The music business has been screwed up for a hopelessly long time, but change is afoot: Congress, courts and the Justice Department are all poised in coming months to shake up how companies… Read more »
Last night’s Grammy Awards served up the usual hoopla and back-patting. But a policy plea from singer Jennifer Hudson also underscored how 2015 is likely to be the year when a long-brewing fight comes to… Read more »
The Justice Department will reexamine rules that require music publishers to license their song catalogs to everyone on a more or less equal basis. Read more »
It looks as if you can add Amazon to the list of companies adding music streaming. A new report suggests the service is coming to Prime in June or July. Read more »
Are digital services like Pandora paying their fair share to support musicians? A new ruling will add fuel to the debate: here’s all the details. Read more »
Pandora pushed for a law to equal the playing field when it comes to the rates that different types of radio service must pay to license content, but it came up… Read more »
In a year when many musicians are blaming digital music companies for declining income, folk-singer Billy Bragg offers a welcome dose of common sense. Read more »
Pink Floyd’s attitude to companies like Pandora and Spotify appears to have changed dramatically since this summer when the band very publicly attacked streaming music services. Read more »
A popular tech company and the music lobby are in a strange fight over a small FM station in South Dakota. The dispute is partly a publicity stunt — but one… Read more »