When Recording Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow was about 7 years old, he saw an Elvis Presley performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that changed his life. “It kind of blew my mind,” Portnow recalls. “The day after, I told my mom and dad that I wanted to play guitar like that.” Soon after, Portnow started…

From Agent to Music Publisher to Record Label Exec to Manager, Richard Griffiths has seen and done it all in the Music Business. Dealing with artists his whole life in the Music Industry, he knows a thing or two about what publishing deals look like versus record deals. In England, Richard broke the conventions of…

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Blake Budney, an artist manager, talks about his background in the music industry and about the different responsibilities of an artist manager. Blake Budney is an artist manager for Milestone Music Management. Budney manages the Derek Trucks Band.

The Universal Music Publishing Group has reached a new agreement with YouTube which will allow its Anglo-American repertoire to be played on the social media website in 127 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The deal encompasses all types of YouTube videos that feature music, including user-generated content. The deal came about…

For the second time since SoundScan started counting downloads in 2003, track sales suffered a sales decline, something that occurred in the first three quarters of 2010. So far this year, track sales are down 1.3% as of March 31, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This year, industry executives attribute the decline to a lack of…

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is said to be headed to UMG. But rumor has it that a Rihanna renegotiation has also taken place, and that her records, as well as future albums from Jay-Z, will be part of the new deal. If the deal does go down, which of the four major UMG label groups will…