Royalties
(Hypebot) — The Rubber is about to meet the road for the Mechanical Licensing Collective, and come mid-April, there is one phrase that ...
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Kristen Johns, Nathan Osher, And Andrew Mitchell Join The MLC
NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — The Mechanical Licensing Collective announced a new round of hires for its senior leadership team with the addition of ...
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Guide To Submitting Accurate Music Metadata
(Hypebot) — Inaccurate metadata is responsible for a great deal of grief in the music industry, including misplacing credit and depriving artists of ...
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Copyright Office Launches Public Study To Identify Best Practices For Distributing Unclaimed Music Royalties
(Hypebot) — In an effort to identify and locate those copyright owners with unclaimed royalties still floating out there in the ether, the ...
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Spotify Launches ‘Loud & Clear’ Royalty Transparency Site: 13,400 Artists Earned $50,000 Or More In 2020
13,400 artists are earned $50,000 or more last year on Spotify. That’s one of the many takeaways from “Loud & Clear,” a new ...
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Are Streaming Services Really That Bad For David Crosby And Other Classic Artists?
(Hypebot) – David Crosby has sold his recorded music and publishing rights which includes his work in the Byrds, Crosby & Nash, Crosby ...
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CD Baby: Streaming Payouts For Artists Up 14% To $125M Last Year Including 111% YouTube Music growth
(Hypebot) — CD Baby saw revenue from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services increase 14% in 2020, bringing in over $125 million ...
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Soundcloud Shifts To ‘Fan-Powered’ Royalties But Artists Must Pay To Get Paid
(Hypebot) – Soundcloud has become the first major streaming service to shift to a user-centric artist payment system it is calling “fan-powered” royalties. ...
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Streaming Platforms Transfer Almost Half A Billion In Unpaid Royalties To The MLC
(Hypebot) — The Mechanical Licensing Collective has received $424 million in accrued unmatched royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google, and other digital ...
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Royalty Exchange Expands Its Online Rights Marketplace
(CelebrityAccess) — As investor demand for music catalog and royalties reaches a fever pitch, Royalty Exchange announced an expansion of its online marketplace ...
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