Justice Department Plans Virtual Workshop On Music Industry Consent Decrees

Alanis Morissette and Liz Phair have some real horror stories about the music industry.

Makan Delrahim laid out the main focus for the two-day hearings and panel discussions: competition.

LeeAnn Rimes, Pharrell and Jon Bon Jovi will deliver virtual speeches for the Justice Department's online workshop on public performance rights over the next two days -- focusing on how movies, bars, restaurants and advertising companies pay to license music. Beginning Tuesday, the free workshop will deal mostly with consent decrees for ASCAP and BMI, referring to 1940s-era rules to protect competition between the performing rights organizations.

[email protected] As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and streamers kick off the promotional arm of an upcoming tentpole movie or genre TV show.

coronavirus pandemic.Earlier this month, the UK government announced an unprecedented £1.57 billion in grants to support the arts sector, though the funding doesn’t yet appear to include nightclubs, dance music events and festivals.The #LetUsDance campaign has been signed by Thom Yorke, Fatboy Slim, Caribou, Massive Attack, Four Tet, Daniel Avery and many more, who are urging the government to recognise the UK’s dance music industry in the same way as the live music and performing arts sectors,

Latin Music Week 2020 is set to take place October 20-23.

After a successful inaugural launch on May 6, the creators of the virtual AMP Music Summit are launching their second online event, set to take place July 29, 2020. The events curator's attorney Simon Lamb, Rebel Industries founder Josh Levine and Seth Combs announced the return of AMP, which list Southern California NPR-affiliate KCRW as a sponsor, in an open letter to past attendees.

 iHeartRadio Music Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary with its first-ever virtual installment.Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some of the biggest acts in music are uniting in Los Angeles, California, and Nashville, Tennessee, where they’ll perform without a crowd to viewers at home.“We worked closely with the artist community to create a safe way for them to step back on stage and perform for millions of their fans on the radio and television,” said John Sykes, President of Ente

Hayley Williams opened up about the stories of sexual assault and abuse she's been reading from friends and peers in the music industry lately in a lengthy tweet on Monday night (July 20) in which the Paramore singer and solo star sent her love and support to those who've suffered while revealing her own experience as a frontwoman in the emo scene."It makes my stomach hurt and my eyes turn red," Williams said about unspecified stories of sexual and other forms of abuse at the hands of men in

During a discussion with Russ for the SelectCon conference, Steven Stoute claimed he was about to “get the biggest bag in history.” Reportedly, the pair of music industry insiders spoke about a number of topics, including the idea of Drake, the Toronto rapper, going independent. According to Stoute, if Drake left his record deal, it might make history in terms of the music business.

Chris Willman Music WriterMarc Geiger, until recently the head of music at WME, and one of the founders of Lollapalooza, sounds like he’s not expecting to be attending any festivals in 2021.Asked on “The Bob Lefsetz Podcast” when he expects concerts to return, Geiger said, “My guess is late ‘21, more likely ‘22.” And he told Lefsetz that the problem of insurance going forward is “a biggie” when it comes to reasons for that long a delay, although “there are probably 20.”The music exec

“Officially announcing my retirement with the release of No Pressure,” Logic, 30, tweeted on July 16, about a week before his next album is set to drop. The rapper said he was leaving his music, but not because of any health issues or due to burnout. He’s calling it quits (for now) for a joyous reason. “It’s been a great decade,” he tweeted. “Now, it’s time to be a great father.”

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's been clear that all sectors of the global dance music industry would be deeply affected. Now, we have the data explaining these effects.

Darius Rucker has some harsh words for the country music industry.

More than half a million viewers tuned into Billboard Argentina's YouTube channel Thursday (July 9) for the "Argentina en la Casa" Online Festival, organized to help the country's music industry workers.

Even though her career is exploding, the gospel singer, Kierra Sheard, didn’t always find it so easy, Page Six revealed. The outlet claims Kierra closed out the June BET Awards this year with her mother, Karen Clark Sheard.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has set out a plan for reparations to be made within the music industry.It comes after Tweedy last month announced that he would be donating 5% of his songwriting royalties to Black Lives Matter moving forwards.“The modern music industry is built almost entirely on Black art.

#BlueprintForTheFuture report highlights inequalities in the music industry. Find out how your organisation can drive change alongside 18-25s: https://t.co/Sml3mVFsVg pic.twitter.com/G3QAZ3TqcO— Youth Music (@youthmusic) July 8, 2020“For more than two decades, Youth Music has invested in music education projects nationwide supporting the next generation of young musicians.