By Del R. Bryant (President and CEO Of BMI) It is a dynamic time in our industry; it is a time of experimentation and transformation of many of the models which have generated revenue for recorded music and for music publishing, impacting songwriters, composers, publishers, artists and labels alike. Throughout BMI’s nearly 75 years of [...]

On February 17, Sony launched their new music service, Music Unlimited Powered by Qriocity, in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia. The service had previously been available in parts of Europe. Music Unlimited will join the competitive ranks of music services like iTunes, Pandora, and Rdio, which also offer services such as streaming, radio stations, [...]

Sony Network Entertainment gave a presentation recently that hints at that idea of a subscription-based service.

Ruckus Music Closes Its Doors

Every songwriter needs a little recording machine that will record bits of song ideas, songs in progress, and songs in final form…