Six questions for any BMI member concerned about the pending sale.
Labels should weigh legal and competitive considerations around re-recording restrictions, writes attorney Chris Castle.
It's now the fastest-growing genre on TikTok with a 322% surge in popularity over the past year, writes Ray Uscata of global creative and digital agency Round.
Deezer's "artist-centric" idea adds to the streaming debate but other proposals could move the needle without thresholds that are bad for smaller acts – and musical diversity.
I started an all-inclusive, diversity-forward songwriting camp to fill a need. Now, the rest of the music business needs to step up.
"The global song rights market is changing rapidly."
"There has been a stunning reversal in progress in the war to limit consumer access to unlicensed music," says researcher Russ Crupnick.
Royal founder and artist Justin Blau (3LAU) writes that technologies like blockchain can unlock more value for artists in a rapidly evolving industry.
The “lawyer problem” can and will be fixed by a combination of education and training and the deployment of deal-making tools, writes David Fritz.
Wes Jackson on launching BRIC Hip-Hop to give the genre a home for debate and development beyond the 50th anniversary celebrations.
