Saturday, March 28, 2015

March 2015 Music Business Top Ten


Here are the top ten music industry highlights from our Auditrix twitter feed:
  1. Cheryl Hodgson moderated a fantastic panel discussion about brands and music at the California Copyright Conference:
    Pictured L-R: Navine Karim - Legal Counsel, Red Bull Media House; Kyle Hermans - Brand Innovation, Gap Brands; Cheryl Hodgson - Music Attorney and Founder of Brandaide; Marshall Eskowitz - Marketing Executive, Creative Artist Agency
  2. By David Oxenford, who represents #broadcasters: Songwriter' Equity Act Reintroduced - What Does It Propose?
  3. Hollywood Reporter: We nominated our favorite power lawyers! 
  4. Daily Mail Online: Jay-Z to pay Swiss jazz musician 50% of royalties after 'stealing' his instrumental for 'Versus'
  5. Fast Company: Spotify Unveils A Bold New Brand Identity
  6. New York Post: Spotify to spend $1B on renewal deal with Universal Music

  7. Billboard: 'Blurred Lines' Trial Verdict: Jury Rules Against Pharrell Williams & Robin Thicke
  8. Disruptive Competition Project: Transparency at the Intersection of Music Licensing and Antitrust
  9. Sonicbids: 5 Not-So-Obvious Revenue Streams for Musicians
  10. Digital Music News: 12 Reasons to Fire Your Bandmates