Publishing

1. Universal Music Publishing's Royalty Portal Now Allows Writers to Request Advance

   July 20, 2015 4:00 PM EDT The Universal Music Publishing Group's Royalty Windows portal now provides real-time processing of royalties with balance updates as they are booked and collected, according to the company. In addition, the UMPG portal now allows for its writ ...

2. Abood Music Signs Deal With Downtown Music

   July 10, 2015 10:46 AM EDT Downtown Music Publishing has announced a worldwide pact with Abood Music, the publishing arm of Jamdown Entertainment . The agreement brings Abood’s 7,000-song catalog of reggae and dancehall hits, by Jamaican artists including Cordell "Scat ...

3. Mexico's SACM Inks Administration Deal for U.S. & Puerto Rico With Universal Music Publishing Mexico

   July 07, 2015 5:32 PM EDT Mexico’s performance-rights organization SACM (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores), home to venerable catalogs from the likes of Armando Manzanero, has inked an exclusive publishing administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Mexico. ...

4. Jessica Rivera Rises at Universal Music Publishing Group

   July 01, 2015 5:46 AM EDT Universal Music Publishing Group exec Jessica Rivera has been promoted to executive VP/head of East Coast operations.  In this new post, Rivera will be tasked with leading the expansion of the New York creative team -- the company says in a statem ...

5. A Deep Dive Into Pandora's Payments to Publishers

   June 25, 2015 5:40 PM EDT Those who read through Judge Louis Stanton's decision on the court battle between performance rights organization BMI and Internet radio giant Pandora, wherein Stanton decided that Pandora will pay 2.5 percent of its annual revenue to the PR ...

6. J.J. Cheng Leaves Post as VP of SESAC Latina

   June 25, 2015 6:00 AM EDT Following a successful edition of the SESAC Latina Music Awards on June 17 in Los Angeles, SESAC Latina VP J.J. Cheng has left the company, Billboard has learned. Cheng, who spent nearly 14 years at SESAC, will be pursuing new digital ventures. “M ...

7. With Music Launch Looming, Apple Still Looking to Sew Up Indie Publishing Deals

   June 24, 2015 2:56 PM EDT On the heels of the indie label revolt , and its subsequent resolution reported by Billboard early this morning (Jun. 24), over terms for its streaming service, Apple is moving quickly to quell unrest within the indie music publishing sector over ...

8. Behind the Salaries of Music Publishing Execs

   June 23, 2015 3:33 PM EDT WHO MAKES WHAT: Journalists |   Booking Agents | Artist Managers | Music Publishing | Top Earners | Label Execs | Artists, Big & Small  |  Radio & TV  |  Digital/Streaming  |  Touring * SENIOR MANAGER/DIRECTOR:  Compared with major music p ...

9. Singer-Songwriter Lori McKenna Signs With Nashville's Creative Nation For Publishing, Management

   June 19, 2015 3:07 PM EDT Lori McKenna may still call Boston her home, but she’s been making a lot of waves in Nashville this year. “Girl Crush,” a song she co-wrote for Little Big Town with Nashville writers Liz Rose and Hilary Lindsey, has turned a non-controversy at cou ...

10. Blake Morgan Addresses Radio Royalties, Billy Joel Receives Songwriting Award at NMPA Meeting

    June 18, 2015 3:55 PM EDT The National Music Publishers Assn. has formed a partnership with the I Respect Music campaign, established to support passage of the Songwriters Equity Act re-introduced to Congress earlier this year. The partnership was announced at the organiza ...

11. Apple Music Has Yet to Contact Indie Publishers, But Will Probably Pay Them More

    June 16, 2015 2:18 PM EDT With the launch of Apple Music exactly two weeks away (set to launch on June 30), indie music publishers say that they have had no contact from the company seeking licenses, leading many in the music publishing community to suspect that the Cup ...

12. Jake Owen Gets Real Creative on New Single 'Real Life': The Story Behind the Song

    June 04, 2015 8:55 PM EDT When Jake Owen began working for the first time with producers Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman on his new album, he started feeding them lists of songs and artists that he liked. One of those acts is '90s rock band Sublime , which invariabl ...

