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November 1, 2012
UMG Settles In Digital Royalty Case
The UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP have settled a lawsuit filed by EMINEM's producers over digital royalties. the NY TIMES reports. After A U.S. COURT OF APPEALS in CALIFORNIA ruled in F.B.T.’s favor in 2010, overturning a jury verdict by a lower court, the … more »
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May 22, 2012
Michael McDonald Sues His Label For Underpaid Royalties
MICHAEL MCDONALD has filed a lawsuit in NASHVILLE against WARNER MUSIC GROUP, claiming WMG underpaid him for online music sales. MCDONALD is suing for at least a half-million dollars in royalties suit claims were deliberately underpaid for sales through … more »
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April 2, 2012
'Weird Al' The Latest To Sue For Royalty Underpayments
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC filed suit late last week against SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, claiming the label deliberately underpaid him more than $5 million. THE TENNESSEAN reports the suit, "is the latest in a growing list of looming court battles between … more »
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February 2, 2011
Goom Radio Scales Back Operations
GOOM RADIO is downsizing its U.S. team as it restructures into a business-to-business-only model. A large percentage of the staff are being laid off, Current VP/U.S. Operations JEFF Z stays on during the transition, but is looking at other … more »
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June 7, 2010
Dr. Demento Ends Syndication
Legendary broadcaster DR. DEMENTO (real name: BARRET HANSEN) has ended his syndicated radio show after 40 years. However, the show will continue to air on his website, drdemento.com. DEMENTO's show was rife with comedy and parody songs, such as BARNES … more »
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August 26, 2008
International Songwriting Contest Now Accepting Entries
The 2008 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC), based in NASHVILLE, is accepting entries online for all genres of music now through OCTOBER 15th. The annual contest judges song submissions based on creativity, originality, lyrics, melody and … more »
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October 10, 2006
Weird Al Way Cool!
Last night (10/9) CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 WAKS (96-5 KISS FM)/CLEVELAND night stud JAVA JOEL MURPHY crowed about how cool WEIRD AL YANKOVIC was on his show. JAVA jawed, "He was here pimping his Top 10 CD 'Straight Outta Lynwood'. A select … more »
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August 29, 2006
Dan Mackta Appointed Zomba Label Group Sr. Dir./Marketing
The ZOMBA LABEL GROUP has named DAN MACKTA as Sr. Dir./Marketing. DAN, who will be based in NYC, will assume product management responsibilities for various artists including THREE DAYS GRACE, TOOL, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, EAMON, DIRTIE BLONDE, LIVING … more »