Music Business News: North America
Analysis News Rule clarifies that songwriters are entitled to collect mechanical royalties from streaming platforms after they reclaim their rights
News Abbeduto joins Reed Smith from Granderson Des Rochers, where he negotiated deals on behalf of rights holders and DSPs
News Canada's broadcasting and telecom regulator is planning a 5% tax on streaming revenue from non-Canadian companies starting this fall
News Primary Wave has acquired Forsey's writer’s and producer shares
Interviews Venice Music Head of Sync Jessica Vaughn reflects on her 'dark comedy' of a life so far and argues that in many areas the music industry is not just unfair but unsafe
News An arbitration panel has ordered Utopia to pay $1.86 million to Lyric Financial's former owners
News News comes after Apollo teamed with Concord in failed $1.5 billion bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund
News Lawsuit was filed in Texas on July 3 by musicians Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar