Royalties
(CelebrityAccess) — Digital streaming service TIDAL announced the addition of a free tier, along with newly expanded paid subscription tiers for the service. ...
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How Much Money Do Streaming Services Pay Artists In 2021
(Hypebot) — Ever wondered how many streams it takes for an artist to make money? Read on to find out this year’s pay ...
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Op-Ed: U.S. Middle-Class Musicians Are Worth Fighting For
(Hypebot) — Musician and advocate Blake Morgan lays out the plight of the middle-class musician and why now is the time to push for ...
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How Spotify Royalties Actually Work
(Hypebot) — While many in the music community believe that Spotify royalties should be larger, the specifics of how they are calculated aren’t always ...
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Op-Ed: It’s David Vs. Goliath As Songwriters Take On Streaming Services
(Hypebot) — David Israelite of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) and Bart Herbison of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) explain the ...
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Radio Pays Labels, Artists 2X What It Pays Songwriters, Publishers
(Hypebot) — David Israelite, the President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) details radio’s broken payment system which devalues songwriters ...
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Simply Royalties And Verifi Media Join The MLC’s Data Quality Initiative
(CelebrityAccess) — The Mechanical Licensing Collective announced that Simply Royalties and Verifi Media have joined the streaming rights collection society’s Partner Program, partnerships, ...
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2 Is The Loneliest Number – Why Are Songwriters Still Punished For 1909?
(Hypebot) — Chris Castle digs into why U.S. songwriters are still legally and financially tethered to an antiquated 2¢ mechanical royalty rate established ...
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Does Apple Music’s New $4.99 Voice Subscription Mean Less Money For Artists, Labels?
(Hypebot) — While Apple Music’s new $4.99 Siri-based “Voice’ subscription offering is good news for consumers, what does it mean for artists and ...
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Why the Copyright Royalty Board Must Index Song Rates To Inflation
(Hypebot) — Here, Chris Castle makes a case for why the Copyright Royalty Board should index song rates in the face of the ...
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