In the United States, copyright is defined as “…the set of rights in which the law recognizes the author on works that they have produced…
The story of the global record music industry, estimated to be worth $15.6 billion (USD) in 2016, has always been grim reading for musicians. The…
Korean Pop made major headlines in the United States in 2017. After popular K-pop group Beyond the Scene, or BTS, won the Billboard’s Top Social…
Gender diversity in the entertainment industry has recently been a heavily discussed topic. As these issues are being brought to light, many are coming…
The United States and Canada are two of the 174 member countries in the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Arts. This…
New investment opportunities are arising in the contemporary marketplace for music fans and investors. Enabled by the positive market turnaround streaming has brought upon the…
As physical record sales have declined and streaming has become more popular than ever before, we are seeing a big spike in the live music…
Berlin-based streaming service SoundCloud has enabled its users to upload, record, promote, and share their original content online since it was founded by Alexander Ljung…
Despite the immense size of China’s music streaming market, Chinese recorded music revenues are minimal. The country made the Top 20 in the IFPI’s ranking…
In an industry dominated by corporate sponsorship, discussion regarding music-brand relationships has been a pressing topic of interest. Lately there has been an increase in…
One of Rock’s legends, Tom Petty, is no longer with us, having passed October 2, 2017. We all know him as the frontman for the…
Before the era of streaming services, Internet radio, and digital downloads, it was essential for artists to utilize a label’s resources in order to mass…
Record labels and publishers for decades served as the music industry’s “bank.” They provided the advances artists lived on while making new music, and also…
On January 18, 2017, Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, against Sony/ATV Music Publishing (SATV).…