tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57493186661646359722012-02-16T10:52:48.165-08:00News Articles Related To SongwritingSongwriters Notesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749318666164635972.post-55787701742382600802011-09-01T10:24:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:24:21.633-07:00Music Biz News<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="paragraph_style_6" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div p="">A thought-provoking article from <strong>The Hollywood Reporter</strong>, <strong><em>Why Music Producer Dr. Luke Sues People Who Claim He Copies Songs (Analysis)</em></strong> <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451381&v=3&key=721d&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fr7vwQT" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/r7vwQT</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">The estate of the late <strong>Elvis Presley</strong>, Elvis Presley Enterprises, is suing<strong>Arista</strong> and parent company <strong>RCA Records </strong>saying the star was exploited when he signed over rights for $2.8-Million in 1973. <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451383&v=3&key=221b&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fp77OMy" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/p77OMy</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">In other <strong>Arista </strong>news, it looks as if <strong>Tony Braxton</strong> has scored a bankruptcy victory over royalites due to both Arista and her current label<strong>Atlantic</strong> <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451385&v=3&key=e6f4&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fon.wsj.com%2FnNs0BQ" target="_blank">http://on.wsj.com/nNs0BQ</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">And in still yet more legal action, Grammy Award winning singer <strong>Bruno Mars </strong>(whose real name is Peter Hernandez) has sued his publisher <strong>Bug Music, Inc.</strong> in Los Angeles Superior Court asking to be released from his contract saying that Bug Music did not exercise its option to continue the agreement <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451387&v=3&key=e7e3&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FohKdMO" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ohKdMO</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">Singer <strong>T. Graham Brown </strong>examines contry radio, record labels, royalites and songwriting in an interesting interview <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451389&v=3&key=1694&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FnMFXtq" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/nMFXtq</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">Former founding member of <strong>Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland </strong>has signed with the <strong>Collective</strong> for management and worldwide representation<a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451391&v=3&key=712a&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FomwysR" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/omwysR</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">Former <strong>Lost Highway</strong> VP A&R <strong>Kim Buie</strong> can now be reached at <strong>Thirty Tigers A&R and Artist Management</strong> in Nashville at 615-664-1167 or<a href="mailto:kim@thirtytigers.com" target="_blank">kim@thirtytigers.com </a>- Management Client: <strong>Jessie Baylin</strong></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">Two industry <strong>job-openings</strong> we've read about are Director of Sales at<strong>Stones Throw Records</strong> (LA) <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451393&v=3&key=e451&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FoYg4SK" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/oYg4SK</a> and Copyright and Licensing Assistant at <strong>The Bicycle Music Company</strong> (LA)<a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451395&v=3&key=43c6&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FqnsQyg" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/qnsQyg</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">A fascinating look into musical and cultural history is the report of the release of <strong>John Lennon</strong>'s private letters and cards to be published in a new book by <strong>The Beatles</strong> biographer and author <strong>Hunter Davies</strong><a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451397&v=3&key=3aed&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbbc.in%2FrbXdB0" target="_blank">http://bbc.in/rbXdB0</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p=""><strong><em>Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming Your Old Masters</em></strong> - an informative piece written by industry attorney <strong>Steve Gordon </strong>with assistance from <strong>Nari Roye </strong>(originally published for <strong>Digital Music News</strong>)<a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451399&v=3&key=853d&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fv2BNDSp" target="_blank" title="http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082910termination/">http://bit.ly/mZuvz3</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p=""><strong>Ian Rogers</strong> has a brand new Weekly Music Industry TV show called <strong><em>This Week in Music</em></strong>. His guests so far have been <strong>Mike D </strong>from<strong> The Beastie Boys, Nathan Hubbard</strong>-CEO of <strong>Ticketmaster</strong>, <strong>Dermot McCormack</strong>-Ex VP<strong> MTV</strong>, <strong>Andy Gould</strong>-Artist Manager & <strong>Rio Caraeff</strong> – <strong>VEVO</strong>. Be sure to check out the featured interview with <strong>Ian Hogarth</strong>, Co-Founder and CEO of <strong>Songkick </strong>at <strong><a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451401&v=3&key=49cb&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisweekin.com%2Fthisweekin-music%2F" target="_blank">www.thisweekin.com</a> </strong></div><div p=""> </div><div p=""><strong>How 2 Smart Artists Are Using Google+ Hangouts for Music Promotion </strong><a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451403&v=3&key=f91e&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fquq8tg" target="_blank" title="http://music-promotion-blog.blogspot.com/2011/07/google-hangouts-for-music-promotion.html/">http://bit.ly/quq8tg</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p="">And another nod to Google+, <strong><em>The Ultimate Google+ Cheat Sheet</em></strong> - we found this really helpful so wanted to pass it along! <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451405&v=3&key=4dc0&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FnDMYjh" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/nDMYjh</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p=""><strong>What are the odds of succeeding WITH a record deal?</strong> An interesting article by Blues musician <strong>Robin Davey</strong> <a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451407&v=3&key=44b9&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FmTHArk" target="_blank" title="http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/what-are-the-odds-of-succeeding-with-a-record-deal.html/">http://bit.ly/mTHArk</a></div><div p=""> </div><div p=""><strong>How Spotify's Casual Encounters Seduce Young U.S. Music Lovers</strong><a href="http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/refer.php?s=4181679727&u=24451409&v=3&key=4504&skey=3d269116ba&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fo65f5F" target="_blank" title="http://www.fastcompany.com/1767133/spotify-us-streaming-music-rhapsody/?partner=homepage_newsletter">http://bit.ly/o65f5F</a></div><div p=""><br /></div><div p="">Thanks to <a href="http://musicregistry.com/">The Music Business Registry</a> for these timely articles.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5749318666164635972-5578770174238260080?l=dsamusicbiznews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Songwriters Notesnoreply@blogger.com0