Nat King Cole’s family inks pact with Iconic Artists Group to ‘manage, preserve and expand his musical legacy’

Deal encompasses a broad range of rights from Cole’s career
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‘Real artists are breaking very big, very fast… because there’s a thirst for superstars.’

Brandon Creed on modern management and building the careers of megastars like Bruno Mars and Lizzo
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DOJ sides with Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights in antitrust lawsuit against commercial radio body

GMR filed the suit in US federal court in 2016
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Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights and Radio Broadcasters Continue Their Efforts to Rip Each Others’ Heads Off

Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights (GMR) has gone on the offensive once more against the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC). For years, both organizations have sparred in a series of ugly legal battles. To make a very long story short, Azoff and GMR …

Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights Wins Significant Victory in Case against RMLC

The Radio Music Licensing Committee’s ugly antitrust lawsuit against Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights continues to drag on. Irving Azoff’s performance rights organization, Global Music Rights (GMR), doesn’t exactly see eye-to-eye with terrestrial rad…

Spotify vs. songwriters: Irving Azoff, Justin Tranter and other leading music biz figures slam streaming company’s royalty rise appeal

“Apple understands they’re in the artist business. Clearly, Google, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon don’t.”
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Nicki Minaj Attacks Travis Scott Manager Irving Azoff for Sabotaging Her Tour

Continuing on the warpath, it appears Nicki Minaj has blamed everyone but her own performance and skill as an artist. Nicki Minaj hasn’t exactly had the best week. After failing to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts with the debut of her latest album,…