Is classic rock a threat to the new music of the future? Here’s why I think it might be.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Call it the revenge of the boomers. Music publishing is both
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Music Publishing
Why are all these companies buying up thousands of songs?
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There those within the music industry — artists, especially — who
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Canada’s recording and music publishing industry grew by more than 21% in 2017. That’s not a typo.
It wasn’t all that long ago that the recording music industry was in full panic mode. Piracy was rampant, CD
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A super-oversimplification of music rights ownership and why it matters
Frequent contributor to this site and Geeks&Beats writer Amber Healey gives us this primer on music rights ownership and why
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When Songwriters are Sued for Sounding Like Themselves
It was a surreal lawsuit. John Fogerty, the voice and principle songwriter for Creedence Clearwater Revival, had just released an
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Who Owns Your Music? Well, That Depends
You’ve written a song, signed a deal and now have a publisher. Maybe you’ve recorded that song, too. Now here’s
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Somebody May Have Bought the Rights to a Michael Jackson Song for $38,500
Longtime fans of The Simpsons will remember this ditty from 1990. In case you weren’t around, “Do the Bartman” was
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Random Music News for Friday, May 22
On this date in 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last Tonight Show after 30 years. Here’s an interesting list of
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Random Music News for May 30, 2014
The new puppy, Squirt, arrived home yesterday. So far, she and her big step-sister Schmooze are getting along famously. Billy
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Why the Future of Digital Music May Depend on Elvis
It wasn’t all that long ago that the notion of music whipping around the planet at the speed of light
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Learn Everything You Need to Know About Music Publishing
In the old days, “music publishing” meant just that: publishing musical compositions as sheet music. Today, though, things are much,
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