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Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald Files Royalty Lawsuit Against Warner Music Group
May 21, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Legal & Management
King & Ballow’s Richard S. Busch continues his assault upon the major label tradition of paying standard artist royalties for downloads instead of a 50% licensing royalty. The attorney has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald against the Warner Music Group in the U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee in Nashville. » Full Story

Singer/Songwriter Robi 'Draco' Rosa Signs With SESAC, Preparing New Album
May 21, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Rock & Pop | Latin
Latin Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/producer Robi 'Draco' Rosa has signed with SESAC. His impressive, multi-faceted career includes membership in the boy band Menudo and alt-rock band Maggie's Dream, co-writing Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" and Sisqo's "Thong Song'" and an upcoming duets album that includes Calle 13, Tego Calderón, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Rubén Blades, Maná, Marc Anthony and Shakira. » Full Story

How To Improve Music Discovery and Sales On TV: A Billboard Special White Paper
May 21, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Legal & Management | Indies | TV & Film | Digital & Mobile | Retail
This special Billboard white paper was undertaken as a joint project among Billboard, NARM’S DigitalMusic.org division and TAG Strategic towards developing steps to improving music discovery on TV. The content is based on a session at the National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) conference, Music Biz 2012, titled “Music & TV: Enabling Discovery for the Connected Consumer” that was organized by DigitalMusic.org and TAG Strategic. » Full Story

Robin Gibb Q&A as President of CISAC
May 21, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Legal & Management
While many are mourning Robin Gibb for his immense work with the Bee Gees, the musician also served an important role as president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), where he fought for copyright and intellectual property law. Last June he sat down with Billboard.biz during the World Copyright Summit in Brussels to talk about his work. » Full Story

Jasper Donat On Music Matters 2012: Troy Carter, Growing Asian Touring Market, Music Publishing In 53 Countries
May 21, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Legal & Management | Indies | Digital & Mobile
Music Matters 2012, the music industry one-stop covering “all that matters” (as their catchphrase declares) in the Asia Pacific region, kicks off its second year in Singapore this week (after six in Hong Kong). Billboard.biz spoke to Jasper Donat, Music Matters president about this year's speakers (Lady Gaga's manager Troy Carter, producer Bob Ezrin, AEG's John Meglen), the growing Asian touring market and "publishing, publishing, publishing." » Full Story

Backbeat: Rolfe Kent Receives Career Achievement Honor at BMI Film and TV Awards
May 17, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | TV & Film
Composer Rolfe Kent composed a poem with the help of his staff for his acceptance speech for the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film/TV Awards, where execs from Clear Channel, Lionsgate, AIM Broadcasting, and the Disney Channel among others were on hand to dish out awards. » Full Story

Adele, PJ Harvey, Lana Del Rey Win at 57th Ivor Novello Awards
May 17, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Global
Adele took home two awards, Lana del Rey won Best Contemporary Song, PJ Harvey was handed the Album Award for "Let England Shake" and Ed Sheeran won Best Song Musically & Lyrically at the 57th Ivor Novello Awards, which are organized jointly by BASCA, the British songwriters and composers’ association, and collecting society PRS for Music. » Full Story

Jay Boberg Appointed Chairman of INgrooves Fontana Parent Isolation Network
May 17, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Executive Turntable
Boberg replaces Vincent Freda as chairman of the board of Isolation Network, as Freda was appointed Chief Operating Officer in April. » Full Story

Pitbull, Ester Dean, Benny Blanco Share Writer Honor At BMI Pop Awards
May 16, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing
It was a big night for singer/songwriter Ester Dean at last evening's 60th annual BMI pop awards, as she was named co-songwriter of the year alongside Benny Blanco and Pitbull. Carole King also received BMI's Icon Award. » Full Story

Sony Closes Indiana Distribution Center, Lays Off 226
May 15, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Legal & Management | Retail
Sony plans to cut 226 jobs from its Fishers, Ind. distribution center. » Full Story

Warner Music Group Revenue Slipped 8% in Q1
May 15, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing
Warner Music Group revenue slipped 8% in the first three months of 2012 to $628 million from $684 million in 2011. » Full Story

