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Breaking: NMPA Annual Meeting and Board Member Election

June 13, 2013

At yesterday's annual Nation Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) meeting, NMPA President and CEO David Israelite mustered members to "fight for fair pay and condemned Pandora's poor treatment of songwriters an... Read More...

Apple Is Now Sending Non-Negotiable iTunes Radio Contracts to Indie Labels…

Paul Resnikoff

June 13, 2013

That's according to several indie label sources, all of whom have agreed to share top-level contract details with Digital Music News. These are bigger labels you've definitely heard of, along with a number of ... Read More...

Breaking: Rdio Expands Into Seven More Countries

Priscilla Kim

June 13, 2013

Rdio, an internet radio platform headquartered in San Francisco, was happy to announce they've expanded to seven more territories, bringing them to 31 countries in five continents. Now, those in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Chile, the Czech Repu... Read More...

Breaking: BMI Files Rate Action Against Pandora

Priscilla Kim

June 13, 2013

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) filed a rate action (not to be confused with a lawsuit, despite reports by other publications) asking the Federal Rate Court to set royalty fees for Pandora. The action "asks the cour... Read More...

Breaking: Live Nation Wins Case Against CTS Eventim

Priscilla Kim

June 13, 2013

The International Court of Arbitration ruled that Live Nation Entertainment justifiably terminated a contract with CTS Eventim three years ago. Prior to Live Nation's 2010 merger with Ticketmaster Entertainm... Read More...

Breaking: EDMbiz Announces Panels, Speakers, and Party Schedule

Priscilla Kim

June 13, 2013

The ever-growing success of the EDM industry is further bolstered by EDMbiz, as part of Electric Daisy Carnival Week. The 2nd annual Edmbiz Conference launches next week, hosted by KCRW music director and DJ, Jason Bentley. Panels, speakers, and nightclub part... Read More...

I’m Jeff Price. And This Is My New Company, Audiam

Paul Resnikoff

June 12, 2013

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The following comes from Jeff Price and Peter Wells, both co-founders of TuneCore and now... Audiam. The music industry has changed since we launched TuneCore in 2006. Last decade, the rise of iTunes let u... Read More...

Just to Lower Royalties, Pandora Buys a Small Radio Station In South Dakota…

Paul Resnikoff

June 12, 2013

This is a company now waging war to lower its royalty obligations — on all possible fronts. Just this morning, Pandora assistant general counsel Christopher Harrison confirmed that the company has purchased th... Read More...

Songwriters Respond: “This Is Another Sad Step in Pandora’s War Against Us”

Paul Resnikoff

June 12, 2013

Pandora says they're merely angling to get the same rate as their competitor, iHeartRadio, who pays lower royalties because its parent is a broadcast radio conglomerate. Then again, if Pandora is such a friend to musicians and songwriters, why are they always... Read More...

Right Now: Warner Music Nashville Teams Up with Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute…

Priscilla Kim

June 12, 2013

In Nashville, TN, Warner Music Nashville has teamed up with Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute to help run a month-long business boot camp for college students and recent graduates from across the... Read More...

Right Now: Clear Channel Media and Fleetwood Mac Partner Up…

Priscilla Kim

June 12, 2013

It's about as direct as you can get. Clear Channel Media & Entertainment has just announced a revenue deal with group Fleetwood Mac. It's the first direct performing rights agreement between a radio comp... Read More...

Awkward Question: Are Indies Getting Shafted by iTunes Radio?

Paul Resnikoff

June 12, 2013

Updated, 11:30 am PCT (June 13th): we've received confirmation from several large indies that Apple has already sent standardized contracts with pre-set terms to independent labels. We're not sure what the terms of those pre-filled contracts are, however one ... Read More...