After almost a year of legal wrangling, ESPN and Broadcast Music, Inc. have reached a settlement in principle in their dispute over the music licensing fees ESPN should pay to BMI. ESPN filed suit ...

The Department of Justice has challenged the Southern District Court of New York decision that DOJ was wrong in concluding it did not need to modify the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees that circumscribe ...

Performance rights organization BMI has filed a rate court action against SiriusXM in an attempt to provide its artists “fair and appropriate fees” for music licensing deals with the radio service. In ...

BMI today announced that David Levin has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Licensing, effective immediately. In his newly expanded role, Levin is responsible for all of BMI’s domestic ...

NAB would like the Justice Department to keep intact the consent decrees governing music performance licensing rates that ASCAP and BMI charge radio. The consent decrees “provide important protections ...

Northern Michigan has a music scene that regularly fills its downtowns’ many venues with live performances — but the hidden expenses to offer this entertainment may be surprising. Patrons may be aware ...

A federal judge previously ruled that Universal Music and Sony/ATV had to be "all in" or "all out" By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large The possibility of revolution in the music industry ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Justice Department said Thursday it will not change the consent decrees that govern how the country's top music licensing groups operate, but offered a new interpretation of ...

The popular new service signs agreements with music's two biggest performing rights organizations. By Antony Bruno The “is it or isn’t it legal” questions surrounding Turntable.fm are getting easier ...

Songwriters and music publishers could land their second landmark victory under President Donald Trump's administration, if the U.S. Department of Justice sunsets the federal consent decrees that ...

Music rights organization BMI scored a critical legal win on Tuesday when a federal appeals court rejected the Department of Justice's argument over how songs are licensed. The fight between Nashville ...

BMI today announced that David Levin has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Licensing, effective immediately. In his newly expanded role, Levin is responsible for all of BMI’s domestic ...