A Tiny Percentage of Artist Income Comes from Copyright, Study Finds
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
According to a study conducted by Peter DiCola of the Northwestern University School of Law, artists are now, on average, deriving a relatively tiny percentage of their income directly from copyrights. The rest is coming from activities like live performances, session work, merchandising, or tea... .. read more..
Jackson estate sends cease and desist letter to Conrad Murray following lates...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The Michael Jackson estate’s attorney Howard Weitzman has written a cease and desist letter to Conrad Murray, warning him to stop speaking to the press about his relationship with the late singer, citing doctor-patient confidentiality rules. As previously reported, Jackson’s former personal docto... .. read more..
MusiXmatch Aims For Bigger Slice Of Karaoke Market With Launch Of MusiXmatch Mic
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
In a bid to get a slice of the lucrative karaoke market, musiXmatch, the song lyrics database and maker of accompanying mobile apps that let you view lyrics of songs you're listening to, is getting into the hardware game. Partnering with IK Multimedia, the UK/Italian company is releasing a “custo... .. read more..
HMV Pulls Lostprophets' Music Following Singer’s Sex Abuse Case
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
British entertainment retailer HMV has yanked Lostprophets’ music from its stores and Website after the alternative rock act’s frontman pleaded guilty this week to a series of appalling sexual offenses. A spokesman for HMV told NME that the 140-store chain won’t sell any of the now-defunct Welsh ... .. read more..
Lifesize Lady Gaga music players launched in Japan
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Not one, but three Lady Gagas were spotted in Tokyo, as music player doppelganger of the Paparazzi singer were unveiled on Thursday. Sporting long, sleek, blond hair and her trademark platform shoes – one that only she could walk in – the life-sized replicas are the very spitting image of her whe... .. read more..
BT to add music service to TV offerings
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
BT is to launch a music streaming and karaoke service backed by the world's largest music company, Universal Music. The service will initially offer the equivalent of about 150 albums of music tracks, which subscribers can listen to through their BT TV service. The service is available free to ex... .. read more..
Pa. rocker Donnie Iris suing Sony over song sample
Monday, December 2, 2013
The lawsuit contends musical samples from the song have been used on the "Letter to the King" track recorded by the rapper known as The Game. The song appeared on a 2008 album "LAX" and was released as a single. According to the lawsuit, The Game's label, Geffen/Universal paid royalties to EMI Mu... .. read more..
Thomas Hesse, Bertelsmann Pres of Corp Development, Steps Down
Monday, December 2, 2013
In June, reports surfaced that the supervisory board would not renew Hesse’s contract. Hesse, however, is credited with helping to build BMG’s assets with BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch. BMG administers the publishing rights to more than one million songs, including works by Bruno Mars, Duran Duran, John... .. read more..
YouTube may be getting ready to launch its music subscription
Monday, December 2, 2013
There have long been rumors that Google is planning to launch a separate music subscription service for YouTube, and it looks like those plans are now starting to come together: The folks over at Android Police found a number of references to something called “Music Pass” in the latest Android Yo... .. read more..
Marvin Gaye's oldest son has now joined in claiming Robin Thicke copied songs
Monday, December 2, 2013
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris (T.I.) continue to have difficulties following the legal disputes in which they claimed "Blurred Lines" does not rip off Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." When the Gaye's filed their countersuit and included music publisher EMI, it got much mor... .. read more..