13. UMPG Head Jody Gerson Addresses Breakage, Consent Decrees In Internal Memo

    June 03, 2015 6:36 PM EDT In an internal memo to Universal Music Publishing Group, the company she took over on january after leaving the No. 2 spot at Sony/ATV, Jody Gerson addresses the songwriter equation of the recently hot topic of breakage, as well as the pending ref ...

14. Publishing Briefs: Sony/ATV Music Signs Krept and Konan, Walk the Moon

    May 28, 2015 3:48 PM EDT -- Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK have signed British duo Krept and Konan to a worldwide deal. On July 6, the duo will issue in the U.K., their debut album, The Long Way Home , which includes appearances by Ed Sheeran, Wiz Khalifa, Emeli Sande, Rick ...

15. Fonseca to Be Honored at SESAC Latina Music Awards

    May 28, 2015 8:00 AM EDT Fonseca will be feted with the first-ever Contemporary Icon Award at this year’s SESAC Latina Music Awards in Los Angeles. The Colombian singer-songwriter, born Juan Fernando Fonseca, will also perform at the annual gala, taking place June 17 at t ...

16. Downtown Music Publishing Acquires Eagle-i Music, Home of Jeff Healey, Deep Purple & Others

    May 20, 2015 2:07 PM EDT Downtown Music Publishing has acquired London-based music publisher Eagle-i Music, and names the acquired firm's co-founder, Roberto Neri , as managing director of Downtown UK. The sellers of Eagle-I were the venture capital firm of Beringea, ...

17. 'Happy Birthday' Lawsuit: Judge Wants to Know If Copyright Was Abandoned

    May 19, 2015 2:22 AM EDT U.S. District Judge George King wants to hear more about whether the 19th century schoolteacher who has been credited with writing "Happy Birthday to You" -- the English language's most popular song -- had abandoned the copyright to ...

18. Publishers Call BMI's Win Over Pandora a 'Small Fraction of What Music Creators Deserve'

    May 18, 2015 12:16 PM EDT While Pandora immediately denounced the finding by Judge Louis Stanton that it should pay 2.5 percent of revenue for the BMI blanket license and vowed to appeal, the music publishing community has praised the decision. Moreover, publishers also ex ...

19. BMI Wins in Rate Court Battle With Pandora

    May 14, 2015 8:30 PM EDT Judge Louis Stanton, presiding over the heated battle between Pandora and BMI that began in February over licensing rates for the PROs music, has ruled that Pandora should pay 2.5 percent of its revenue rate for the performance royalty, in excha ...

20. T Bone Burnett Partners With Spirit Music Group to Develop New Artists

    May 13, 2015 2:00 PM EDT T Bone Burnett , the producer-songwriter with stacks of Grammys for his work with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss as well as soundtracks for O Brother Where Art Thou? and Walk the Line , has entered into a joint venture with Spirit Music Group to s ...

21. SESAC Awards Honor Jon Platt, 'Stay With Me' Co-Writer James Napier at New York Gala

    May 05, 2015 5:14 PM EDT “Stay With Me,” the plaintive Grammy-winning hit recorded by Sam Smith , was named song of the year at the 19th annual SESAC Pop Awards in New York Monday night and James Napier, who co-authored the song with Smith and William Phillips (aka Touris ...

22. Warner/Chappell's Jon Platt Looks Back Ahead of SESAC Pop Music Awards 'Visionary' Honor

    May 01, 2015 8:18 PM EDT At this year's SESAC Pop Music Awards that's being held Monday at the New York Public Library in Manhattan, Warner/Chappell North America president Jon Platt who will receive the performance rights organization's "Visionary A ...

23. 'Godfather of Hip-Hop' Afrika Bambaataa Inks Publishing Deal With Sony/ATV Music

    April 23, 2015 12:59 PM EDT The "Godfather of Hip-Hop" Afrika Bambaataa has signed a worldwide deal (excluding North America) with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company announced on Thursday. The long-term pact includes the entire songwriting catalog and future wo ...

24. Nashville Briefs: Warner/Chappell Snags 'Drink to That All Night' Songwriter; Cumulus Radio Launches New Country Countdown Show

    April 22, 2015 1:30 PM EDT Billboard's Tom Roland rounds-up all the big moves and shakes happening in Nashville and the wide world of country music radio. Songwriter Lance Miller signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music . His credits include Jerrod Niemann & ...

