Spotify will change its royalty payout model by early next year to include a minimum threshold of streams for a song to qualify for royalty payments, penalties for streaming fraud and restrictions on ...

Apple Music will give higher royalty payments to music released on the streaming service in the more immersive Spatial Audio, the company announced on Monday. “As our technologies continue to evolve ...

The heat on Spotify for alleged underpayment of song royalties escalated late Thursday as the Nashville-based Mechanical Licensing Collective filed legal action against the streaming service in the ...

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In 2024, streaming platform Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) disbursed an unprecedented $10 billion to the music industry in royalties, surpassing any previous yearly payment. This represents a ...

Lizzo is among the artists who became famous after uploading her work to SoundCloud. (Getty Images) Performers may be able to collect more revenue from streaming music under a deal in the works ...

Chicago-based internet radio pioneer AccuRadio, which launched its free music streaming service in 2000, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday amid an ongoing legal dispute over artist ...

On October 25, 2022, the US Copyright Office proposed a new rule that would end and reverse actions of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) that have deprived ...

MIAMI, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sound Royalties, the music industry’s leading finance firm and a subsidiary of GoDigital Media Group, is celebrating its 10th year in business, marking a ...

The music business is booming. Streaming revenue is up. Vinyl sales are up. CD sales are, somehow, also up. All of this is fueled by fans spending money. Now, startups are making a calculated pitch in ...

Jay-Z's Roc Nation has partnered with Musicow, a South Korean firm that will allow fans to invest in artist music royalties. Jay-Z and his Roc Nation business have reportedly entered into a ...

Jeff Price has started three successful companies — TuneCore, Audiam and Word Collections — to maximize artist royalties while roiling industry waters. By Ed Christman Mention Jeff Price‘s name in a ...