Sony Sued as Songwriter Alleges Alabama Stole His Song, Label Didn't Collect Royalties
May 14, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Legal & Management
Australian singer-songwriter Allan Caswell is alleging in a lawsuit that the band Alabama stole its 1982 chart-topping hit, "Christmas in Dixie," from the song he penned as the theme for the 1980s Australian television soap, "The Prisoner," yet as both artists are signed to Sony, the company would be "suing itself." » Full Story

German Pirate Party Wins Fourth State Election
May 14, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Legal & Management
The Pirate Party, once portrayed as a radical fringe group of Internet hackers and copyright thieves, on Sunday proved beyond doubt there are a political force to be reckoned with, claiming their fourth-straight victory in German state elections. » Full Story

Senate to Hold Antitrust Hearings on Universal-EMI Deal
May 11, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Legal & Management
A U.S. Senate panel will hold a hearing on Universal Music Group's pending acquisition of EMI's recorded-music division. The move adds another step to the complex regulatory review of the deal. » Full Story

Photos: Usher Honors Rico Love; Melanie Fiona Raises the Roof; Jacob Luttrell, EMI Win Big at SESAC Awards
May 11, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop
At SESAC’s 16th annual Pop Music Awards, the top honors went to Songwriter of the Year Rico Love, Song of the Year winner Jacob Luttrell (for his work on Enrique Iglesias’ "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)," and Publisher of the Year EMI Foray Music. But the most buzzed-about moments of the night involved Usher -- who made a surprise appearance to present Love with his award – and Melanie Fiona, who raised the roof with a stellar rendition of the Love-penned "4:00 am." » Full Story

Village People's Victor Willis Speaks Out on Recent Copyright Victory, Trademark Lawsuits
May 11, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Legal & Management
Victor Willis, the songwriter and original lead singer of the Village People, fresh off a victory earlier this week in a battle to terminate his share of a copyright to the band's hit songs, including "YMCA," has scored a second victory in an unresolved battle to cancel the music publisher's trademark rights to "Village People." » Full Story

Billboard's 40 Under 40: Cast Your Nominations Here!
May 11, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Indies | TV & Film | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Branding | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop
Who do you think are the rising young executives under forty years old who are driving the music business forward? Billboard's new Power Players special feature "40 Under 40" will identify these individuals -- and we invite our readers to offer their nominations online here. Make your voice heard here. » Full Story

Devo's Gerald Casale Talks Licensing, 360 Deals and Syncs: 'The System Has to Get Better'
May 10, 2012 – Publishing | Legal & Management | Branding | Rock & Pop
Devo's Gerald V. Casale has more experience than most when it comes to the music-rights licensing market. Early in their career, the group saw the opportunity to expand their revenue streams beyond label and publishing deals into merch, sync, endorsements, multimedia and more, taking a businesslike, corporate outlook towards their band and brand -– one that many perceived as tongue-in-cheek, but turns out to have been very prescient. » Full Story

Sony Reports $463 Million Music Profit While Parent Corp. Posts Record $5.7 Billion Loss
May 10, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | Global | Legal & Management | Digital & Mobile | Retail
Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of $5.7 billion in its fourth straight year of red ink while Sony posted an operating profit in music of $463 million for the year on sales of $5.5 billion. The label's best-sellers included Adele's "21" and Beyonce's "4." » Full Story

Tech Types Tackle TV-Music Tie-Ins at NARM
May 10, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | TV & Film | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Branding
Turning living rooms into virtual record stores guided by television shows and ads is just a few technological clicks away from becoming a reality. How to get there was the subject of a fascinating NARM panel which included Audible Magic''s Jay Friedman, Ted Cohen of TAG Strategic and NPD Group's Russ Crupnic. » Full Story

MTV's Van Toffler on How the Beastie Boys Revolutionized Music Videos
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Publishing | TV & Film | Rock & Pop | R&B/Hip-Hop
MTV Music Group President Van Toffler, who spent countless occasions in the presence of the Beastie Boys, explains how the band revolutionized the music video format. Here he deconstructs four of their landmark videos honestly assessing the "acting" in "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party!)" and placing the impact of "Sabotage" on par with Michael Jackson's "Thriller." » Full Story

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