BMI’s Alison Smith Announces Retirement
BMI's Alison Smith, Executive VP of Distribution & Publisher Relations, retires after 39 years. She'll serve as strategic advisor for two years....
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Sony Music Publishing UK Promotes Key A&R Team Members
Sony Music Publishing UK promotes ZaZa Kazadi, Adrienne Bookbinder and Nasra Artan to senior A&R roles. The appointments strengthen SMP's creative team....
BRE Publisher Sidney Miller Jr. has Died
Sidney Miller Jr., founder of Black Radio Exclusive (BRE) magazine and pioneering figure in Black music industry publishing, has died at age 89. Miller ran...
Sony Music Publishing Promotes Michael Abitbol to Senior VP
Sony Music Publishing promotes Michael Abitbol to Senior VP, Head of U.S. Digital. He'll oversee digital strategy and licensing deals....
Sony Music Publishing Reveals New Brand Identity
Sony Music Publishing unveils new brand identity after 25 years, returning to original name under CEO Jon Platt. The rebrand features redesigned logo and 'every...
BMG CALLS TIME ON CONTROVERSIAL ROYALTY DEDUCTION
BMG eliminates controversial US record label deduction that reduces songwriter income. The controlled composition clause costs writers $14M annually....
Exploring the Enigmatic World of Blind Texts and Grammar
An exploration of placeholder text and Lorem Ipsum, examining the origins and purpose of dummy text used in design and publishing workflows....
Jody Gerson Named Billboard Women in Music Executive
Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, was named Billboard's Women in Music Executive of the Year 2015. She oversees publishing for major artists...
TuneCore Expands Team with New Publishing Hires
TuneCore announces key hires Gillian Morris as VP of Publishing and Amy Lombardi to lead new Austin office, expanding artist services nationwide....
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....
BMI Participates in U.S. Copyright Office Music Licensing
BMI joined 84 organizations in filing submissions with the U.S. Copyright Office's Music Licensing Study, addressing digital music licensing challenges. The study evaluates existing licensing...
IFMCON Appoints Karen Godgart VP Strategic Partnerships
International Music Festival Conference appoints Karen Godgart as VP of Strategic Partnerships. Former NewBay Media executive brings decade of publishing experience....
STIM and Kobalt Partnership Concludes Major Music Licenses
Kobalt STIM partnership secures major licensing deals with iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon in under a year. The collaboration provides one-stop European licensing for over...
Newspapers and Magazines Decline as Blogs Rise
After looking at this video of the Rocky Mountain News shutting its doors in Denver, I fail to have any sympathy for them, I don’t...
