Live Nation has settled with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) following allegations it had breached the terms of the deal agreed when merging with Ticketmaster in 2010.
The original ...
Last week's judgement by US rate court Judge Louis L. Stanton to overturn the US Department of Justice decision to impose 100% licensing to performing rights society BMI as part ...
The US music publishing community has welcomed a decision from a federal judge rejecting the Department of Justice anti-trust division’s recent ruling on 100% licensing.
On Friday September 16, ...
One of America's foremost copyright expert has joined a group of songwriters to sue US Department of Justice (DoJ) for forcing songwriters to have their compositions licensed under 100% licensing.
Jacqueline Charlesworth, the ...
Skepta wins Mercury Prize
Skepta has been announced as the winner of the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize for his latest album, Konnichiwa. The grime artist came out on top out ...
MUSEXPO Europe to honour Island’s Darcus Beese
Island Records president Darcus Beese will be the inaugural winner of the European Executive Of the Year Award at Music Week and A&R ...
The IMPF and CISAC have responded to yesterday’s decision by the US Department of Justice not to alter the consent decrees governing performance rights organisations BMI and ASCAP and to ...
ASCAP and BMI have vowed to fight the US Department of Justice’s recent decision not to alter the consent decrees governing the two performance rights organisations and to push for ...
In a massive blow to songwriters, publishers and performance rights organisations, the US Department of Justice has decided not to alter the consent decrees ruling rights societies ASCAP and BMI, ...
Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO Jody Gerson and Warner/Chappell chairman and CEO Jon Platt have joined the ranks of those who are deeply critical of last week’s recommendation ...