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(CelebrityAccess) — After a two-year hiatus prompted by Spotify’s association with conservative podcasters, Neil Young has announced his decision to reintroduce his music ...
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MLC To Distribute $400M More To Songwriters, Publishers After Final Royalty Rate Determination
(Hypebot) — The MLC announced that songwriters and music publishers should expect additional payments for 2021-2022 from a total of nearly $400 million ...
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People Still Listen To More Radio Than Music Streaming And Podcasts Combined
(Hypebot) — The death of broadcast radio appears to have been greatly exaggerated. According to a new Edison survey, the average person in ...
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The MLC Announces Audits For Major Music Streamers
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — The Mechanical Licensing Collective, the organization empowered by the Music Modernization Act to collect royalties under the compulsory blanket license ...
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UMG Strikes An Expanded Multi-Year Licensing Deal With Tencent
SHENZEN, China (CelebrityAccess) — Universal Music Group and Chinese streamer Tencent Music Entertainment, announced the signing of a comprehensive multi-year licensing deal that will ...
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Why Independent Spotify Playlist Curators Are So Important
(Hypebot) — In an age where listeners are overwhelmed by the endless choices of streaming, independent Spotify curators add a personal touch to ...
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TikTok Announces A New Integration With Major Music Streamers
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Social media platform TikTok announced plans for a new app that will give the platform’s users the ability to ...
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Spotify Says New Model Will Shift $1B To ‘Working Artists’ In 5 Years
(Hypebot) — Spotify is making major changes that it says will shift $1 billion in royalty payments over the next five years to ...
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New Bill Empowers Musicians To Negotiate With Streamers, AI Platforms
WASHINGTON D.C. (Hypebot) — A revised version of the Protect Working Musicians Act introduced by US Representative Deborah Ross (D-North Carolina) would make ...
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Streaming’s Problems Will Not Be Fixed By Royalties Alone
(Hypebot) — After Universal and Deezer’s royalty proposal made headlines, Mark Mulligan of consultancy MIDiA explained that much more needs to be considered to fix the ...
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