In Part I of our Understanding Copyright in Music series, we explored the different types of works and copyright rights in music. In Part II we’ll discuss different types of music licenses. There are many […]
Concord has officially acquired Broadway Licensing Global (BLG). Photo Credit: Erik Mclean Concord has officially acquired self-described “global leader in theatrical licensing and distribution” Broadway Licensing Global (BLG). The acquisition-minded Concord reached out with word […]
Photo Credit: ThoroughlyReviewed / CC by 2.0 Snapchat owner Snap Inc. has finalized a broad number of licensing agreements with major music publishers, according to details tipped to Digital Music News. The yellow ghost isn’t […]
Photo Credit: The Mechanical Licensing Collective The Mechanical Licensing Collective is officially asking a federal court to reconsider its January dismissal of a much-publicized lawsuit targeting Spotify’s bundling craze. The MLC just recently submitted that […]
Photo Credit: Claudia Altamimi Warner Music Group expands its licensing deal with music discovery and streaming platform Audiomack, covering 47 more countries. Warner Music Group (WMG) and music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack have announced […]
A federal judge has dismissed the bundling-focused copyright lawsuit that the Mechanical Licensing Collective filed against Spotify. Photo Credit: MLC Looks like Spotify’s aggressive bundling strategy is here to stay: The streaming platform has resoundingly […]
SM Entertainment girl group Red Velvet. Photo Credit: TV10 SM Entertainment’s catalog isn’t exiting NetEase Cloud Music after all, as the companies have temporarily extended their existing deal as they continue to negotiate a new […]
Photo Credit: On Air Content from the UMG-owned production studio is available to stream now. With the emergence of concert streaming’s high-growth potential, the on-stage performance streaming platform On Air is offering new monetization opportunities […]
An overview of the GEMA licensing model for generative AI platforms. Photo Credit: GEMA One month ago, GEMA announced a licensing framework for generative AI, complete with rightsholder payments for derivative audio creations. Now, the […]
The feud between TikTok and Universal Music Group over a hostile licensing dispute has ended after the companies inked a new licensing deal, according to a joint press release. That means UMG, which wields the world’s largest music […]
TikTok has been dealt another blow after the National Music Publishers Association sent a letter to its members informing them that the organization does “not anticipate” to renew its licensing deal, Billboard reports. That means a lot […]
A percentage breakdown of the approximately $1.6 billion in global recorded music revenue attributed to UGC and ancillary licensing sources for 2022 in Goldman Sachs’ “Music in the Air” report. Predictably, the nuances of TikTok’s […]
Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake, Beyoncé and many more contemporary music superstars have vanished en masse from TikTok after Universal Music Group severed ties with the social media giant following a contentious contract dispute. A […]
Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the music licensing agency that represents thousands of songwriters, has announced that it will sell to the private equity firm New Mountain Capital, The New York Times reports. Terms of the […]
Photo Credit: arteephact / CC by 2.0 Before you decide to license your voice to an artificial intelligence (AI) tech company, there are many important considerations. Especially given that AI voice tech is rapidly evolving […]
Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoided, according to a leading […]
Photo Credit: Souvik Banerjee Snapchat parent Snap has officially inked new licensing deals with Apple-backed UnitedMasters, the Netherlands’ Buma/Stemra, and, having evidently put to rest a legal battle that initiated last year, Switzerland’s SUISA. Snap […]
A nighttime shot of the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II bridge in Rome, Italy. Photo Credit: Christian Nordmark Less than one month after Meta pulled a number of Italian creators’ music amid a licensing dispute with […]
A federal judge has officially dismissed with prejudice Pandora’s countersuit against Word Collections and Spoken Giants, which are suing the SiriusXM-owned platform for allegedly failing to license a multitude of compositions. This newest development in […]
Photo Credit: Mariia Shalabaieva A new report suggests Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures at Twitter have impacted music licensing talks. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in October 2022 has caused chaos for employees and business partners. […]