Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. After increasing webcasting royalty rates for the 2021-2025 period, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has officially announced a cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 – […]
Photo Credit: Vandeerlind / CC by 4.0 3LAU faces an $11 million lawsuit from a former collaborator over NFT royalties. A lawsuit has surfaced this week against DJ and producer 3LAU, whose real name is […]
Photo Credit: Filip The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) formed after the Music Modernization Act, has distributed nearly $700 million in blanket royalties to its members. The MLC held its second annual membership meeting last week, […]
Mr. Probz. Photo Credit: Daan Grasveld Dutch producer and artist Mr. Probz (full name Dennis Princewell Stehr) is officially suing Sony Music Entertainment (SME) for $10 million over allegedly withheld royalties. 38-year-old Mr. Probz unveiled […]
Whigfield loves her famous song ‘Saturday Night’ because it still makes her money. The singer – real name Sannie Charlotte Carlson – soared to No1 in the UK charts with the 1993 track, which also […]
Parlux takes another defeat in its legal battle with Jay-Z after the brand is now ordered to pay him nearly $7M in Back Royalties. Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty Jay-Z kicked off 2022 with a […]
Jay-Z has scored another win in his lawsuit with Parlux Fragrances, which partnered with the rapper in 2013 to launch its “Gold Jay-Z” cologne. The New York Post reports Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Andrew Borrok on Thursday ordered […]
Photo Credit: Rachit Tank AdRev reportedly ousts co-founder/president Noah Becker following $23 million YouTube royalties scam. Noah Becker, co-founder and president of rights management company AdRev, has stepped down from the company following perhaps the […]
Photo Credit: Bruno Emmanuelle Last month, stand-up star Lewis Black became the latest comedian to sue SiriusXM’s Pandora amid a broader royalties dispute. Now, evidence suggests that SiriusXM is attempting to compel different comedy professionals […]
Photo credit: Sara Kurfeß People have been debating whether streaming platforms should change their method for paying streaming royalties to artists. This is driven by the desire to see fairer streaming payouts for indie artists, […]
SoundExchange is officially suing LiveOne and Slacker for allegedly failing to pay owed royalties for streams from the last five-plus years. SoundExchange, which collects digital performance royalties for recordings used on non-interactive music platforms (i.e. […]
A seat on the Supreme Court is a lifetime appointment, and it also seems to open up a lot of doors into the publishing industry. Many justices have a good sideline writing books of various […]
Four Tet has come out on the winning end of a legal battle against his label after around a year of litigation. The tenured electronic music producer brought a legal claim against his record label, Domino, […]
The National Music Publishers’ Association has claimed that the major labels took in a staggering 58.6 percent of 2021’s $9.8 billion in total streaming royalties – while continuing to tout its close ties with the […]
B.o.B is being sued by former managers for over $3 million dollars in unpaid performance royalties owed since 2017. Source: Prince Williams / Getty Atlanta emcee B.o.B has delivered a number of classic records in […]
The Chainsmokers in 2015. Photo Credit: Love This City TV The Chainsmokers have officially announced plans to give their “biggest fans” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing a portion of the recorded streaming royalties from their upcoming […]
BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based […]
In March of 2021, SoundCloud introduced a fan-powered royalty model. Now, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of this model’s adoption, the music-sharing platform is set to double artists’ payments on Friday, April 29th. SoundCloud today […]
Listerine antiseptic mouthwash could become someone’s cash cow … because a cut of the famous brand’s global sales is up for grabs … but it’s gonna take a huge investment. Here’s the deal … Listerine […]
Popular singer Olivia Rodrigo has reportedly already given up millions of dollars in royalties to Taylor Swift and Paramore after she gave them songwriting credit on songs from her ‘Sour’ album. While 18-year-old Olivia Rodrigo […]