The Protect IP Act (Senate Bill S968), short for Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property, is the US Government’s…
Spotify could be in danger of becoming just another flash in the pan music service. Information about it is hard to track and inconsistent, and…
Considering the vast array of music services that were launched this year, including Amazon Cloud Drive, Spotify, and Google Music, it seems a new order…
The popularity of Deejay’s (DJ’s), house music, and rave-like parties has grown substantially over the recent years. Never since the late-eighties to early-nineties has house…
Facebook announced it’s highly anticipated integration of a variety of media services at its F8 conference last month, putting to rest months of speculation as…
2013 will be a defining year for many artists, record labels, and the recording industry as a whole. With the clause in the 1978 Copyright…
Artists are one of the fundamental parts of the music industry. So much so they are the chicken to the egg of the business itself;…
The publishing business is vital in protecting, valuing, and developing new music. Publishers are responsible for the business side. They seek to maximize copyright protection…
Reminiscent of the evolution and survival of life, the music business transforms and adapts to its environment. Dealing with ever thinning returns, the music industry…
On June 6th of this year, at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced at last plans for its iCloud service. Music, digital books, applications, photos…
Tigers that Talked, a British band, was a co-winner, along with SONOIO, of Topspin’s grant competition held in March at SXSW. Our longtime collaborator Mike…
On May 27-28, the heads of state of the eight most industrialized nations got together in Deauville, France to discuss world issues at the G8…
Jim Vellutato is Vice President of A&R for Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Los Angeles. He is one of the most recognized executives in the field.…
Monetization of the music digital space has been slow and is yet to provide consolation for the dearth of revenue in the industry. But the…