigation Into TikTok Censorship

FCC Commissioner Doesn’t Appreciate the RIAA’s Response on Payola

U.S. Congress Is Getting Involved In Spotify’s Complaint Against Apple

Appeals Court Says the Trump Administration Can’t Force States to Repeal Net Neutrality

U.S. Judiciary Committee Urges the Removal of DMCA-Style Safe Harbor Provisions from Global Trade Treaties

Two Members Abruptly Depart the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)

Live Nation Is Officially Under Investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice

California Passes AB5, Handing a Major Defeat to the RIAA, A2IM, and Music Artists Coalition

Sofar Sounds Hires Paid Crew Members as New York State’s Investigation Into Exploitative Labor Practices Continues

Uber, Lyft, and the Music Industry Become Strange Bedfellows Against California’s AB5

U.S. Government Demands Information from the RIAA Over Radio Payola

Ahead of Its High-Profile UMG Deal, Tencent Music Is Suddenly Getting Grilled by Chinese Regulators