Eventually, power ballads hit their stride in the early to mid-1980s, becoming a dominant force in both rock and pop music.

It started a couple years ago when basically everyone started suing Sirius XM and Pandora for playing pre-1972 music without getting a separate license to do so. Once again, the reasoning here is a ...

Pandora Media Inc., the biggest Internet radio service, was sued by major record labels for failing to pay for using music recorded before 1972. The companies, including Capitol Records and Sony Music ...

The popular streaming service is hit with a complaint in New York court with potentially big consequences. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large The major record labels are now suing Pandora ...

Lawmakers in Congress will have more to consider during the next music licensing hearings. Lawsuits related to pre-1972 music copyrights have been filed on both coasts. ABS Entertainment has filed ...

A deal announced by the RIAA on Friday provides resolution to one of the key battles in a legally contentious area. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large The Recording Industry Association of ...

Old songs are bringing new headaches for broadcasters, given the complex issue of federal copyright protection for music recorded prior to 1972 and potential royalties owed by broadcasters at the ...

Sirius XM will pay record labels $210 million to settle a dispute over oldies, the satellite radio provider said Friday. The agreement with major labels Sony, Universal and Warner, plus ABKCO Music & ...

Internet radio company Pandora has agreed to pay the major US record labels $90 million over streaming of pre-1972 songs, which aren't covered under federal copyright but are covered by state-level ...

Song recordings created before 1972 don't have federal copyright, but many states did grant such copyrights. The varying rules on older songs have been a huge headache for satellite radio provider ...

Great albums are recorded and released every year, but I can make a very strong argument that 1972 saw more truly great albums released than any year before or since. To be more precise, I can make ...

Each week on Songwriter U, Songspace recaps the top stories in the world of music business. Here’s everything you need to know from the week ending on January 23rd. Independent musician Zoë Keating ...