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.
The Other Songs, Facet Records and Good Boy Records are trying to start a record label revolution by looking after the songwriters that power their releases.
The Copyright Royalty Board has granted songwriters and publishers a royalty bump starting in January.
The newly-crowned Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 rings in some serious holiday cheer for its rightsholders every year.
