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The company alleges that samples of “Hook & Sling” appear dozens of times in “Run This Town,” which was released in Jay Z’s albums “The Blue Print 3” and “The Hits Collection Volume One.” Id.

TufAmerica filed a complaint accusing rap artist Jay Z of infringing the company’s copyright in the song “Hook & Sling Part 1.” According to the complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Jay Z allegedly used a portion, or “sample,” of “Hook and Sling Part 1” in his hit song “Run This Town” without proper authorization from TufAmerica. Complaint, TufAmerica, Inc. v. WB Music Corp., No. 13-07874 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 5, 2013), at

The lawsuit names Warner Bros. Music and Jay Z’s label, Roc-A-Fella Records, as co-defendants. TufAmerica has filed a number of similar lawsuits against artists such as the Beastie Boys and Kanye West for sampling songs from catalogs that the company had purchased, Rolling Stone reports.

the musical director begins work by attending creative meetings with the director and choreographer to develop the overall vision of the show and determine the mood and theme to be portrayed. This person studies the script and music, then participates in auditions to evaluate the vocal abilities of each potential cast member and offer suggestions on which individuals might be best suited for a particular role, based on the vocal performance required.

a lawsuit filed in Manhattan today (July 24), musical publishing company Abkco Music Inc accused the rapper, his artistic collaborators and his record company -- a unit of Universal Music Group -- of copyright infringement and unfair competition.

The company also claims in the lawsuit that Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, uses "explicit, sexist and offensive language" that could lead the public to believe that The Rolling Stones approved of the rapper's version. --By our Los Angeles staff.

the promotion associate is to secure radio airplay for new singles and to get the artist’s latest music video on MTV and VH1. Service to Internet radio, satellite radio, new-music blogs, and other new formats may fall to the promotion department or to a dedicated new media department. Promotion staffers may specialize by genre (pop, hip-hop, rock & roll) and typically are assigned to cover a particular region.

Like writers, composers labor over single stanzas through dozens of iterations until the notation on the page reflects the symphony in their head. When this person is commissioned, he or she may be given some basis of inspiration to draw from ahead of time—a script, film or video footage, or storyboards—but often the composer is the last on board and works to a finished, edited film. From this material and collaboration with the director and producer, the composer cultivates a sense of time, place, action, and emotion, which must be reflected and translated through the score.

A rack jobber orders inventory from a distributor and then negotiates space to display and sell the merchandise in third-party retail outlets.

. Deals may include leasing space for a price paid to the store owner and/or paying the owner a percentage of the sales. Because there is limited space to display and stock merchandise, this person carefully selects albums or games to purchase and resell based on popularity and the client demographics of the areas he or she services. In other words, you won’t see a rack jobber pushing country records in a Hot Topic or BioShock at a truck stop. This person also assumes all of the risk of the venture by agreeing to take back any items that are not purchased.

The program director is responsible for selecting the format, shows, and schedule for a radio station. This person also has final approval over the station’s music playlist. He or she hires disc jockeys and supervises the on-air talent. The station’s listening area demographics and ratings drive the program director’s decisions on format, the ultimate goal being to find the most profitable and popular formula that attracts a high volume of listeners, thereby driving up advertising revenue. Higher-rated programs command higher ad rates.

tation engineer, or radio promotions manager can lead to a program director gig. Those who attain the position will typically seek to move up into larger markets and more prestigious stations.  

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