According to news that broke this week, "BMI welcomes the Copyright Alliance, musical accessory company D’Addario and Music Business Association as new partners in its Spark program, which benefits ...

Why are 23 major music corporations suing a 42-year-old bar in Aurora? According to a federal lawsuit filed on December 11, the infamous Sand Creek Lounge held unauthorized public performances of ...

Sounds of silence will echo from the wells of a number of Vermont’s live music venues this year, as the cost of complying with copyright licensing fees has proven too high for rural session venues and ...

Talk about running a tab. Back in July 2016, a woman strolled into Villari’s Lakeside Restaurant & Bar, found a seat near the patio, and settled down for karaoke night at the Gloucester Township ...

Plaintiff Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”), a music rights management organization that offers licenses to a massive catalogue of popular songs on behalf of copyright owners, brought suit for copyright ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a statement from BMI clarifying how XY Bar came to its attention, and that royalties collected go to songwriters, not artists. Wichita’s XY Bar is being ...