Music Biz News

A thought-provoking article from The Hollywood Reporter, Why Music Producer Dr. Luke Sues People Who Claim He Copies Songs (Analysis) http://bit.ly/r7vwQT

 

The estate of the late Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley Enterprises, is suingArista and parent company RCA Records saying the star was exploited when he signed over rights for $2.8-Million in 1973. http://bit.ly/p77OMy

 

In other Arista news, it looks as if Tony Braxton has scored a bankruptcy victory over royalites due to both Arista and her current labelAtlantic http://on.wsj.com/nNs0BQ

 

And in still yet more legal action, Grammy Award winning singer Bruno Mars (whose real name is Peter Hernandez) has sued his publisher Bug Music, Inc. 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 http://bit.ly/ohKdMO

 

Singer T. Graham Brown examines contry radio, record labels, royalites and songwriting in an interesting interview http://bit.ly/nMFXtq

 

Former founding member of Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland has signed with the Collective for management and worldwide representationhttp://bit.ly/omwysR

 

Former Lost Highway VP A&R Kim Buie can now be reached at Thirty Tigers A&R and Artist Management in Nashville at 615-664-1167 orkim@thirtytigers.com  - Management Client: Jessie Baylin

 

Two industry job-openings we've read about are Director of Sales atStones Throw Records (LA) http://bit.ly/oYg4SK and Copyright and Licensing Assistant at The Bicycle Music Company (LA)http://bit.ly/qnsQyg

 

A fascinating look into musical and cultural history is the report of the release of John Lennon's private letters and cards to be published in a new book by The Beatles biographer and author Hunter Davieshttp://bbc.in/rbXdB0

 

Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming Your Old Masters - an informative piece written by industry attorney Steve Gordon with assistance from Nari Roye (originally published for Digital Music News)http://bit.ly/mZuvz3

 

Ian Rogers has a brand new Weekly Music Industry TV show called This Week in Music.  His guests so far have been Mike D from The Beastie Boys, Nathan Hubbard-CEO of Ticketmaster, Dermot McCormack-Ex VP MTV, Andy Gould-Artist Manager & Rio Caraeff – VEVO.  Be sure to check out the featured interview with Ian Hogarth, Co-Founder and CEO of Songkick at www.thisweekin.com 

 

How 2 Smart Artists Are Using Google+ Hangouts for Music Promotion http://bit.ly/quq8tg

 

And another nod to Google+, The Ultimate Google+ Cheat Sheet - we found this really helpful so wanted to pass it along! http://bit.ly/nDMYjh

 

What are the odds of succeeding WITH a record deal? An interesting article by Blues musician Robin Davey  http://bit.ly/mTHArk

 

How Spotify's Casual Encounters Seduce Young U.S. Music Lovershttp://bit.ly/o65f5F

Thanks to The Music Business Registry for these timely articles.