25. German Music Publishers Call on Streaming Services to Pay 'Fair Share' to Rights Holders

    April 22, 2015 12:43 PM EDT "The boom in streaming services such as Spotify, Napster and Deezer cannot hide the fact that the amounts which artists receive from them are far too small and a long way from being reasonable. The 60,000 composers, lyricists and music publis ...

26. Guest Post: Publishing Trade Association Responds to Roger Faxon, Saying 'Pandora Exploits Songwriters'

    April 21, 2015 8:01 AM EDT Like many in the music biz,  David Israelite was surprised to learn of  Roger Faxon' s decision to join the board of directors at Pandora . In this open letter exclusively published by Billboard,  Israelite shares his thoughts on how it might ...

27. Sony/ATV Appoints A&R Exec Mark Abramowitz to Develop Non-Country Talent in Nashville

    April 08, 2015 4:16 PM EDT With Taylor Swift going pop and Nashville attracting and producing such talent as Jack White and "All About That Bass' co-writer Kevin Kadish , music publisher Sony/ATV has appointed A&R executive Mark Abramowitz to specialize in non ...

28. Open Letter From Songwriters: Dear American Music Publishing Community, Let's Talk

    March 26, 2015 2:50 PM EDT The following is an open letter from numerous songwriter and composer guilds around the globe regarding the ongoing debate on publishing rights. To the American Music Publishing Community, We are an international alliance of songwriter and compose ...

29. 'American Idol' Alum David Cook Signs Publishing Deal with Warner/Chappell

    March 24, 2015 6:18 PM EDT American Idol alum David Cook has found a new home for his songs. The season-seven winner has inked a deal with Warner/Chappell, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. The co-publishing agreement, executed via the company's Nashville ...

30. Publishing Briefs: Spirit Picks Up StyleSonic Catalog, ole Takes Jingle Punks and John Denver to Kobalt

    March 23, 2015 10:18 AM EDT Billboard's Ed Christman rounds-up all the big news happening in the music publishing world. •  Toronto-based indie music publisher ole continues its thrust into production music with the acquisition of Jingle Punks . According to the company ...

31. Why the 'Blurred Lines' Verdict Is an Uphill Battle for Copycats

    March 13, 2015 11:30 AM EDT In the music business, few things are as sacrosanct as credit and compensation. Inevitably, many aggrieved songwriters will hear news of the nearly $7.4 million verdict against  Robin Thicke  and  Pharrell Williams  for lifting from  Marvin Gaye & ...

32. New Order Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal With Universal Music

    March 12, 2015 11:25 AM EDT Legendary synthpop band New Order has inked an exclusive, worldwide administration deal with Universal Music Publishing to represent the group's core material. UMP's creative director Darryl Watts oversaw the pact, which covers the New O ...

33. ASCAP Reports 6% Gain in Revenue, Cracks $1 Billion Milestone

    March 03, 2015 6:00 AM EST ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, last year posted a 6% increase in revenue to a tick over $1 billion, up from the $944.4 million it collected in 2013. The performance right organization says it has become the first ...

34. Executive Turntable: Moves at Sony/ATV, Republic Records and Ticketmaster

    February 04, 2015 10:20 AM EST -- The National Music Publishers' Association appointed Amelia Wan g as vice president of industry relations and government affairs. Previously, Wang served as chief of staff to Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif). -- peermusic promoted Tim Coha ...

35. Spirit Music Group Inks Deal to Manage Henry Mancini Catalog

    January 26, 2015 1:00 PM EST Spirit Music Group has cut a deal to serve as North American administrator for the Henry Mancini catalog, which includes such classics as "Moon River," "Charade" and the iconic themes for the Pink Panther  films and the  Pete ...

36. Nick Jonas Signs Global Publishing Deal With UMPG

    January 23, 2015 9:30 AM EST Nick Jonas signed a global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group this week, the company's chairman and CEO Jody Gerson has announced.  "I'm so thrilled to be a part of the Universal family, I'm looking forward ...

37. 'Gone Girl' Composer Atticus Ross Signs New Publishing Deal

    January 16, 2015 2:00 PM EST Atticus Ross ,  Trent Reznor 's collaborator on such films as Gone Girl and The Social Network (for which they won an Oscar in 2011), has signed with Downtown Music Publishing, joining a roster that includes Hans Zimmer , Randy Newman , Ada ...

