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Music
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Music Publishing Groups Have New Competitor
With the backing of a legendary music-industry manager, for-profit Global Music Rights has managed to attract dozens of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits
Bill backed by industry group New York Is Music looks to provide tax credits to in-state music professionals.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Country Music Association: Tuned In to Members
Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern on how to best serve both members and listeners.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Association Agenda: Rights Review for Music Licensing
Changes to music licensing rules could affect association events.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Outdoor Entertainment: Rendezvous at The Park
New outdoor entertainment and dining district will offer an alfresco respite.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: The Americana Music Association’s Big Performance
For a lesson on how to juggle an annual conference alongside dozens upon dozens of performances, and keep…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Apple Backlash: British Music Retailers Declare War on U2
The Entertainment Retailers Association, a British trade organization spurned by the Irish rock superstars in favor of an…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Country Music Gets Its Own Startup Accelerator
The Country Music Association, the primary trade group for country music—which you might know from its popular awards…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Music Industry Grapples With Street Date Debate
In an effort to fight piracy and regain some lost buzz, music-industry groups are hoping to release new…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Content Marketing: How Weird Al Won by Spreading the Wealth
Last week, pop parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic took over the internet with a series of clever music videos.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Album’s Future: Where Taylor Swift and the RIAA See Eye-to-Eye
Taylor Swift got a few knocks over a recent column she wrote about the future of the music…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Negotiations Thaw Between YouTube, Indie Music Labels
After weeks of contentious negotiations over the company’s new streaming music service drew antitrust complaints from trade groups,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Indie Labels Square Off With YouTube on Royalties
Trade groups representing the independent music industry both globally and in the United States say the Google-owned video…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Chorus America, Smithsonian Find Perfect Flag Day Harmony
In honor of Flag Day on June 14 and the 200th anniversary of the national anthem, the Smithsonian…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Music Publishing Groups Go Under Justice Department Microscope
With a lingering conflict over songwriter royalties playing out with online radio provider Pandora, the Justice Department announced…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Musician Groups Earn Exemption on Federal Ivory Ban
Months after a new set of federal regulations on the sale and trade of ivory went into effect,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Spotify: What Jukeboxes Teach About Disruptive Business Models
Sure, the jukebox may not be exactly the shining model of innovation these days, but it inspired a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Rockers (Including David Byrne) Say Radio Needs to Fix Royalties
A number of popular musicians, most notably David Byrne, say that the industry's failure to pay recording artists…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
‘Without the Beatles’: Association Honors Legendary Rock Band
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ arrival in America, members of the International Association of Music…
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How a Rock Star Helped the Music Industry Take on Rap Genius
Based on recent research, a music publishers group fired a salvo this week against dozens of high-traffic websites…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Jay-Z’s ‘Holy Grail’ Sparks Change in RIAA’s Award Rules
The Recording Industry Association of America updated its rules for certifying gold and platinum digital albums in light…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pandora Royalty Fees Lead Company to Buy Radio Station
The popular online radio platform, upset with what it saw as favoritism towards terrestial broadcasters, tried to solve…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Recording Industry Group Adapts to Changing Technologies
Associations often struggle with change, but the Recording Industry Association of America—which recently updated the way it measures…
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How Music Can Bring Peace (of Mind)
Music is a powerful connector. It can change our mood and get us moving faster, or slower. Music…
