Photo Credit: Fair Play A new independent UK initiative has released its first report on how effectively club royalties are distributed in the digital music era. A six-month audit published by Fair Play, a new […]
An aerial shot of Bilbao, Spain, including the San Mamés Stadium. Photo Credit: Mikel Arrazola Several months later, the ugly royalties dispute – complete with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit – between the Sociedad General de Autores y […]
Photo Credit: Wes Hicks SoundCloud unveils new features for creators using its “All-in-One” Artist Subscription, like a dedicated support button on artist pages. SoundCloud has announced the launch of new features in its artist subscription […]
Photo Credit: BoliviaInteligente Legendary music mogul Irving Azoff had some scathing remarks for YouTube, calling the company a ‘bully’ that isn’t paying artists their fair share. Artists have long lamented the lack of royalties paid […]
Image by Mohamad Hassan The first in a multi-part investigation into how duplicate registrations, orphan ISRC policies, and manual-only dispute handling may be quietly diverting royalties inside the MLC system. How much royalty income is […]
Photo Credit: appshunter.io Two months ago, SoundExchange sued Sonos as well as Napster for allegedly failing to pay over $3.4 million in due royalties. Now, the plaintiff is seeking a default judgement against Napster – […]
The joint Infinite Reality and Napster logo. Photo Credit: Napster Corp. Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is suing Napster parent Infinite Reality (which rebranded as Napster Corp. in May) for allegedly failing to cough up north […]
Photo Credit: Napster SoundExchange is suing Napster and Sonos for over $3.4 million in allegedly unpaid copyright royalties related to the Sonos Radio service. Napster was once the face of online music piracy, but the […]
For much of history, the region we now call Iran was internationally known as Persia. And for much of history, stories abounded of oil bubbling up out of the ground, forming large black pools. Unfortunately, […]
Photo Credit: The Cars by E.J. Camp Primary Wave Music announces a royalty deal with The Cars. This deal comes less than a year after partnering with the Estate of Ric Ocasek on his publishing […]
Photo Credit: RTR Distribution RTR Distribution has issued a formal cease and desist letter to UnitedMasters over the use of the term ‘Real-Time Royalties’ on their website. RTR Distribution, a platform for real-time royalty payments […]
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) […]
Warner Music has officially unveiled WMG Pulse, which is said to provide songwriters and artists with real-time consumption stats, royalty data, and more. Photo Credit: Warner Music Warner Music Group (WMG) is officially testing an […]
Photo Credit: Pexels Music production and digital content creation is a fast-paced world, and managing payouts to all artists, influencers, and creators involved can quickly become a logistical nightmare. Let’s take a peek at how […]
A live performance from Iggy Azalea, who says Universal Music has failed to cough up due royalties ‘in the 8 figure range.’ Photo Credit: Laura Murray Has Universal Music Group (UMG) failed to pay “millions […]
Photo Credit: Poudou99 / CC by 3.0 The remaining members of Irish rock group The Cranberries are suing their longtime label with accusations of withheld royalties. The Cranberries have filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal […]
Spotify has disclosed paying out a record $10 billion in royalties during 2024. Photo Credit: Spotify Just moments after a report indicated that Apple Music pays far better, Spotify is touting the record $10 billion […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Maybe it’s just a slip — or maybe it’s a serious dip. But according to preliminary Spotify royalty stats shared with Digital Music News by multiple US-based publishers, we may have a […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: appshunter.io Is Amazon Music joining Spotify in establishing a 1,000-stream minimum before tracks can generate recording royalties? The question is front of mind – even if a concrete answer isn’t readily available – […]