38. Sony Reportedly Considering a Sale of Its Music Publishing Division

    December 23, 2014 9:19 PM EST Sony Corp. has been considering a sale of its music publishing operation, according to a Bloomberg report on the latest leak of hacked Sony e-mails.  The details of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing's potential sale were being handled by Sony ...

39. Gloria Trevi Signs with BMI

    December 22, 2014 9:00 AM EST Mexican diva Gloria Trevi has signed with BMI for representation of the public performances of her music catalog, Billboard has learned. Moving forward, BMI will represent the entirety of Trevi’s catalog, according to her management. Trevi was f ...

40. Publishing Briefs: Nettwerk Buys Stake in Ten Ten Music Group, BMG Chrysalis Inks Hasbro Deal, Greg Kurstin Re-Ups With Sony/ATV

    December 16, 2014 12:40 PM EST Billboard's Ed Christman rounds-up all the big news in the music publishing world. • The Nashville music publishing scene continues to attract investors. In the latest deal, Nettwerk Music Group 's publishing division has acquired 50 p ...

41. Dr. Dre Tops Forbes' World's Highest Paid Musicians, Beats Beyoncé by $500M

    December 10, 2014 7:08 PM EST After dominating Forbes ' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list a few months ago, it should come as little surprise Dr. Dre tops the magazine's 2014 World's Highest-Paid Musicians list as well -- beating out Beyonce by half a billion dollars.   ...

42. 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town' Tops ASCAP List of Century's Most Performed Holiday Songs

    December 05, 2014 7:56 PM EST "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" and "White Christmas" are the all time top most performed holiday songs in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Pu ...

43. BMI Advises Pandora That Big Publishers Won't Be Withdrawing Licensing Rights

    November 05, 2014 9:25 AM EST For the past year, there's been an ongoing mystery in the music industry over whether Universal Music and Sony/ATV would withdraw their song catalogues from ASCAP and BMI. This is a big deal. Take the fuss over the decision on Monday by Tay ...

44. T.I. Signs Publishing Deal With Sony/ATV Music

    October 24, 2014 9:20 AM EDT Rapper and songwriter T.I. has signed a worldwide deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company announced Friday. The agreement covers all future works, as well as his just-released studio album and his share of the cut for Robin Thicke ' ...

45. Publishing Briefs: Sony/ATV Promotions, Rich Conlon's New Firm, Mike & Keys Join Atlas

    October 23, 2014 8:47 AM EDT Billboard's Ed Christman rounds-up all the big news happening in the music publishing world. -- Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Rich Christina to the role of senior VP, head of East Coast A&R, based in the company’s New York offi ...

46. Publishing Briefs: Imagem Music Signs Admin Deal With PRMD Publishing (Exclusive), Warner Chappell Music Teams With Mike Dean

    October 16, 2014 9:00 AM EDT Imagem Music has just signed a global administration deal with PRMD Publishing , the company formed by EDM impressario Ash Pournouri . As part of the deal, Imagem will now represent the publishing catalog of Cazzette , and any future signings ma ...

47. Neil Diamond Signs to Universal Music Publishing Group

    October 13, 2014 9:43 PM EDT Neil Diamond has signed with Universal Music Publishing Group for an exclusive worldwide publishing administration agreement. He brings with him his entire back catalogue and new studio album, Melody Road , out Oct. 21 on the Universal Music Gro ...

48. 'X Factor' Parent Snaps Up Magazine Publisher

    October 06, 2014 8:45 AM EDT German media giant Bertelsmann, in contrast to U.S. industry giants, is betting on the future of print, or at least print-style content . In a deal announced Monday, Bertelsmann has bought full control of the largest European magazine publisher, ...

49. Little Big Town's Little Secret: Natalie Hemby & Barry Dean on Writing Country Hits

    October 02, 2014 9:20 PM EDT In a recent interview, legendary singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin praised the work of Natalie Hemby , who has scored with hits such as "Downtown" ( Lady Antebellum ) and "Drinks After Work" ( Toby Keith ) and is in the running ...

50. Atlas Music Group Acquires Combustion Music Catalog, Forms JV

    September 29, 2014 3:08 AM EDT In its first acquisition, Atlas Music Group has bought the catalog of Combustion Music , the Nashville-based music publishing firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Atlas Music and Combustion Music are also forming a jo ...

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