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Billboard Music & Money Keynote: Clive Davis And Charles Goldstuck

March 06, 2008

Regarding Kelly Clarkson’s desire to write her own songs: Davis said Clarkson's managers wanted her to write her own songs in an effort to capture additional publishing royalties, but noted the process doesn’t always yield hits. "Some of the best artists of all time didn't write their own songs," Davis said, citing Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. Davis noted that Clarkson's past hits were collaborations, and he encouraged her to collaborate on at least six songs, after determining that the songs submitted weren’t as hit-driven as her previous works. Davis noted that her managers, at the time, resisted. Davis credited new manager Norvell Blackstock for having the "common sense and reasonability" to convince Clarkson to compromise. "She got a manager who understood the business." "To me, you always have to prove it, and the odds are always against you," he added. "I don't care how many No. 1 songs you've written in your career. Can you write the next one?"

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Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: ‘More Venues Are Closing Every Day’

Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: ‘More Venues Are Closing Every Day’

As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run Neumos with its sister club Barboza and the accompanying…

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Dear Black Music Executives

Dear Black Music Executives

The Black creative community stands with you in your fight for equality on the executive side of music. But there is still a lingering question: Are you your brothers’/sisters’ keeper? I’m referring to an element barely mentioned in your narratives, the Black creative: Black artists, songwriters, producers, musicians, engineers and more that you represent. As a Grammy Award-winning songwriter,…

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From Bob Weir to the Blue Note, Fears That Congress Will Abandon Indie Music Has Many On Edge

From Bob Weir to the Blue Note, Fears That Congress Will Abandon Indie Music Has Many On Edge

A coalition of independent venue operators, restauranteurs, event professionals and small business owners aren’t being subtle with their latest plea for aid from Congress.

#DoNotAbandonUS reads the subject line of a letter and new campaign from eight signatory organizations including the League of Historic American Theaters, the Live Events Coalition, the National Independent Talent Organization…

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Stevie Nicks ’24 Karat Gold The Concert’ Coming To Cinemas This October

Stevie Nicks ’24 Karat Gold The Concert’ Coming To Cinemas This October

Trafalgar Releasing announced today that Stevie Nicks, two time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and legendary Grammy-winning recording singer/songwriter, will debut her 24 Karat Gold The Concert film for two nights only on Oct. 21 & 25 at select cinemas, drive-ins and exhibition spaces around the world.

The film features a set of fan favorites from Nicks’ solo career and as a member of…

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Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Remembers Toots Hibbert: ‘He Was a Joy of a Human Being’

Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Remembers Toots Hibbert: ‘He Was a Joy of a Human Being’

When Frederick “Toots” Hibbert died on Friday (Sept. 11) at the age of 77, the world lost one of the greatest musicians of his era, a powerful voice and a pioneer in several genres and the person who, as frontman of seminal group Toots & the Maytals, coined the word reggae with the 1968 track “Do The Reggay.” His death inspired tributes from the likes of Mick Jagger, The Who, Bonnie Raitt and Zig…

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The Chainsmokers Raise $35M For Mantis Venture Capital Fund: Report

The Chainsmokers Raise $35M For Mantis Venture Capital Fund: Report

Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of electronic music duo The Chainsmokers have raised $35 million in commitments for their early-stage venture capital firm, Mantis, TechCrunch reports.

That includes commitments from investment moguls like Mark Cuban, Keith Rabois, Jim Coulter and Ron Conway. The firm has already made a handful of investments since Pall and Taggart began fundraising earlier this year,…

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Disruptor Records Teams With Music Platform Quadio on New Label for College Artists: Exclusive

Disruptor Records Teams With Music Platform Quadio on New Label for College Artists: Exclusive

As college students across the country head back to school this fall (virtually or not), a team of music executives aim to discover the next generation of star artists right in the classroom.

