SoundExchange says it has waited "long enough" after years of non-payment from the streaming service. A federal judge agrees.
"If you own a piece of a song and it comes on the radio, there's something really special about saying you own that," says founder Justin Blau.
The distributor has launched a new product that makes royalty data easier to read.
Think streaming royalties are bad? TikTok revenue can be 500 times lower.
If Spotify follows Apple Music's decision to raise music subscription prices, hundreds of millions of additional dollars will flow to services, rights holders and creators.
The popular podcast crafted a lopsided contract and released an obscure track in an attempt to "explain the music industry."
Tim Cohan and Scott Culture were also reelected to the Board of Directors, as announced at the organization's second annual membership meeting, Kara DioGuardi.
SoundExchange sued this summer, claiming the streamer stopped paying in 2017.
Dubbed Muserk Connect, the new arm of the rights management firm will use proprietary technology to "level the playing field" for independent songwriters.
The beloved country singer-songwriter leaves behind genre favorites, including 'Coal Miner’s Daughter' and 'You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man).'
