What Happened to Sinead O’Connor’s Son? Music Business Music News by da jack hayford - January 8, 2022July 27, 20230 This is such a devastating story and leaves us with so many many questions. Sad questions with sad answers. Prayers for Sinead O'Connor and her family. According to The Guardian early on the morning of January 8th, 2002: Sinéad O’Connor’s 17-year-old son has died, two days after he was reported missing. The musician
What are The GRAMMY Awards?—No Phonys Please Music Awards Music Business Music Events Music History by da jack hayford - January 6, 2022April 6, 20230 2022 GRAMMY Awards Postponed for the Second Year in a Row The following is a Joint Statement from the Recording Academy and CBS: “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the
Adele Wins Big at 59th Grammy Awards! Music Awards Music Business Music Events Music News by da jack hayford - February 25, 2017May 28, 20230 Adele Wins Big! Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Grammy Awards (Photo Courtesy of Billboard) For all Grammy Winners and Nominees Visit Grammy.com. About The Grammy Awards—No Phonys Please The Grammy Awards have been an American music institution for
Performing Rights Organization SESAC Sold To Blackstone Private Equity Firm Music Business Music News by da jack hayford - January 5, 2017December 20, 20210 From Hypebot.com: SESAC, the only one of the three top U.S. performing rights organizations to operate as a for profit privately owned business, has been acquired from Rizvi Traverse Management by private equity firm Blackstone. This transaction is Blackstone’s first investment as part of a private equity strategy designed to hold
What is the Difference Between ASCAP vs BMI vs SESAC? Music Business by da jack hayford - August 13, 2016May 28, 20230 All Performance Rights Organizations ("P.R.O.s") do essentially the same job. They license the work of writers, particularly songwriters, for commercial use. They all use relatively the same methods to calculate and pay royalties to the copyright owners (writers and publishers) on the public performance of their works on radio, television,
