BOXED IN: In the midst of Pandora’s battle for a lower royalty rate, Marty Bandier’s Sony/ATV has squeezed a 25% bump out of the service. “At the end of the day, we got a terrific deal for our songwriters,” Bandier told the N.Y. Post’s Claire Atkinson. “Our thinking has been vindicated. Hopefully it’s the first of many.” As for the implications of the negotiated one-year increase, an unnamed publishing exec asserted to Digital Music News, "Sony now has the power to shut Pandora down, that's your negotiating power." (1/18a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
The dust settles on the Indio Polo Grounds. (4/22a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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