Faced with accusations that they infringed Earth, Wind & Fire's name, a "legacy" band has made a bold counter-argument.
A label lawsuit says the organization’s “Great 78s” project amounts to just that. And it’s hard to see what its defense would be.
The digital distribution, marketing, publishing and label services company joins Virgin Music Group, UMG's independent music division.
The case claims the Backstreet Boys singer repeatedly assaulted an intoxicated 15-year-old girl in 2003. He says the new allegations are false and were rejected by police.
From August 19 to 27, the Maryland artist, producer and entrepreneur helmed the second iteration of his music business seminar at Harvard University.
Everybody get up, it's time to sue now.
Publishing accounted for 62% of BMG's overall take, driven by classic hits and songs by new artists like Lewis Capaldi.
The probe called for compensation of victims and the resignation of the agency's current chief executive.
The 2023 Spirit of Life honoree was joined by Epic’s Sylvia Rhone and Universal Music Publishing Group’s Evan Lamberg, among other industry notables.
"If I didn’t sign artists before they had played a show, I wouldn’t be booking Billie Eilish," says the company's head of A&R and business development.
