Flavor Flav Sues Public Enemy For Unpaid Royalties + Chuck D Responds admin Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio "Flavor of Love" star and rap pioneer Flavor Flav is suing his group, Public Enemy, over unpaid royalties. TMZ is reporting that Flavor Flav says...
Sony Music Partners With Agency Designed to Recoup Royalties From DJ Mixes admin Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Feature, Music, Technology, The Studio Sony Music artists should rejoice! Sony Music Entertainment has reached a deal with New York-based Dubset Media Inc that will help make sure...
Songwriters Ban Together For Royalty Increases admin Monday, March 13, 2017 Business & Finance, Feature, Music, The Receipt, The Studio Songwriters are fighting back against streaming and tech companies who've made millions off their work. The National Music Publisher's Association...
Lil Wayne Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group admin Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio In addition to the pending $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne is now taking aim at Universal Music Group. On March 28th,...
Berklee Report Put PRO’s On Blast, Says Royalty Statements are Outdated & Wrong! admin Thursday, July 16, 2015 Business & Finance, Feature, Music 101, The Receipt In a recent report issued by Berklee College of Music and ReThink Music, several components of the music industry was dissected to see what problems...
Judge Awards Dr. Dre 100% Profits for ‘The Chronic’ admin Friday, April 24, 2015 Feature, Music, Music 101, The Studio On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled in favor of Dr. Dre over unpaid profits from digital sales of his 1992 album, The Chronic....
Marvin Gaye’s Sisters Are Pissed Off at Ex-Wife Over $7.4M Settlement admin Thursday, April 2, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Even though the estate of the late singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye was awarded $7.4 million in an infringement lawsuit against Pharrell Williams and...
Funk Band Used Spotify to Generate $20K From Album with No Sound admin Thursday, March 26, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Just came across this story and thought "WOW, this was a genius idea." One funk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan figured out a way to utilize...
VIDEO: Nicki Minaj’s Ex, Safaree, Talks Her Success And His Money admin Thursday, January 15, 2015 Feature, Music, Music 101 In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, Nicki Minaj's ex-boyfriend Safaree set the record straight regarding a lot of unanswered questions....
40+ Ways to Make Money in Music Ms. Bels Thursday, January 8, 2015 Feature, Music, Music 101, The Studio 1 Comment The idea of showcasing one's artistry is often compounded with the need to profit off of it. Whether it is from selling merchandise (i.e. t-shirts,...
MUSIC 101: The Double-sided Danger of Sampling Ms. Bels Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Business & Finance, Feature, Music, Music 101, The Receipt Last week, news broke that The Potter's House pastor, Bishop T. D. Jakes, is seeking legal action against rapper Young Jeezy. Jakes caught wind of...
EMI Says Cash Money Records Owes for Unpaid Royalties Ms. Bels Wednesday, March 21, 2012 The Receipt, The Studio Cash Money Records, one of the hottest and most profitable music record labels today, is in a little bit of legal trouble. A recent...
Music 101: Synchronization Royalties admin Tuesday, September 9, 2008 The Studio In this last segment of the Music 101 series we will discuss how synchronization licensing works, how you get paid from it, and the difference...
Music 101: Performance Royalties and PROs admin Thursday, August 21, 2008 The Studio Now that we've covered Publishing and Mechanical Royalties, it's time to briefly discuss performance royalties. The most lucrative part of music...
Music 101: Mechanical Licensing admin Wednesday, July 23, 2008 The Studio In the last segment, Music 101: Publishing, we gave you some detailed insight on publishing rights and how royalty payments are made. This...
Unsigned Artists Get Royalties Direct admin Thursday, July 10, 2008 The Studio 1 Comment The social music revolution has definitely begun according to Last.fm. This music site pays unsigned artists royalties for every song played and...
