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If A&R is the heart of music's ecosystem, the management of royalties is its lifeblood. Whether the operator is a rights society or an individual company, they all face the [...]

For the past decade or so, neighbouring rights (NR) have provided a steady and growing pot of income to owners of sound recordings and the performers who play on these [...]

At the National Museum Of African-American History & Culture in Washington, DC, the music room displays artefacts from some of the greatest talents and music genres that America ever nurtured, [...]

The artist services sector may have been born amidst the music biz slump, but even as the good times return to the industry, the business of providing services to recording [...]

Back when the recorded music industry was facing a tough decade and a half of year-on-year declines in revenues, one segment of the business kept on flourishing: the neighbouring rights [...]

The business of music has changed dramatically over the past decade. And, just as artists, managers, labels, music publishers and concert promoters have been adjusting to the new ecosystem, dominated [...]

The business of royalty collections is, in theory, marred by simplicity. A song, made up of a composition, the copyright of which goes to songwriters and publishers, and a recording, [...]

If anyone had any doubts about the growing importance of neighbouring rights for the music industry, they should take a look at the recently released IFPI Global Music Report 2016. [...]

In August, when Los Angeles-based United Talent Agency, one of the world's largest agencies, acquired The Agency Group, the world's largest independent music agency, it gave birth to a major [...]

Sony/ATV CEO Marty Bandier discusses being number one, his fight to get the consent decree rules changed, Pandora, Apple, The Beatles, Sony hacking, and his love for songs When Marty [...]

If you work in the music industry, try running the following simple test. Ask the question, 'What are neighbouring rights?', to those around you and most likely the answer will [...]

Zach Katz says he was once given a choice by his father: either become a lawyer, or a doctor. So the journey that's seen him travel to president, US repertoire [...]

After more than 15 years in the business, Kobalt polarises like no other company, with full credit to Willard Ahdritz who founded the rights management company in 2000. It is [...]

Richard James Burgess is back in Washington for a few hours. The recently-appointed CEO of New York-based US independent labels' organisation A2IM is here as the guest of the Music [...]

Amid all the changes in the music industry, one sector that has been experiencing a resurgence is music publishing. The management of rights attached to compositions used on multiple platforms [...]

Each year, US trade organisation the Music Business Association (Music Biz) organises its annual convention-this year in Nashville, Tennessee on May 12-14. Formerly known as NARM, Music Biz regroups physical [...]

Each year, thousands of songwriters converge in Los Angeles for the ASCAP Expo, a three-day conference on the art of songwriting and the business of music. The event, taking place [...]

COPYRIGHT A few weeks before Christmas, a large scaffolding was built around the dome of the Capitol, the historic building hosting the United States Congress, and it will stay there [...]

The Montreux Jazz Festival; which celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer, has a remarkable history of presenting global superstars from throughout, and beyond, the world of traditional jazz. But for [...]

US execs have revealed their hopes for the incoming administration's support for the music industry. Four years ago, Glassnote CEO and founder Daniel Glass tipped newly-elected Senator Kamala Harris as [...]

2014 was a very challenging year for the US music industry, with a drop in download sales and an erosion of album sales not yet balanced by the rise and [...]

BRITS AROUND THE WORLD Terry Ellis brought along his well-appointed luggage to last summer's annual general meeting of the British Phonographic Industry in London. Not literally, of course, but figuratively. […]

INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT As the Sales Rally Runs Out of Steam, the French Music Industry Gears Up to Regenerate Growth. With sales in the first four months of the year 1.1% [...]

There's a new British invasion in the USA... While Ed Sheeran and Adele have taken control of the US charts, a bunch of executives have sneaked their way to the [...]

In line with the UK, 2016 was a good year for music in the United States. Music consumption not only followed the upward trend registered the year before, when streaming [...]

FEB 14 -- Kanye West's The Life Of Pablo available as a Tidal exclusive APRIL 23 -- Beyonce's Lemonade released exclusively via Tidal APRIL 29 -- Drake's Views debuts as [...]

There is a battle going on between Los Angeles and New York. The prize is highly symbolic: which city will have the privilege of hosting the music industry's biggest awards [...]

In the face of consolidation among the major music companies, Europe's independent labels are finding strength in numbers. First in the United Kingdom and France, and now across the continent, [...]

LONDON -- When John Kennedy takes over as chairman/CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry the organization will be completely different from the one Jay Berman took charge […]

LONDON -- The European music industry had a rough 2003. Conditions continued to deteriorate in most markets. The U.K., maintaining its position as the world's third-largest market, was one of […]

With registrations down and exhibitor numbers falling, reflecting the recent slump in German and European music sales, it is hardly surprising that this year's Popkomm agenda was dominated by the [...]

World music has become a far too restrictive label for the wide variety of music emanating from all corners of the globe. It also fails to reflect the huge diversity […]

As has already been chronicled, 2001 was not the happiest of times for most businesses in the music and radio sectors. Emmanuel Legrand, Jon Heasman and Srii Stavenes Dove look […]

Unless you've been living on Mars, it has been almost impossible to escape the US presidential race. On November 8, the people will chose their new President for the next [...]

Nielsen's half-year figures for the US market have confirmed significant trends in music consumption in the US. Music Week took a look at the figures and asked industry experts their [...]

Jason 'DaHeala' Quenneville and Danny 'DannyBoyStyles' Schofield take possession of the SLS Hotel's rooftop terrace--complete with swimming pool--as if it's their home. They greet each member of staff with kisses [...]

David Lowery, the US singer/songwriter and frontman for the bands Cracker and Camper van Beethoven, has always been vocal about things that he feels are wrong with the music industry. [...]

It's the morning of Friday, March 4, and the RIAA's anti-piracy team is on high alert: Kendrick Lamar is about to drop a surprise new album, Untitled Unmastered. As is [...]

The company behind Reservoir Media might have started off in the drugs business. But they're now one of the fastest-growing indie publishers in North America. Music Week finds out their [...]

During the Grammys ceremony on February 15, a handful of British acts will live their longest night at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. This is not simply because the [...]

Is there such a thing as a 'quota generation' on the French music scene today? This expression became news last autumn, when Jean-Loup Tournier, president of SACEM, the French performing-rights […]

Labels Select Only The Best And Brightest Who Will Shine The Longest A new generation of French talent is hitting the airwaves and grabbing space on retailers' racks. From rap […]

A few weeks ago, the RIAA started legal procedures against a new app, Aurous, that would connect users to free, unlicensed content. The founder of Aurous, Andrew Sampson, took the [...]

We did it!' With those three words said to his concert promoter and team from the stage of a packed Madison Square Garden, Stromae summed up the challenge he had [...]

Michael O'Neill has been with US rights society BMI for over 20 years and two years ago, he ascended to the top job in the company, succeeding Del Bryant as [...]

If there was one thing to take from the recent US market statistics covering the first half of the year, it's that the music industry seems to have weathered the [...]

Few business executives can boast a resume that includes the Rolling Stones AND the Beatles, as well as being famous for legal wrangling with both acts. Music mogul Allen Klein [...]

Jay Rosenthal is an experienced player in Washington DC and one of the US capital's foremost copyright experts. He has been for many years senior vice-president and general counsel at [...]

For the music community, the past few months have been full of promises in Washington, DC-but also full of frustration. A lot of hope was put in the comprehensive reviews [...]