Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. Some songwriters, like Dave Grohl, are switching from America’s big song licensing ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is considering changing or scrapping agreements it reached with two music licensing giants more than 70 years ago to freshen them up for the ...
It's still in beta, but interactive music startup Tuntable.fm has just sealed deals with BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) and ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) to ensure they'll ...
As BMI appeals the appellate court’s decision to overturn its significant live event rate hike, some interesting market share ...
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has released its topline figures for 2025, touting another year of growth for the performing-rights organization. The group generated ...
BMI’s big rate hike on Live Nation, AEG and other concert promoters was overturned by an appeals court that said a lower judge was “unreasonable." ...