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SESAC

SESAC Sponsors Songwriters Seminar by Matt Bronleewe

SESAC Signs Alex Kline

SESAC Hosts Shalom Foundation Benefit

SESAC Promotes Scott Jungmichel

SESAC Sponsors GRAMMY futureNow

ASCAP

The ASCAP Daily Brief for Wednesday, April 16th

ASCAP EXPO Adds John Stamos Plus Performers Radney Foster and Beth Orton

37 Tips for an Awesome ASCAP EXPO

The ASCAP Daily Brief for Tuesday, April 15th

Diane Warren Named MUSEXPO's "Person of the Year"

BMI

News: BMI Congratulates Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer John Luther Adams

News: Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds to be Honored With Hal David Starlight Award

Events: 2014 Tribeca Film Festival: New York

Events: California Copyright Conference: Sherman Oaks, CA

Events: Jason Blume Songwriters Workshop: Nashville

Digital Music News

Lady Gaga Struggling to Fill Seats On Her Upcoming Tour…

iTunes Radio Hints at Global Expansion…

Kim Dotcom is Getting His Luxury Car Collection Back…

Should You Pay To Play? Here Are The Worst To Best Club Deals In The World

Gramofon: An All-In-One Cloud Music Player, Social Jukebox, and Router…

Billboard Biz

No Stopping 'Frozen' Album as 11th Week at No. 1 Seems Likely

Play Ball: Kings of Leon & Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Talk Detroit Tigers' 2014 Season

Next Year's ACM Awards Sell Out in Minutes

Rapper Christ Bearer Severs Penis, Attempts Suicide

Bob Dylan Off the Hook in French Anti-Discrimination Case

US Copyright Office

Jacqueline C. Charlesworth Appointed General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights

Copyright Matters Program to Take Place July 29, 2013: Copyright Conversations with the United Kingdom

Save the Date: Copyright Matters Program on Monday, July 29, 2013

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• Tweets About Music To Get Their Own Billboard Chart - The two companies recently announced a plan to create the Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts: continuously updated lists of the songs being discussed and shared the most on Twitter in the United States.
  
• Digital Age Brings Challenges & Opportunities For Songwriters - Despite negative headlines and court battles, it’s not all doom and gloom for songwriters in the digital world. At least, that was one takeaway from a recent panel discussion sponsored by the Music Business Association on opportunities and challenges songwriters face in the digital age.
• Paul Williams named VP Communications at Sony/ATV -  Music Week head of business analysis Paul Williams is to join Sony/ATV Music Publishing as its new VP of Communications. 
  
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