Musicians Take Control of Their Work (mostly...) Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaFebruary 18, 2015Beck, Beckyoncé, Beyoncé, I Won't Back Down, Kanye West, lyrics, mashup, Sam Smith, Stay With Me, Taylor Swift, Tom Petty, trademarkComment
Taylor Swift Nails Scrouge Spotify Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaNovember 24, 2014Big Machine, Daniel Ek, music catalog, music streaming, Spotify CEO, Taylor Swift, YouTube Comment
SoundCloud Intros Paid Composer Tier Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaAugust 29, 2014damage control, Exploration, iOS app redesign fail, monetization, paying composers, Premiere Tier, shifting business model, SoundCloud, YouTubeComment
Track Missing Music with Exploration Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaAugust 29, 2014$5 million investment, copyright infringement, digital royalty advances, Exploration, missing music, music royalties, SoundCloud, tracking music performances, You Tube Comments
SXSW Panel Insights, Innovations in Modern Ad Music Money Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaApril 30, 20142014, commercial music, COPILOT, fees, MAM Fam, McGarry Bowen Chicago, Morgan Thoryk, music houses, music licensing, music money, music publishers, music royalties, Nan Wilson, panel discussion, performance royalties, PROs, Ravi Krishnaswami, SXSWComment
Court Rules on Case Between ASCAP & Pandora Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaMarch 31, 2014ASCAP, Billboard, court ruling, Hot Hardware, Hypebot, music licensing, Pandora, PRO, Project DisCoComment
Pandora Drops IRFA, Spotify Adds Pressure, Dr. Dre Brings Beats Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaDecember 30, 2013analytics, Beats Music, Beck, competition, David Byrne, Dr- Dre, Google Play, Google+, IRFA, Johnny Marr, Music, Pandora, SoundExchange, Spotify, Thom Yorke, YouTubeComment
Pandora's Game of Thrones Royalties & LicensingStassy VelinovaSeptember 30, 2013Apple iOS 7 upgrade, ASCAP, BMI, EMI, federal lawsuit, iTunes Radio, June 2013, labels, licensing, Manhattan, music streaming, Pandora, PROs, September 2013, Sony/ATV, Tim Westergren, UMG, Universal, US Courts Comments
