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Music Industry
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Producers Contracting With Record Labels: Considerations for Producers, Artists, and Catalog Buyers
Hiring a record producer, at least on paper, has traditionally been the artist’s job. The artist contracts directly with the producer, agrees to pay the producer a share of the…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Dolly Parton – a Role Model for Artists and Businesses Alike
Dolly Parton’s rise from rural poverty in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to global superstardom is a story of grit and talent. Parton achieved this success not only through talent as a…
Microjuris Blog
Las demandas de Ricardo Montaner y Jermaine Dupri: Lo que revelan sobre cláusulas ocultas en contratos musicales
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Lcdo. Silvino Edward Díaz analiza las demandas presentadas por Ricardo Montaner y Jermaine Dupri contra importantes sellos discográficos y explica cómo estos litigios ilustran la relevancia jurídica de cláusulas…
Microjuris Blog
Cómo crear un negocio musical con inteligencia artificial
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Lcdo. Silvino Edward Díaz examina los modelos de negocio musical con inteligencia artificial y las consideraciones legales sobre derechos de autor, licencias, plataformas digitales, Content ID, marcas y derecho…
Microjuris Blog
¿Se puede proteger un ritmo musical? Análisis del caso “Dembow”, que podría redefinir la industria musical
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Lcdo. Silvino Edward Díaz analiza el litigio federal sobre derechos de autor relacionado con el ritmo dembow y sus posibles implicaciones para la industria musical.
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
The NO FAKES ACT – Why It’s Important to the Music Industry
Henri Casadesus was an early 20th-century violist, composer, and music publisher. As co-founder of the Society of Ancient Instruments along with Camille Saint-Saëns, Casadesus helped to bring attention to early…
Althouse
"They said garage bands are coming back with kids, which is kind of means nature is healing."
By Ann Althouse
From a Joe Rogan conversation that starts here:From the transcript, which blends the voices of the 4 interlocutors: "It's so sad that rock is dead.... We were talking about that.…
The Trichordist
@hypebot: Jay Gilbert, Ryan Vaughn, & Benji Stein Share Expert Tips for Artist Growth in 2026
By Trichordist
Check out a great discussion from our friends at Hypebot: The latest panel from MusicPro ’26 offers a useful snapshot of where “artist growth” advice stands heading into 2026—and where…
Althouse
"Mr. Hell moved to New York at the age of 17 determined to be a poet. But New York 'wasn’t the bohemian paradise I’d fantasized it was going to be…'"
By Ann Althouse
"'Everybody was really competitive, even though there was nothing to win.' Disillusioned, he turned to music. 'I thought, as long as I’m going to be here, I might as well…
The IPKat
Music matrix overloaded – UMG’s ‘artist incubator’, a blue pill for music-related data farming?
Photo by Chen on UnsplashThe only acceptable stack is a KatstackIf you were to compile many of this GuestKat’s posts over the last few months, it wouldn’t surprise me if the famous Charlie…