At the National Music Publishers Assn. annual meeting yesterday in New York City, RIAA chairman and CEO Cary Sherman told attendees that the RIAA and NMPA were working together to establish a micro-licensing vehicle that would make it easier for occasional users of music to get proper licensing at a reasonable rate. He said that…

In the wake of Pandora’s controversial move in an attempt to pay lower publishing rates by acquiring a terrestrial radio station in South Dakota (so that the company may be eligible for the blanket license fee of 1.7% of advertising rate negotiated by the Radio Music Licensing Committee), BMI has ended negotiations for publishing rates…

In its latest move in licensing music, Apple’s iTunes Radio has cut a performance licensing deal with BMI, according to sources. Those sources say that BMI is going to be the beneficiary of the rising tide begun by the major music publishers who withheld digital rights from the PROs (performing rights organizations), in order to…

The Troubadour has signed with the newly formed 4Jacks Entertainment to develop the brand assets of the famed West Hollywood venue. 4Jacks has been given the exclusive broadcast, licensing and merchandise rights to the club and will develop a variety of film, television and other media properties. They will also handle merchandise and other retail…

Charles Feldman, VP of writer/publisher relations at BMI, talks about his job and the job of the performance rights organizations.

The song, featuring T.I. and Pharrell, zips 6-1 to become Thicke’s first Hot 100 No. 1. Plus, Ariana Grande returns to the top 10 at a new peak and Miley Cyrus debuts at No. 11 Robin Thicke scores his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as “Blurred Lines,” featuring T.I. and Pharrell, vaults 6-1. Ariana…