At Workis a weekly Rolling Stoneseries exploring how decision-makers in the fast-changing music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. One year ago, Mitch Glazier was stepping into …
Read More »At Work With Leslie Fram, CMT's Senior VP of Music Strategy
This is the eighthinstallment of Rolling Stone’s series At Work, in which we explore the fast-changing music business from the perspective of a different industry leader each week. Read earlier pieces in the series here. While program director of alt-rock giant 99X in Atlanta, Leslie Fram was key in furthering …
Read More »How Top Artists Really Campaign For Grammys
If you live in Los Angeles, you probably know that Camila Cabello is nominated for two Grammys. Even if you didn’t notice her name on the slate of nominated artists when it came out, the info looms large above the Los Angeles skyline; Cabello has taken out a 40-foot highway-side …
Read More »Music Copyright After 'Blurred Lines': Forensic Musicologists Speak
When a jury decided in March of 2015 that Robin Thicke, Pharrell William and Clifford “T.I.” Harris were guilty of copyright infringement in lifting elements of their song “Blurred Lines” from the Marvin Gaye classic “Got to Give It Up,” the estate of Marvin Gaye grew several million dollars richer. …
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