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Mariah’s Queen of Christmas crown gets knocked askew. A little bit.

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, ASCAP, Mariah Carey

“All I Want for Christmas is You” (otherwise known as THAT BLOODY SONG) by Mariah Carey is back at #1

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Lists 

Here are the biggest Christmas songs released this century

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 21st Century, ASCAP, Christmas songs

Once certain types of radio stations discovered they could rack up big ratings by playing nothing but Christmas music for

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Music News 

These are the top 25 holiday songs (in America, anyway).

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASCAP, Christmas Music, Holiday songs

ASCAP, the American performance rights collective, has assessed which holiday songs have been played and performed the most in that

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, July 3, 2020

July 3, 2020July 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASCAP, Beatles, Cirque du Soleil, Eagles, ESPN, Israel, National Music Centre, Podcasting, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Star Trek, Swypatune, Vanilla Ice

This sums things up perfectly. Don’t be a red shirt. (Via Laughing Squid) And now, music news for July 3,

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Music Industry 

Even Lawyers Make Predictions: Music Laws to Watch in 2017

December 30, 2016December 29, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments ASCAP, BMI, Capitol Records, consent decrees, DMCA, Lawsuits, Net Neutrality, RIAA, The Slants, Trump, Vimeo

‘Tis the season, after all, to take stock of all that came before in the god-forsaken year that was 2016

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Music Industry 

Music Industry Groups Holding out Hope for Trump

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments ASCAP, BMI, Copyright, Donald Trump, Fair Play Fair Pay, National Music Publisher's Association

Turns out, not everyone in the entertainment and music world is convinced the US president-elect will be bad for business.

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Music Industry 

About Those Consent Decree Battles…DoJ Just Lost a Key Battle

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Amber Healy 1 Comment ASCAP, BMI, Consent Decree, Department of Justice, Music Licensing

The messy state of affairs pertaining to consent decrees and royalty licensing just got even messier as a court ruled

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Controversy 

Department of Justice Sued for Royalty Ruling  

September 16, 2016September 15, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments ASCAP, BMI, consent decrees, Department of Justice, Royalties

The Songwriters of America are suing the US Department of Justice (DoJ) over the recent contentious ruling about song royalty

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Music Industry 

Very Little Consent over Decree Ruling

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments ASCAP, BMI, Consent Decree, Department of Justice, Lawsuit, Licensing, Royalties, Songwriters

The dust has started to settle since the US Department of Justice announced, for certain, it would not be making

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Music Industry 

Rocked in a bad way: ASCAP, BMI lose antitrust fight

August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 Amber Healy 2 Comments antitrust, ASCAP, BMI, consent decrees, Department of Justice, Publishing, Royalties, Songwriting

The Department of Justice’s (DoJ) antitrust division on Thursday announced it wouldn’t be modifying the 75-year-old consent decree program that

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Music Industry 

ASCAP, BMI Not Resting in Consent Decree Battle

July 7, 2016July 6, 2016 Amber Healy 1 Comment ASCAP, BMI, consent decrees, Music Licensing, Royalties, US Department of Justice

  Last week, the US Department of Justice announced it would not be recommending any changes to the consent decrees

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