Photo Credit: Boomplay Sony Music, AWAL, and The Orchard have pulled their catalogs from African-focused music streaming provider (DSP) Boomplay. Boomplay has quickly become one of the most popular music streaming platforms in Nigeria, with […]
Photo Credit: George Benson by Robbie Drexhage / CC by 4.0 Harbourview acquires the master royalty income of jazz legend George Benson. Harbourview Equity Partners has announced the acquisition of the master royalty income of […]
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have long been synonymous with Hollywood stardom, and now their daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas, is poised to continue their legacy. At just 21, Carys has already begun to make her […]
Play video content Chris Brown‘s little girl ain’t so little anymore — his daughter Royalty‘s celebrating her 10th birthday today, and it looks like she’s a big Beyoncé fan! Chris and Royalty were super close […]
MAYA Jama looked elegant and stylish as she met the King and Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace. Maya, 29, wore a blue cheque-print dress with matching hat as she arrived at Sovereign’s Creative Industries Garden […]
Spotify’s upcoming plan changes will allow the streaming service to use a new royalty model that drastically impacts songwriter payouts. In a new Billboard report, music publishing reporter Kristin Robinson estimates songwriters will be paid […]
Michael Jordan last played in the NBA in 2003, yet his name has remained synonymous with the sport. He owned the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets for a stint before selling the team last year, and media features […]
US Representative Rashida Tlaib has introduced a new bill proposing higher streaming payments for musicians. Dubbed the Living Wage For Musicians Act, the bill was introduced by Tlaib after the Michigan representative partnered with Rep. […]
Projection of royalty collection changes for major industry players following Spotify’s 1,000-stream minimum payment transition (Image: Digital Music News) In our latest DMN Pro Weekly Report, guest author Jeff Price offers an exhaustive breakdown of […]
Spotify has confirmed there will be long-rumoured changes to their royalty payments from early 2024, which include a controversial policy requiring tracks to get a minimum of 1,000 listens every year to receive royalties. Certain […]
Spotify has officially announced its new policy on royalty payments, confirming earlier reports that the platform would be eliminating payments for songs with less than 1,000 annual streams “starting in early 2024.” The announcement also […]
MUSTB released their 4th single album after celebrating the success of their 13 country world tour. “Royalty” was released on the 17th April alongside the B-side “Memory”. Royalty is accompanied by a music video too, […]
In our latest DMNPro Weekly deep-dive, we track the dizzying developments surrounding the music industry’s potential shifts in streaming platform compensation and catalog the proposed changes across both user- and artist-centric compensation methods. Critical players […]
Kristin Graziani is the president of music distribution platform Stem. In this guest column, she argues that Spotify’s new royalty model is likely to benefit artists. The news broke last week that Spotify is preparing to […]
Spotify is reportedly planning to implement a new royalty model that would require songs to reach a minimum number of streams before triggering a payout. According to a report by Music Business Worldwide, significant changes […]
Spotify has announced some big changes in their royalty payout model to go into effect early 2024, in an effort to reallocate a total of $1 billion in royalty payments over the next five years […]
Photo Credit: Theo Eilersten Universal Music Group is in talks with SoundCloud to overhaul music royalty payments. Here’s the latest. A Bloomberg report details talks among the companies encompassing changes to the standard industry royalty […]
Photo Credit: 金 运 Copyright Royalty Board finally confirms its determination over songwriter mechanical royalty rates for 2018-2022. The Copyright Royalty Board issued a determination on Tuesday (May 23) over Phonorecords III — U.S. songwriters’ and publishers’ […]
Photo Credit: SongVest TLC is partnering with SongVest to re-record classic versions of its hits, giving fans an opportunity to purchase fractionalized royalties from these songs. TLC fans now have the opportunity to own a […]
Merlin and SoundCloud have officially announced an expanded licensing deal under which the former company’s indie members will participate in the music-sharing platform’s “fan-powered” royalty model. London-based Merlin and Berlin-headquartered SoundCloud unveiled their just-finalized tie-up […]