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EMI Publishing Canada President Resigns
July 03, 2009 - Global | Publishing
Michael McCarty, president of EMI Music Publishing Canada, has announced he is resigning and has accepted another job in the Canadian publishing industry. » Full Story

BMI CEO Del Bryant Named Chairperson OF FastTrack Board
June 29, 2009 - Publishing
BMI president and CEO Del Bryant has been named chairperson of the FastTrack board of directors, succeeding outgoing chair Prof. Dr. Jürgen Becker of the German Collecting Society GEMA. » Full Story

Letter From The Editor: Jackson Tribute Issue This Week
June 29, 2009 - Rock and Pop
Billboard hopes to bring some unique and comprehensive light to Michael Jackson-related topics by the end of this week, when we publish our next issue with Jackson owning the proper cover. It will be an issue dedicated almost entirely to the music and business history of the King of Pop. » Full Story

Michael Jackson Saluted At ASCAP Awards
June 28, 2009 - Publishing
Tributes continued to pour in for Michael Jackson during the weekend following his death June 25. » Full Story

Stargate, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream ASCAP's Top Songwriters
June 26, 2009 - Publishing
The songwriting/production team of Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & The-Dream tied for songwriter of the year honors with fellow songwriting/production duo Stargate (Tor Hermansen & Mikkel Eriksen) at the 22nd annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. » Full Story

MCPS Finances Hit By Interest Rate Slump
June 26, 2009 - Global | Publishing
The sudden fall in interest rates has forced the U.K.'s Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) to implement a far-reaching review of operations in order to cut costs. » Full Story

New GEMA Chairman
June 26, 2009 - Global | Publishing
After 18 years as chairman of German collecting society GEMA, Prof. Christian Bruhn stepped down. His successor is composer Jörg Evers. » Full Story

GEMA Predicts 6% Income Fall
June 25, 2009 - Global | Publishing
GEMA expects income for 2009 to be down 6% compared to last year. » Full Story

Suisa Distributed Income Up 7.9%
June 25, 2009 - Global | Publishing
The Swiss collection society Suisa in Zurich has reported the highest ever income for distribution to members in the organization's 86-year history. » Full Story

Living End's Chris Cheney Takes APRA Honor
June 24, 2009 - Global | Publishing | Rock and Pop
The Living End's frontman Chris Cheney took out song of the year at the APRA Music Awards in Melbourne, scoring the coveted title for his Australian alternative rock band's 2008 hit "White Noise." » Full Story

Analysis: Why Variable Pricing Is Bad For Publishers
June 23, 2009 - Record Labels | Publishing
In a new feature, Billboard analyzed sales after the introduction of variable pricing and found that unit sales had slightly decreased but overall spending at retail and net revenue to labels had increased. » Full Story

Alicia Villarreal Signs Admin Deal With Sony/ATV
June 23, 2009 - Latin
Sony/ATV will now exclusively administer Villarreal’s catalog, Camixes Publishing, LLC, worldwide. » Full Story

PRS For Music Tour Income Up 30%
June 23, 2009 - Global | Touring | Publishing
PRS For Music has reported a 30% rise in touring revenues to £403 million ($662.8 million), up from £311 million ($511.5 million) the year before. » Full Story

Publishing Briefs: MPL, Hal Leonard, Music Sales, Dan Cook
June 23, 2009 - Publishing
MPL Music Publishing is launching a pre-cleared online music library; Hal Leonard and Music Sales Group launch a joint venture and more. » Full Story

Sacem Mechanical Revenues Down 15.9 Per Cent
June 23, 2009 - Global | Publishing
French authors' and publishers' collecting society Sacem has revealed a 15.9 per cent decline in income from CD and DVD mechanical rights to 100 million euros ($139.9 million). » Full Story

Death Row Back To Life With Publishing Deal, New Releases
June 22, 2009 - Record Labels | Legal and Management
Music publisher EverGreen, which owns the catalogs of 2 Live Crew, Third Eye Blind, MC Hammer, Tupac Shakur and others, has signed a deal with WIDEawake, the Canada-based development company that acquired the assets of Death Row Records earlier this year. » Full Story

ASCAP Brief Pushes Royalty For Ringtones
June 22, 2009 - Publishing
Should wireless operators have to pay performance royalties for ringtones? » Full Story

Nokia Signs With Germany's GEMA
June 19, 2009 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Publishing
Mobile handset manufacturer Nokia has concluded a Europe-wide licensing agreement with the German collecting society GEMA in Munich for its unlimited Comes With Music service. » Full Story

Hal Leonard Corp Buys Shawnee Press
June 19, 2009 - Publishing
The Hal Leonard Corporation has purchased choral, instrumental and school music print publisher Shawnee Press Inc. from the Music Sales Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. » Full Story

Naxos Acquires Finland's Ondine Label
June 18, 2009 - Global | Indies | Classical
Naxos has acquired the Ondine label from the Moskito Group, a television and commercial films production firm, and will begin distributing the Finnish label in North America on July 1. » Full Story

Primary Wave, Phillana Williams Launch JV
June 18, 2009 - Legal and Management | RB Hip-Hop | Publishing
Primary Wave Music Publishing and Marketing has entered into a joint venture with record industry veteran Phillana Williams to begin a new urban artist management company. » Full Story

Ole, BMG Rights Management Partner On Copyrights
June 17, 2009 - Publishing
ole and BMG Rights Management GmbH have signed an exclusive multi-year deal to generate creative opportunities and represent each other's copyrights in their respective territories of North America and Europe. » Full Story

Publishing Briefs: Cherry Lane, RightsFlow
June 17, 2009 - Publishing
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co. has signed a worldwide, long-term publishing agreement with 2008 "American Idol" winner and songwriter David Cook; Essential USA has hired RightsFlow to license, account, and pay publisher royalties. » Full Story

NMPA Vows To Continue YouTube Fight
June 17, 2009 - Publishing
The National Music Publishers of America’s top legislative initiative for this year is to get law written that will clarify that there is a performance right for audio-visual downloads, the organization’s president and CEO David Israelite said at its annual meeting, held in New York City at the Marriott Hotel on June 17. » Full Story

Dave Stewart Signs With Kobalt
June 17, 2009 - Publishing
Dave Stewart has signed a deal with Kobalt Music Group. » Full Story

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