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Updates on music supervision, music publishing, soundtracks, copyright, and sync licensing

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When Does a Beat Make You a Co-Writer? troutman.com/insights/when-d…

When Does a Beat Make You a Co-Writer? - Troutman Pepper Locke

Austin Padgett and Rusty Close wind up in Auckland and on TikTok, tracing how a teenage producer's "Laxed (Siren Beat)" became Jason Derulo's global hit "Savage Love."

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The 'Love Story' Soundtrack is the Best ’90s Mixtape on TV | GQ gq.com/story/love-story-soun…

The 'Love Story' Soundtrack is the Best ’90s Mixtape on TV

‘Love Story’ music supervisor Jen Malone on the Gen X-to-Gen Z music-taste pipeline and how she scored hard-to-clear favorites from Pulp and Bjork. Plus: Our picks for ‘Love Story’'s best needle...

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Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Want ‘Melania’ Doc to Remove ‘Phantom Thread’...

'Phantom Thread' director Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood have asked for music from the film to be removed from 'Melania.'

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Joel Sill Dies: Veteran Music Supervisor For ‘Easy Rider’, ‘Flashdance’ & ‘Forrest Gump’ Was 78

Joel Sill, a music supervisor of 150 movies, including such classics as Easy Rider, Flashdance, Forrest Gump and An Officer and a Gentleman, has died.

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The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History hollywoodreporter.com/lists/…

The 40 Greatest Needle Drops in Film History

From Tarantino to 'Trainspotting,' these iconic music cues didn’t just soundtrack great movies — they transformed how we hear the songs forever.

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Budweiser boasts of “$0 spent on music rights” in “iconic songs” campaign, wins ad-land’s biggest prize completemusicupdate.com/budw…

Budweiser boasts of “$0 spent on music rights” in “iconic songs” campaign, wins ad-land’s biggest...

Budweiser, the king of carbonated disappointment in a can, is proud that it’s found an apparent loophole that means it doesn’t need to pay for “music right$” when harnessing “the most iconic songs in...

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Music Copyright Litigation with Peter Anderson and Aaron Moss youtube.com/watch?v=y2Mkg6e7…

Music Copyright Litigation with Peter Anderson and Aaron Moss

A-list entertainment litigators Peter Anderson and Aaron Moss know ...

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5 Songs With ‘Bridgerton’ Music Supervisor Justin Kamps deadline.com/2025/06/5-songs…

5 Songs With ‘Bridgerton’ Music Supervisor Justin Kamps

Music supervisor Justin Kamps discusses Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Pitbull in season three of the Shondaland series.

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5 Songs With ‘Forever’ Music Supervisor Kier Lehman deadline.com/2025/06/5-songs…

5 Songs With ‘Forever’ Music Supervisor Kier Lehman 

Music supervisor Kier Lehman talks about the LA artists that created the soundtrack to Mara Brock Akil's adapation of Judy Blume's book.

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In Creative Company Podcast Episode 1237: Overcompensating - Benito Skinner, Scott King, Jen Malone, Nicole Weisberg podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #musicsupervision #overcompensating

Episode 1237: Overcompensating - Benito Skinner, Scott King, Jen Malone, Nicole Weisberg

Podcast Episode · In Creative Company · June 12, 2025 · 29m

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How Charli xcx Helped ‘Overcompensating’ Music Supervisors Secure Britney Spears and Lady Gaga Song variety.com/2025/artisans/ne…

How Charli xcx Helped ‘Overcompensating’ Music Supervisors Secure Britney Spears and Lady Gaga Song

Charli xcx's involvement as a music producer helped ‘Overcompensating’ music supervisors secure songs by Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.

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5 Songs With ‘Overcompensating’ Music Supervisors Nicole Weisberg & Jen Malone @jenmalone666 deadline.com/2025/06/5-songs… #overcompensating

5 Songs With ‘Overcompensating’ Music Supervisors Nicole Weisberg & Jen Malone

Music supervisors Nicole Weisberg and Jen Malone explain the song choices in the Amazon Prime Video series with a little help from Charli XCX.

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How Netflix's 'Forever' Soundtrack Became A Love Letter to L.A. variety.com/2025/artisans/ne…

How Music Supervisor Kier Lehman Made ‘Forever’ Soundtrack A Love Letter to L.A.

Music Supervisor Kier Lehman on creating the soundtrack for Netflix's "Forever," and making it a love letter to Los Angeles.

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Beastie Boys Settle Lawsuit Against Chili’s Owner Over “Sabotage” Ads pitchfork.com/news/beastie-b…

Beastie Boys Settle Lawsuit Against Chili’s Owner Over “Sabotage” Ads

The band’s label, Universal Music Group, also settled lawsuits accusing the restaurant chain of using its music without permission

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From PhD to DJ to Sync Genius: London-based Music Supervisor Alick Sethi Talks About the Art of Scoring Emotion etvbharat.com/en/!lifestyle/…

From PhD to DJ to Sync Genius: London-based Music Supervisor Alick Sethi Talks About the Art of...

Alick Sethi took us inside music documentary 'Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous,' how licensing meets emotion and sync becomes storytelling.

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Evanescence’s Amy Lee Thinks Nathan Fielder Is ‘Some Kind of Genius’ vulture.com/article/evanesce…

Evanescence’s Amy Lee Thinks Nathan Fielder Is a ‘Genius’

The musician reacts to her big moment on The Rehearsal season two.

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Questlove on Why His ‘SNL’ Music Doc Couldn’t Get a Clearance From Pavarotti, but How Eminem Saved the Day variety.com/2025/tv/awards/q…

Questlove on Why His ‘SNL’ Music Doc Couldn’t Get a Clearance From Pavarotti, but How Eminem Saved...

“Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music" co-director Questlove on clearing music rights and the one artist he couldn't get.

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How ‘Star Wars’ Is Changing Its Tune hollywoodreporter.com/news/m…

How ‘Star Wars’ Is Changing Its Tune

The legendary John Williams once set the soundtrack for the billion-dollar franchise. Now a new generation of Hollywood composers that he inspired are giving the Force a whole new feel.

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Copyright questions? The U.S. @CopyrightOffice is hosting an online #webinar, “Find Your Voice: Copyright Essentials for Musicians,” on April 16 at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi…
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Why ‘White Lotus’ Theme Song Changed: Show’s Music Supervisor ⁦@waveuno⁩ Explains rollingstone.com/tv-movies/t…

What’s Up With the ‘White Lotus’ Theme Song? The Show’s Music Supervisor Explains

Gabe Hilfer on working with Mike White and composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, how music shapes the show, and his work on Oscar-nominated 'Nickel Boys.'

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