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Today In Copyright Lawsuits: ‘Lady Marmalade’ Co-Writer Sues Sony/ATV for $20 Million

April 16, 2019

Kenny Nolan, one of the songwriters behind the Patti LaBelle hit, ‘Lady Marmalade,’ has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Sony/ATV Music Publishing. According to the 60-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. Distr... Read More...

YouTube Music Licensing Platform Unveils Global Deal with Sony/ATV’s EMI Publishing

Daniel Sanchez

March 25, 2019

Will SoundVault’s deal help secure fair payments to labels, artists, and other song rightsholders? Historically, YouTube has provided incredibly low payouts to the music industry. For indie artists, those... Read More...

Sony/ATV CEO Martin Bandier Scores $100 Million Alone from EMI Music Publishing Acquisition

Daniel Sanchez

February 18, 2019

Sony/ATV’s CEO Martin Bandier has scored a cool payday from the publisher’s acquisition of EMI. Early last year, in the first major strategic move from recently appointed CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony bought M... Read More...

Sony Officially Acquired EMI Music Publishing. Officially.

Sony Has Officially Acquired EMI Music Publishing. Officially.

Daniel Sanchez

November 15, 2018

Officially, Sony has completed its acquisition of EMI Music Publishing. Unofficially, expect the Japanese conglomerate to dwarf the competition – including indies – in the music publishing space. You probab... Read More...

IMPALA Urges European Commission to Block Sony EMI Music Publishing Acquisition

Is Sony+EMI Really the Monster That Indies Say It is?

Daniel Sanchez

August 14, 2018

Helen Smith, Executive Chair of IMPALA. If Sony’s acquisition for EMI Music Publishing goes through, will it really harm the music market? The Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) has filed two c... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: EMI Publishing, Amuse, R. Kelly, UTA, Billboard Music Awards, Luis Fonsi, BTS, More...

Latest Industry: EMI Publishing, Amuse, R. Kelly, UTA, Billboard Music Awards, Luis Fonsi, BTS, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 22, 2018

Sony acquires a majority stake in EMI Music Publishing, becoming world’s largest music publisher. Sony Corp has announced that it will pay $2.3 billion to gain the controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing. ... Read More...

Latest Industry: RIAA v. Grande, Grammy Diversity, Morgan Evans, R&C+ITB, BTS, Sony/ATV, TIDAL, Vertigo…

Daniel Sanchez

May 9, 2018

The RIAA goes all in against Grande Communications. In its lengthy legal battle against ISP Grande Communications, the RIAA has filed a new complaint. According to the trade organization, Grande has profite... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Soompi, Live Nation, Deezer, Billboard Music Awards, Charlie Walk, LiveXLive, DJ Khaled, Sony/ATV

Latest Industry: RT Industries, Soompi, Live Nation, CTS Italia, Deezer, DJ Khaled, Charlie Walk, More…

Daniel Sanchez

April 17, 2018

And just like that, EU regulators created a label. Well, not directly. But as part of a complex regulatory arrangement hammered out with EU officials, Warner Music Group agreed to divest significant catalog... Read More...

Latest Industry: Amazon Music, Blockchain, Viacom, Sony, BMG, Pay Gaps, Alexa

Latest Industry: Blockchain, Amazon Music, Alexa, Viacom, Sony, BMG, Pay Gaps

Daniel Sanchez

April 4, 2018

Fighting for the CLASSICS. 89 artists have added their names to a petition urging Congress to pass the CLASSICS Act. If passed, the bipartisan legislation would require digital services to pay both rights... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: Sony ATV, Warner Music Group, The Orchard…

Charlotte Hassan

July 15, 2016

The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Sony/ATV has elevated Michael Abitbol to Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs. Abitbol has worked for Sony/ATV since 2012 where he star... Read More...

Breaking: Sony/ATV Signs Multi-Territory Deal With SoundCloud

Charlotte Hassan

April 18, 2016

Get ready for SoundCloud Go in Europe. Sony/ATV, the world's leading music publisher, and SoundCloud, one of the world's largest music platform, have announced a multi-territory agreement for Europe. Soundc... Read More...

Executive Shuffles: C3S, NMPA, Capitol, Musicians on Call, Sony/ATV

Paul Resnikoff

January 13, 2016

Perhaps the most interesting shuffle comes from Germany, where 'GEMA alternative' Cultural Commons Collecting Society (C3S) has named Max Gössler as managing director. Gössler, a musician and co-owner of t... Read More...

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