Spotify should reverse course on its audiobook bundling strategy immediately and find cost savings that don’t decimate the revenue of millions of American songwriters.
The streamer’s decision to reclassify its premium subscription as a bundled service is a misguided and unfair reading of the Phonorecords IV agreement.
The Digital Media Association and National Music Publishers’ Association have conflicting views on the organization’s operations and efficiency as it hits its five-year anniversary.
The Mechanical Licensing Collective expects another $10 to $15 million to be added to the total once additional reports come in from DSPs.
Report by U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office says the introduction of a new streaming royalty for session musicians risks seeing labels invest less on signing artists.
Kelce’s celebratory interpretation of the Elvis Presley hit’s chorus counted as a public performance of the classic tune.
Though the late country star receded from the spotlight somewhat over the last decade, his hit-filled catalog kept his earnings strong to the present day.
Last year's payments to rights holders may have accounted for 20% of the value of global music copyright.
Music economist Will Page cites three case studies to examine the merits of SoundCloud’s approach to calculating royalties.
In a letter Monday, the streaming service said Spatial Audio tracks will receive a royalty rate up to 10% higher than content not available in the format.
