Collecting and curating a personal library of tunes is a musical rite of passage, but the ways in which people access music have changed over time. A few decades back, kids called their local radio ...

A 30-year veteran of music rights and sample clearances, Deborah Mannis-Gardner has long been on the frontlines of negotiating complex licensing deals, whether it’s clearing samples for songs by ...

Due to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a ton of songs have been removed from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. YouTube remains in “active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal ...

YouTube released a new music-licensing feature for US creators in its partner program this month. The tool allows influencers to buy a license to use a song or share revenue with rights holders. Some ...

An Independence sports bar and live music venue is being sued in federal court by a New York-based music license company for allegedly playing songs without paying for the rights. Earlier this month ...

The games and music industries have had a long and at times illustrious relationship. Early 80s arcade titles like Journey set the tone early, but licensed music came into its own in the 90s and 00s ...

For years, YouTube has had a pain point in serving its thousands of content creators: Licensing music in videos is a headache. For the largest video-sharing platform on Earth — particularly as it’s ...

Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced on Monday the expansion of their multi-year music licensing agreement, which enables users to share songs from UMG’s music library across Meta’s ...