Spotify and Universal Unveil Far-Reaching Deal That Improves ‘Bundling’ Payment Structure  

UPDATED: Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, and Spotify, the world’s largest paid streaming service, announced on Sunday new, multi-year agreements for recorded music and music publishing “focused on growth, innovation and the advancement of artists’ and songwriters’ success,” according to the joint announcement. It also marks theContinue Reading

American Music Tourism, MAIN Event Ticketing and HITS Acts Return to Senate

The revived bills target issues like ticketing bots, music tourism and indie musicians. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The American Music Tourism Act, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks (MAIN) for Event Ticketing Act, and Helping Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act have all been re-introduced to the Senate. Recently, theContinue Reading