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SoundCloud Is Close to a Licensing Deal With Universal
SoundCloud Is Close to a Licensing Deal With Universal
SoundCloud Is Close to a Licensing Deal With Universal
Maybe Napster taught everyone a lesson. Music labels, especially the majors, were incredibly slow to adapt to the peer-to-peer piracy that became commonplace around the turn of the century. The RIAA went after consumers in wildly unpopular lawsuits; bands and musicians lashed out at their fans; record sales that had been at an all-time high suddenly plummeted, to the point where comparing sales fi
SoundCloud Could Be Partnering With Some Major Record Labels
SoundCloud Could Be Partnering With Some Major Record Labels
SoundCloud Could Be Partnering With Some Major Record Labels
According to a Bloomberg report, favored music streaming platform SoundCloud is working on closing prominent deals with some major music labels, like Sony, Universal and Warner. The deal would offer the labels a three to five percent share of the website's earning, in return, an agreement would be put into place so SoundCloud cannot be sued for any copyright violations. ...
Eminem Producer M-Phazes Signs Publishing Deal
Eminem Producer M-Phazes Signs Publishing Deal
Eminem Producer M-Phazes Signs Publishing Deal
M-Phazes—who just landed a major production placement with Eminem's "Bad Guy" off the Marshall Mathers LP 2, which he produced with S1—has signed a global publishing deal, Billboard reports. The Australian producer has inked a contract with Universal Music Publishing Group Australia. M-Phazes has had ...

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