sheryl crow

press release

Mitch Rotter has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Marketing and Product Development for Universal Music Distribution (UMD), the major label distribution division of Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD). UMGD is the award-winning sales, marketing and distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company. The announcement was made today by Amanda [...]

press release

Chrysalis PLC (”Chrysalis” or the “Group”), the leading independent music publisher is pleased to announce today that it has acquired First State Media Group (Ireland) Limited (”FSMG”), an international music publishing business with operations under the S1 Songs and State One Music brands in 7 countries.
FSMG controls over 45,000 music copyrights comprising, amongst others, [...]

afterdawn

Record labels appear ready to defend their ownership of recordings dating back to the 1970s against termination claims from artists. The claims could transfer ownership of a recording to the performer as soon as 35 years after its creation.
The labels’ position appears to be that the termination right, established in the Copyright Act of 1976, [...]

ANN SANNER
Associated Press

Sheryl Crow, will.i.am, Herbie Hancock and other entertainers are asking Congress to force radio stations to pay them when their music is broadcast.
The musicians appeared Tuesday on Capitol Hill on behalf of the musicFirst Coalition to push legislation that would require radio stations to pay them royalties for when their songs are played.
Satellite [...]

Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Bono and more than a dozen other music stars will kick off Barack Obama’s presidential inaugural festivities by performing at the opening celebration at Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 18. The free event, which is open to the public, will also be broadcast on HBO.
Nineteen artists from across genres, including Mary [...]