Katy Perry Net Worth
Katy Perry's net worth reaches $340 million through music sales, American Idol role, and selling music rights for $225 million....
Tag : Music Rights
The Rights Launches Sync Music Clearance Infrastructure
The Rights launches new sync licensing platform that reduces music clearance time by 90% using a 90 million-song database and automation....
STIM and Kobalt Conclude Major Music Licenses Partnership
STIM and Kobalt's partnership has secured licensing deals with all major digital platforms including Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube in under a year. The collaboration covers...
Somms.ai Launches AI Music Attribution for Artists
Somms.ai launches AI-Generative Music Attribution Model to help artists and labels protect rights while creating custom AI music models with transparent royalty distribution....
Sony Music Publishing Signs Muddy Waters Deal
Sony Music Publishing signs worldwide deal with Muddy Waters estate to administer the complete catalog of the Chicago blues legend's songs including classics like 'Mannish...
Ashanti on Angie Martinez on Re-recording Album Controversy
Ashanti announces plans to re-record her debut album to reclaim her masters from Murder Inc CEO Irv Gotti, sparking controversy over ownership rights....
2 Live Crew’s Legal Fight for Catalogue Control
2 Live Crew battles Lil' Joe Records in federal court over control of their music catalogue. The hip-hop group seeks to use termination rights to...
BMG and KKR Join Forces To Acquire Music Rights
BMG and KKR announce partnership to acquire music catalogs and rights, combining BMG's industry expertise with KKR's investment resources for artists and songwriters....
David Crosby Sells Music Rights to Iconic Artists Group
David Crosby sells his complete music catalog to Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group, including rights to his solo work and recordings with The Byrds and...
BMI Reports Record Revenue and Royalty Distributions
BMI reports historic $1.311 billion revenue and $1.233 billion in royalty distributions despite COVID-19 impact. Digital revenue reached 32% of domestic total....
Pharrell Sends President Cease-and-Desist
Pharrell Williams sent a cease-and-desist letter to President Trump after his song 'Happy' was played at a rally hours after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting....
Music Industry Favors EU Passing Copyright Reforms
European Parliament approves controversial Article 13 copyright reforms making internet platforms liable for user content. Music industry supports the measure while tech companies like YouTube...
Songfreedom: Music Licensing for Indie Filmmakers
Songfreedom revolutionizes music licensing by offering pre-cleared sync licenses from major labels like UMG, Sony, and Warner for indie filmmakers starting at $59.99....
David Lowrey Sues Spotify for $150M Royalty Dispute
Cracker frontman David Lowrey filed a $150 million class action lawsuit against Spotify, alleging the streaming service knowingly distributed copyrighted music without proper mechanical licenses...
Baligh Hamdi’s Nephew Sues Jay-Z & Timbaland
Jay-Z and Timbaland face ongoing legal battle over 1999 hit 'Big Pimpin'' as nephew of Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi claims unauthorized use of 'Khosara Khosara.'...
ASCAP Appoints Mark Sperling as Senior VP of Strategy
ASCAP appoints Mark Sperling as Senior VP of Strategy and Business Development. The former Allen & Company executive will lead strategic initiatives and partnerships in...
ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento to Retire
ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento announces retirement after transforming the organization since 1997, growing membership from 70,000 to 520,000 and distributions from $417M to $875M....
ASCAP Makes Power Move with New Hire
ASCAP appoints Neil Gaffney as Senior VP of International Affairs, bringing 25+ years of music rights experience from EMI Music Publishing to strengthen global relationships....
Michael Simon on HFA, CEO Life, Rights & Music
Harry Fox Agency CEO Michael Simon discusses the evolution of music rights management and licensing in the digital era. HFA serves 48,000 music publishing clients....
Kobalt Signs Major Artists for Neighboring Rights
Kobalt Neighbouring Rights signs major artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, Akon, and Sean Paul to expand their roster with international talent....
Ole Acquires Nu Image & Millennium Films Catalogs
Ole acquires music publishing and master catalog from Nu Image/Millennium Films, including compositions from over 100 films like The Expendables franchise and Olympus Has Fallen....
BMI Celebrates 75 Years of Music Rights Management in 2014
BMI celebrates 75 years of music rights management in 2014 with commemorative projects including a coffee table book by SPIN founder Bob Guccione Jr....
UMPG Signs Global Deal for INXS Catalog
Universal Music Publishing Group signs global deal with INXS members for their core catalog. The agreement brings essentially all of INXS's music under UMPG....
