Random Music News for August 31, 2017
Diana Day + 20. Where we you when you heard? Let’s get up to date as far as music news
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Music Licensing
About Those Consent Decree Battles…DoJ Just Lost a Key Battle
The messy state of affairs pertaining to consent decrees and royalty licensing just got even messier as a court ruled
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ASCAP, BMI Not Resting in Consent Decree Battle
Last week, the US Department of Justice announced it would not be recommending any changes to the consent decrees
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Do You Run a Podcast? This New Service Can Help You License Music
You’re not supposed to include copyrighted music in a podcast without seeking permission from the rights holder, something that can cost
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So Where’s All the Music in Podcasts?
The one question I get more than any other is “Can I get Ongoing History shows as podcasts?” The answer
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Why Some of Your Favourite Old TV Shows Have Never Made It to DVD
We’ve written in this space about WKRP in Cincinnati, the beloved show of radio types. For decades, the shows haven’t
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Random Music News for Tuesday, September 30, 2014
I’m at the Hyatt Riot on the Sunset Strip. Foo Fighters interview today then off to the airport to fly
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Why Big Acts Are Willing to Sell Their Music to Big Brands (Yes, It’s About the Money, But…)
The headline in Adweek sums everything up: easy money and a way to appeal to new audiences. Back when people
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Seven Examples of Using an Inappropriate Song in a TV Commercial
With physical and digital music sales sliding, artists and music publishers need to find new sources of revenue. That’s why
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How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock
It wasn’t all that long ago that the idea of, say, licensing a song for a TV commercial was not
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Why Every Indie Label in the World Is Now Pissed at YouTube
Here are two truths: 1. YouTube is the biggest source of online music in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky
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