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Publishing Briefs: BMG Bolsters Ties With TikTok — Plus, UMPG Heeds Warning

BMG has renewed and expanded its direct music publishing agreement with TikTok, signaling a deeper collaboration aimed at modernizing digital rights and creating greater value for songwriters. The updated deal enhances reporting and attribution standards across platforms and introduces advanced tools for rights management and promotion. These improvements will give BMG increased visibility into music […]

This Disney Store Princess Shirt References a Fan-Fave Taylor Swift Track

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Is your T-shirt collection lacking a little Swiftie flair? If you’re both a Swiftie and a Disney fan, the Disney Store […]

Howie Klein, Longtime Reprise President and Free Speech Advocate, Dies at 77

Howie Klein, the influential and forward-thinkinrecord executive and political activist whose artist-first philosophy helped bring alternative music into the mainstream, died Wednesday (Dec. 24) after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his sister announced on social media. He was 77. Widely respected for championing creative freedom and resisting censorship, Klein left his mark on the music […]

Snoop Dogg Headlines Netflix’s NFL Christmas Entertainment Spot With Huntr/x, Andrea Bocelli & More: Watch

For those of us who were good this year, Santa brought us Christmas Day gifts, good food and some Doggfather delights. Snoop Dogg headlined the halftime entertainment for Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday Live, a matchup of Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. And he didn’t drop the ball. Martha Stewart introduced the “Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party,” a […]