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.
The organization has formed a supplemental matching network with Blokur, Jaxsta, Pex, Salt and SX Works Global Publisher Services.
After topping this year’s Spotify Wrapped, Swift will earn more money than any artist ever has on the platform.
The coalition is calling for a reversal of a court ruling that found U.S. artists should get an equal share of public performance and broadcast royalties generated in the EU.
UMG says it's “patently false" that it took below-market rates in return for a stake in Spotify, but a judge says it wouldn't legally matter if they had.
The change is part of the platform's effort to free up "extra money ... for honest, hard working artists."
Here’s a full breakdown of the plan, based on Billboard’s reporting, including streaming thresholds, fraud fees and minimum track lengths.
The two fraudsters are currently serving time in prison for claiming the rights and royalties to 50,000 songs, including works released by Don Omar and Prince Royce.
