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Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights Wins Significant Victory in Case against RMLC

U.S. Department of Justice Backs Irving Azoff in Legal War with Radio Stations

December 6, 2019

Photo of Irving Azoff The U.S. Department of Justice is backing Irving Azoff and his Global Music Rights (GMR) organization in its long legal battle with the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) over the roya... Read More...

Songwriters, Artists Intensify Their Fight Against Spotify, Google, Pandora, Amazon Over Streaming Royalty Rates

Colin Cohen

November 20, 2019

The Music Artists Coalition (MAC) and the Songwriters of North America (SONA) have filed an amicus brief with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a recent Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling that r... Read More...

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Taylor Swift Fans Raise $1,000 to Publicly Humiliate Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun

Colin Cohen

November 19, 2019

Photo of Taylor Swift A pair of fans of Taylor Swift raised more than $1,000 in a GoFundMe a campaign to publicly support Swift in her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta. Haley Spalding an... Read More...

Top Streaming Exec: The MLC Is Choking On a ‘Once-In-a-Lifetime Opportunity’

Paul Resnikoff

November 12, 2019

Major streaming services appear to be growing increasingly frustrated with the as-yet-unformed Mechanical Licensing Collective, or MLC. Just this morning, a top executive at one of the largest streaming plat... Read More...

Musicians, Tired of Paltry Streaming Payments, Protest the HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios

Marsha Silva

October 30, 2019

Photo courtesy of AFM On October 30, Los Angeles musicians held a protest and an impromptu performance under the water tower of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, as they continue to attempt to receive fair pay... Read More...

Spotify’s CEO Once Called the Black Keys to Explain Why Their Royalties Were So Bad

Paul Resnikoff

October 29, 2019

The Black Keys on Spotify, October 2019 After Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney publicly complained about his royalties, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek gave him a call to explain how streaming really works. The Black... Read More...

Trevanna Tracks Simplifies the Chaos of Film & TV Music Licensing

Paul Resnikoff

October 24, 2019

Jennifer Freed, Trevanna Tracks Founder & CEO Spending time with Jennifer Freed, founder & CEO of Trevanna Tracks, can be a bit contagious. You suddenly start to think that all the problems plaguing ... Read More...

Hipgnosis Acquires Timbaland Catalog ⁠— Over 108 Albums and Songs

Ashley King

October 16, 2019

Photo Credit: Timbaland Twitter Hipgnosis Songs Fund has continued its spree of acquisitions ⁠— adding Timbaland's catalog. Timbaland's producer, songwriter, and artist credits extend across the hip-hop and ... Read More...

Artist Activist David Lowery Quits the Mechanical Licensing Collective After Just 4 Months

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2019

David Lowery, a longtime champion for artists and outspoken critic of major streaming platforms, has abruptly departed the Mechanical Licensing Collective's Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee. The news ... Read More...

Musicians Are Ruining Every Disney Event Until They Get Better Streaming Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2019

It was quite an unusual Saturday morning for many members of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in the Los Angeles area. It was also an unexpected headache for one Disney executive in particular. In... Read More...

YouTube Music Says It Pays the Same Royalty Rate as Spotify — At Least on Its Subscription Streams

Paul Resnikoff

October 9, 2019

Not sure this is good news, exactly. But YouTube Music is at least offering some data on its per-stream royalty payouts. Spotify is notorious for crappy royalty payouts to artists. But compared to YouTube,... Read More...

Convicted Child Molester Gary Glitter to Receive Substantial Music Royalties from ‘Joker’

Marsha Silva

October 8, 2019

Gary Glitter, a convicted sexual predator, is being paid for his song's appearance in Joker. Gary Glitter, a convicted pedophile with numerous convictions, is set to receive a windfall of cash from Joker... Read More...

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

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Producer Rodney Jerkins Sells Entire Catalog of Nearly 1,000 Songs

Kreayshawn Says Didn’t Make a Dime from ‘Gucci Gucci’ and Still Owes Sony Music $800,000

The Music Fund Has Money for Musicians Who Can’t Tour, But Still Have Streaming Income

AFM & SAG-AFTRA Owes Session Musicians and Background Vocalists $46 Million — Here’s How Eligible Performers Can Get Paid

Kobalt Music Publishing’s Annual Revenue Surges ― But Losses Are Another Story

U.S. Department of Justice Backs Irving Azoff in Legal War with Radio Stations

Songwriters, Artists Intensify Their Fight Against Spotify, Google, Pandora, Amazon Over Streaming Royalty Rates

Top Streaming Exec: The MLC Is Choking On a ‘Once-In-a-Lifetime Opportunity’

Musicians, Tired of Paltry Streaming Payments, Protest the HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios

Spotify’s CEO Once Called the Black Keys to Explain Why Their Royalties Were So Bad

Trevanna Tracks Simplifies the Chaos of Film & TV Music Licensing

Hipgnosis Acquires Timbaland Catalog ⁠— Over 108 Albums and Songs

Artist Activist David Lowery Quits the Mechanical Licensing Collective After Just 4 Months

Musicians Are Ruining Every Disney Event Until They Get Better Streaming Royalties

YouTube Music Says It Pays the Same Royalty Rate as Spotify — At Least on Its Subscription Streams

Convicted Child Molester Gary Glitter to Receive Substantial Music Royalties from ‘Joker’