Quadio, a music collaboration platform for college students founded by Joe Welch and Marcus Welch, is partnering with Disruptor Records — the label helmed by The Chainsmokers manager Adam Alpert— on the new…

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MSG CEO James Dolan Replacing Dad as Chairman of AMC Networks

MSG CEO James Dolan Replacing Dad as Chairman of AMC Networks

Cable mogul Charles Dolan will step down as executive chairman of AMC Networks, with the 93-year old shifting to a chairman emeritus role. In his place, Dolan’s son James Dolan will become chairman of the company, which owns AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and BBC America. Charles Dolan has led the board of AMC Networks ever since it spun off from his family’s cable TV business Cablevision in 2011.

Th…

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Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe Becomes Awards-Show Venue as ACM Adjusts to COVID-19

Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe Becomes Awards-Show Venue as ACM Adjusts to COVID-19

Live venues across America are hurting after a brutal coronavirus forced them to go dark.

But when Miranda Lambert performs “Bluebird” with co-writers Natalie Hemby (“Rainbow,” “Heartache Medication”) and Luke Dick (“Burning Man,” “Kill a Word”) on the Sept. 16 telecast of the 55th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, the song itself will inject a moment of necessary hope.

“I’ll keep a…

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Spotify Integrates Virtual Event Listings in Partnership With Songkick & Ticketmaster

Spotify Integrates Virtual Event Listings in Partnership With Songkick & Ticketmaster

Spotify has partnered with concert discovery app Songkick and Ticketmaster to add virtual event listings to the platform, both on artist profiles and in the Concerts hub, the streaming service announced today (Sept. 15).

Shows must be listed either on Songkick, which Warner Music Group acquired in 2017, or Ticketmaster to be included — there is no way to list the event directly through Spotify.…

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SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer Sets Retirement, With Jennifer Witz Taking Over in 2021

SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer Sets Retirement, With Jennifer Witz Taking Over in 2021

Big leadership changes are afoot at SiriusXM.

The company announced on Tuesday that CEO Jim Meyer will retire at the end of the year and transition to vice chairman of the SiriusXM board of directors. Replacing Meyer in the top spot will be Jennifer C. Witz, currently president, sales, marketing and operations.

Meyer indicated that his decision to step aside has been “long in the works” and that…

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ViacomCBS to Sell CNET for $500 Million to Red Ventures

ViacomCBS to Sell CNET for $500 Million to Red Ventures

ViacomCBS has struck a deal to sell its CNET unit to Red Ventures for $500 million.

The transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020, is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

CBS acquired CNET, which offers consumer electronics product reviews and news, in 2008 for $1.8 billion. Since the recombination of Viacom and CBS, the new ViacomCBS has…

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Brain Drain, Bankruptcy & Millions Unemployed: Where Do Concert Workers Go From Here?

Brain Drain, Bankruptcy & Millions Unemployed: Where Do Concert Workers Go From Here?

On the evening of Aug. 12, a stage was placed in front of the 7,100-capacity Microsoft Theater at LA Live in Los Angeles, where a crowd of no one was given the red-carpet treatment. Forty eight banquet tables sat empty, each with a klieg light, while a sign on a nearby podium spelled out the symbolism behind the setup: each of the arrangements were designed to represent 250,000 live event…

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Sony Music Reaches $12.7M Settlement in Challenge to Decades-Old Contracts, Royalty Methods

Sony Music Reaches $12.7M Settlement in Challenge to Decades-Old Contracts, Royalty Methods

Sony Music has agreed to pay $12.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought against it by the estate of 1950s and ’60s pop star Rick Nelson over deductions on foreign streaming royalties, according to a new settlement agreement filed on Sept. 4.

The case is notable because it challenges the historically common practice of “intercompany charges,” whereby a global music company imposes an…

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Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: ‘There Seem to be Improvements’ in USPS Delivery Times

Strictly Discs in Wisconsin, in a Pandemic: ‘There Seem to be Improvements’ in USPS Delivery Times

In October 1988, Angie Roloffand her husband Ron opened Strictly Discs in Madison, Wisconsin, after Ron left a career in the biomedical research field to pursue his love of music full time. Nearly 31 years later, the couple made the difficult decision to shutter in-store operations due to COVID-19, roughly a week before Governor Tony Evers forced a mandatory shutdown of all non-essential…