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After Wrecking Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Book Signing, Musicians Double Down on Streaming Payment Demands

October 7, 2019

Disney Chairman/CEO Bob Iger: Not exactly the 'disruption' he had in mind. Musicians continue to fight Disney and other major media companies for increased streaming royalties. After following ... Read More...

Musicians Say Disney Is Cheating Them on Streaming — Plan Major Disruption of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Book Signing

Paul Resnikoff

October 1, 2019

Glendale's Alex Theatre (photo: Tony the Marine CC by SA 3.0) Angry musicians are promising to make Disney CEO Bob Iger's book signing a cacophonous affair. For those planning to meet Disney CEO Bob Iger at ... Read More...

Deezer Introduces a New Payment System to Directly Compensate Artists for Their Streams

Ashley King

September 11, 2019

Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer launched a new website today touting the benefits of a 'User-Centric Payment' system. The music streaming service is hoping to get rights holders on board to create a new payment ... Read More...

Record Store in Seattle Finds Kurt Cobain Royalty Check From 25 Years Ago

Ashley King

September 6, 2019

Easy Street Records in Seattle has found a royalty check made out to Kurt Cobain. Store owner Matt Vaughn says that he ran across the check after tidying up in the basement. The check was made out to Nirvana... Read More...

European Licensing Consortium ICE Crosses €1 Billion In Collections

Marsha Silva

August 29, 2019

ICE, a European copyright hub and distributor of song rights royalties, has officially paid more than €1 billion ($1.11 billion) worth of online royalties to rightsholders. ICE is comprised of three major ri... Read More...

BMG Reports Double-Digit Revenue Increases During the First Half of 2019

Marsha Silva

August 29, 2019

BMG just posted a double-digit increase in revenue during the first 6 months of this year. The boom was driven by a surge in streaming revenues — little surprise there. The company reported revenue of mor... Read More...

Aretha Franklin's Lawyers Think Kecalf Franklin Doesn't Have "Ability, Skill, and Knowledge" to Serve as Estate Administrator

Aretha Franklin Died With More Than $1 Million In Uncashed Checks

Marsha Silva

August 22, 2019

Just when you thought the fight over Aretha Franklin's assets couldn't get any stickier. As Aretha Franklin's sons continue to squabble over the late singer's will (or lack thereof), there's this. A cou... Read More...

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor: ‘Streaming Is Pricing Artists — Old AND New — Out of Careers’

Marsha Silva

August 6, 2019

Slipknot's Corey Taylor (photo: Dirs, CC by SA 3.0) Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor recently revealed his thoughts on how music streaming services impact artists. In short, he believes that musicians are bein... Read More...

To Secure Royalties at the Expense of Artists, ByteDance and TikTok Hire a Former Music Industry Advocate

Daniel Sanchez

August 1, 2019

For weeks, TikTok parent company ByteDance has remained locked in bitter negotiation talks with European rightsholders. To secure music licenses, the Chinese conglomerate referred collecting societies PRS fo... Read More...

Following Years of Litigation, Cash Money Records Finally Settles Lawsuit with Aspire Music Group Over Unpaid Drake Royalties

Daniel Sanchez

July 29, 2019

Several years ago, Aspire Music Group filed a lawsuit against Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group (UMG). The first label claimed it had signed Drake to a contract in 2008. Aspire was co-founded by ... Read More...

Pan European Collecting Societies Agree on Standards for Digital Royalty Processes

Daniel Sanchez

July 26, 2019

A large group of European collecting societies, music publishers, and rights agencies have unveiled a functional digital royalty processing working group. The Technical Online Working Group Europe – or TOWGE... Read More...

Instead of Actually Negotiating with Performance Rights Organizations For a Fair Deal, TikTok Takes the Matter to the UK's Copyright Tribunal

PRS, STIM, GEMA, ICE Slam TikTok as ‘Unlicensed’ as Talks End In Stalemate

Daniel Sanchez

July 24, 2019

To avoid paying major labels “hundreds of millions” of dollars in guaranteed payouts, ByteDance and TikTok have opted for another route to secure music licenses. With licenses now expired in the app, the Chi... Read More...

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After Wrecking Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Book Signing, Musicians Double Down on Streaming Payment Demands

Musicians Say Disney Is Cheating Them on Streaming — Plan Major Disruption of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Book Signing

Deezer Introduces a New Payment System to Directly Compensate Artists for Their Streams

Record Store in Seattle Finds Kurt Cobain Royalty Check From 25 Years Ago

European Licensing Consortium ICE Crosses €1 Billion In Collections

BMG Reports Double-Digit Revenue Increases During the First Half of 2019

Aretha Franklin Died With More Than $1 Million In Uncashed Checks

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor: ‘Streaming Is Pricing Artists — Old AND New — Out of Careers’

To Secure Royalties at the Expense of Artists, ByteDance and TikTok Hire a Former Music Industry Advocate

Following Years of Litigation, Cash Money Records Finally Settles Lawsuit with Aspire Music Group Over Unpaid Drake Royalties

Pan European Collecting Societies Agree on Standards for Digital Royalty Processes

PRS, STIM, GEMA, ICE Slam TikTok as ‘Unlicensed’ as Talks End In Stalemate