Primary Wave Acquires Interest in Sly & the Family Stone Catalog

The deal includes all music assets of Even St. Productions, which covers music publishing and master royalty streams of all songs written by Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone) including the hits “Everyday People,” Thank You,” “Dance To The Music,” and “Family Affair.”

Billboard Names Lisa Alter in “Women In Music” 2018 Executives of the Year

Lisa Alter was honored by Billboard’s “Women in Music” as one of 2018’s most powerful executives in the industry.

Primary Wave Acquires Aerosmith Bassist Tom Hamilton’s Publishing

Hamilton, songwriter and bassist for Aerosmith, has co-written some of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s biggest hits including “Sweet Emotion” and “Janie's Got A Gun.”

Variety Names Lisa Alter in “Dealmakers Elite New York” of 2018

Lisa was named to Variety’s 2018 “Dealmakers Elite New York,” which highlights “the attorneys and executives behind some of the most significant transactions in the entertainment industry.”

Billboard Names Lisa Alter a “Top Music Lawyer” of 2018

Lisa Alter received the honor of being named to Billboard’s esteemed “Top Music Lawyers” list for 2018, which annually recognizes the most prominent attorneys practicing in music and entertainment law today.

Primary Wave Inks Deals with Count Basie and Pete Waterman

Primary Wave Music Publishing has concluded wide-ranging deals with iconic British songwriter/producer Pete Waterman and the late, legendary jazz pianist/composer Count Basie.

Europe’s Copyright Reforms Are More Than (Just) A Boring Policy Change

Lisa Alter comments on the recent EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market extending important protections to music copyright owners.

Downtown Music Publishing Acquires Booker T. Jones’ Catalog

Downtown Music Publishing has acquired legendary Stax artist/musician/producer/songwriter Booker T. Jones’ interest in his catalog, including the iconic instrumental “Green Onions.”

Primary Wave Acquires David Rose Catalog, Including ‘The Stripper’ & ‘Little House On the Prairie’ Theme

Primary Wave Music Publishing has acquired the David Rose music publishing catalog, which includes one of the most recognizable instrumentals of the 20th Century, "The Stripper."

Norwegian Report Alleging Tidal Manipulated Beyoncé & Kanye West Stream Counts Raises Questions: Analysis – Billboard

A Norwegian newspaper investigation alleging that JAY-Z’s Tidal manipulated listener data to add hundreds of millions of false plays to Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo begs a question: Why would the streaming service want to pay those artists’ record labels millions of dollars for streams that never occurred?

Reservoir Acquires Nearly 500 Songs from Hoagy Carmichael Catalog

Reservoir has acquired nearly 500 songs from the catalog of late American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. The global deal, conducted with Carmichael’s heirs, sees the US publisher acquiring titles from the Tin Pan Alley era dating as far back as the 1920s. Carmichael is best known for composing ‘Georgia On My Mind’, ‘Heart and Soul’, ‘Stardust’, ‘The Nearness of You’ and ‘Skylark’.

The ‘Blurred Lines’ Appeal Failed — Now What? – Billboard

With the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling to uphold a 2015 verdict finding Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' hit "Blurred Lines" infringed the copyright to Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," many in the music industry are concerned about the potential consequences.

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