Buma/Stemra has created a progressive system for paying performance royalties for festival sets.
There is a precedent for a world leader receiving a Grammy nomination. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev won a Grammy in 2004.
HYBE, which owns a 14.8% stake in the competing K-pop company, criticized the tie-up with tech company Kakao as one-sided and harmful to shareholders.
The short-form video app known for breaking viral hits, is using music in a different way Down Under.
The publishers are accusing the service of “unlicensed exploitation of musical and lyrical works,” including songs by Lil Jon and Kelly Clarkson.
Missile strikes and electricity shutoffs have sent the artists from shelter to shelter and interrupted recordings and video shoots ahead of the May final
“The art of small things brings you happiness," says Natalia Rybka-Parkhomenko of Kurbasy on recalibrating to the whims of Russian attacks.
Lazza, Marco Mengoni, Mr. Rain and two other contestants land songs on Billboard’s charts, continuing a trend from 2021.
The Midnights star is the first artist to win the international award three times.
Sources confirm the award will move out of the U.S. for the first time, and will likely take place in Sevilla.
