Royalties
(CelebrityAccess) — A bi-partisan group of legislators announced the American Music Fairness Act, a bill that would seek to make sure that singers, ...
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New CRB Webcast Rates Mean More Money For All Artists, Labels
(Hypebot) — The US Copyright Royalty Board has set rates 2021- 2025 for webcasters that will mean higher payments to artists and labels. ...
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Sony Music To Stop Collecting Unrecouped Balances For Legacy Artists
NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Sony Music Entertainment revealed plans for the launch of a new initiative aimed at fostering artists that will drastically ...
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YouTube Paid $4B To Music Industry In the last 12 months
(Hypebot) — YouTube paid the music industry more than $4 billion during the 12 months that ended in March of 2021. It was ...
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Music Streamers Just Knowingly Killed A Simple Way To Pay Artists More Money
(Hypebot) — Yesterday Apple Music and 30 minutes later Amazon Music announced they would not charge extra for hi-res lossless and 3D Spatial ...
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DistroKid Announces Upgrades To Its Automatic Royalty Distribution Service
(CelebrityAccess) — Indie music distributor DistroKid announced the completion of significant upgrades to its automatic royalty distribution service, Splits. The platform, which debuted ...
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MIDiA Report Shows Why Songwriters Don’t Get Paid Enough From Streaming
(Hypebot) — Historically, some musicians have been able to make a decent living as songwriters. In the streaming economy that has all changed, ...
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The Truth Behind Apple Music’s Higher Payouts Plus 5 Key Takeaways From Its Open Letter To Artists
(Hypebot) — In an open letter to artists, Apple Music shared that it pays artists about $0.01 per stream, far more than rival ...
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Apple Music’s Full Letter To Artists On Streaming Royalties
(Hypebot) — In a clear shot across Spotify’s bow, Apple Music has written an open letter to artists on streaming royalties and how ...
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Spotify Will Not Be Offering Penny Per Stream Royalties To Artists
(Hypebot) — In the wake of massive global protests by artist rights advocates at the company’s many offices, it appears Spotify is still unwilling ...
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