Posts by Walt Taylor

Walt Taylor

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Data at the Forefront: Universal Music Group’s Industry Evolution

December 12, 2023

Major Publishers, Metadata, Music Publishers, Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group (UMG) is setting a new standard in the music industry by integrating data and analytics into its operations. This Forbes article highlights UMG’s journey towards becoming a…

SAG-AFTRA Election Heats Up: Actors Call for Strike Mediation!

September 9, 2023

Walt Taylor

Hollywood Strikes, TV/Film

The SAG-AFTRA union election is heating up with a call for an external mediator to assist in resolving the ongoing actors strike, now nearing two months. Challenger Maya Gilbert-Dunbar, who…

The Future of Fair Pay: How PRS for Music is Revolutionizing Royalties with the Nexus Program

September 9, 2023

Walt Taylor

Metadata, Performance Rights Societies

In the music industry, one of the persistent issues has been ensuring that all the hardworking people behind a track – the songwriters, the composers, and the publishers – get…

Navigating the Complex World of Sample Clearance: Your Guide to Music Rights and More

September 9, 2023

Walt Taylor

Music Law, Sample Clearance

In the exhilarating landscape of music creation, artists often seek inspiration from existing works. This has given rise to the prominent culture of music sampling, where bits of sound recordings…

Take Stock In Your Songs – They Have Value

March 24, 2022

Walt Taylor

Metadata

While the music industry has gone through some wild up-and-down changes over the last 10 years, it is certainly a brave new world in the business. Whereas songs started to…

The MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) is almost here

September 23, 2019

Walt Taylor

Music Law, Music Modernization Act

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), established by the Music Modernization Act (MMA) and designated by the US Copyright Office, has submitted its proposal to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) outlining the structure…