By: David S. Crow In the wake of the recent accidents and stage collapses at various fairs, festivals and live events, many artists and their management teams are assessing what steps can be taken to. […]
By: Natalya L. Rose You will not find them in MusicRow’s “Internet Chart.” You may never have a chance to know their real names. But, just like many artists this time of year, they are fine-. […]
By Page Kelley Early this fall, a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made the front page of The Tennessean, was featured on CNN’s lead webpage, and raised collective blood pressure level. […]
During BMI’s presentation to Kris Kristofferson of its 2009 Icon Award, Willie Nelson thanked BMI for supporting Kris, Willie and many writer/artists of their generation in their early years and not. […]
It was a beautiful spring in Iowa City and they didn’t see it coming; couldn’t see it coming. They’ve been performing as “Lazy Boy & The Recliners” for over thirteen years. Then, that cease-. […]
Czar, n., .. (4) any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field. For better or for worse, we have had governmental executives dubbed by the media as the Education Czar and the Dr. […]
Some fundamental issues pertaining to sound recording copyrights are not widely understood by some lawyers and the public at large. At the outset, it is important to distinguish between ownership of t. […]
In October, the Register of Copyrights, Marybeth Peters, declared that downloads of most ringtones are digital phonorecord deliveries (“DPDs”) and, as such, are subject to the compulsory license p. […]
In a prior issue of Music Row, we considered some of the elements of the new type of exclusive recording agreement in which record labels participate in touring, merchandise and other income streams o. […]
With the recent bankruptcy of Distribution North America (“DNA”), many independent labels and artists (collectively referred to as “Artist or Artists”) are scrambling to secure independent rec. […]