Lil Wayne Producer Deezle Sues UMG Over Missing Royalties

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Producer Deezle (Darius Harrison), who’s filed a missing-royalties lawsuit against Universal Music, posing with his Grammys from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III. Photo Credit: Claudio Ch Zayas Lil Wayne producer Deezle (real name Darius Harrison) […]

Relatives Of The Real Life “Aunt Jemima” Once Demanded $3 Billion In Unpaid Royalties From Quaker Oats And Pepsi

Relatives Of The Real Life "Aunt Jemima" Once Demanded $3 Billion In Unpaid Royalties From Quaker Oats And Pepsi

When I was a kid, there was always a bottle of Aunt Jemima syrup and a box of pancake mix in the cupboard. On pretty much every childhood birthday I can remember, I would request […]

Limp Bizkit Is Suing Universal Music Group For $200 Million Over Unpaid Royalties

Limp Bizkit Is Suing Universal Music Group For $200 Million Over Unpaid Royalties

Nu-rock band Limp Bizkit, led by frontman Fred Durst, is taking Universal Music Group to court over what they say are unpaid loyalties. The band is seeking $200 million in damages and unpaid royalties, which […]

From A to Z: The Complete Guide to Music Royalties

From A to Z: The Complete Guide to Music Royalties

According to most of the people music industry or any creative industry is very hard to survive in but the income is very slim but times are changing for artists and musicians as music royalties […]

Spotify Accounted for More Than 42% of All U.S. Mechanical Royalties Prior to Its Pre-Bundling Shift, DMN Pro Analysis Reveals

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How much are streaming music platforms actually paying for publishing in the U.S.? Amid an intensifying battle over Spotify’s bundling and a corresponding mechanicals decline, here’s a comprehensive look at actual payout data preceding Spotify’s […]

As Spotify Embraces Bundles, Mechanical Royalties Take a Hit — But Are We Missing the Big Picture?

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Make no mistake, music publishers aren’t thrilled about Spotify’s big shift towards bundled offerings. NMPA head David Israelite has condemned in no uncertain terms Spotify’s “perversion of the settlement” behind Phonorecords IV, making clear as […]

Merv Griffin Earned An Astonishing Fortune Off The Jeopardy Theme Song Royalties

Merv Griffin Earned An Astonishing Fortune Off The Jeopardy Theme Song Royalties

We love writing about song royalties on Celebrity Net Worth. It’s probably our favorite topic of all time. Who wouldn’t want to get rich off song royalties? Write a hit song once, then earn direct […]