Tag: Royalty payment

SoundExchange Reaches Out To Help Gulf Coast Musicians

SoundExchange is reaching out to its members based in Texas and throughout the Gulf Coast to speed secure distribution of royalties in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and epic flooding. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1981 Atlantic hurricane season, Associated Press, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Gulf Coast of the United States, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Katrina, KIII, Mexico, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, Royalty payment, Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, Texas

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BMG Launches Royalty Tracking App

BMG has partnered with a team of their songwriter clients to launch a new app to provide artists and rightsholders with up-to-date worldwide information on the value and source of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Nimoy, Allison Miller, Anne Winters (actress), Antamina mine, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Associated Press, BHP Billiton, Royalty payment, Television program

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5 Reasons You Should Know About Metadata

Although it's not something all musicians discuss or even understand, Metadata is critically important, it is essential it be correct and complete before being entered and distributed to the masses,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Apple Inc., Chairman, Drake (musician), Economic development, Federal government of the United States, Qualcomm orporated, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify

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SoundExchange Q1 Collections Down Thanks To Pandora Direct Deals

Digital radio performing rights organization SoundExchange has reported its first down quarter, thanks to new Pandora direct deals with rights holders. Collections were $161.9 million in 2017, compared to $189.3 million. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Apple Inc., Pandora Radio, record label, Royalty payment, SoundExchange, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tim Westergren

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General Music Licensing: Where Are All My Royalties? [INFOGRAPHIC]

What is General Music Licensing and why, though the numbers are shifting, does it generate almost four times more revenue for songwriters than all digital services combined? Why is nobody. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cary Sherman, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Kanye West, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Sirius XM Holdings, Spotify

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How Royalties Are Paid On All Three Pandora Music Services

Pandora's recent rollout of its third tier service, Pandora Premium has us taking a look at how artists an labels earn royalties from the traditional ad-supported service, as well as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Chief executive officer, Financial Times, Initial public offering, Kanye West, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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Music Streamer Deezer Explores Radical Shift To User Centric Licensing [MARK MULLIGAN]

"What if that metal fan only listened to Metallica, yet still 10% of that subscriber’s revenue went to Katy Perry?" It is not a hypothetical question. It's actually how payments. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, Katy Perry, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group

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TUE. BRIEF: Cash Money Sued For Missing Drake $’s • CAA Launches In China • Grammy Museum, Foundation Merge

Tuesday 4.18.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Cash Money appears determined to keep alive the tradition of the dishonest record label. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 04/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adrien Broner, Ani DiFranco, Apple Bank for Savings, Atlantic Records, Barry Weiss, BBC Radio 2, Beauty Behind the Madness, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify

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The Reason That YouTube Pays Artists So Little

After a rough financial decade, the music business is finally seeing some appreciable revenue growth, and it's showing no signs of stopping. YouTube, however, doesn't seem to have gotten the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/13/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Initial public offering, music, music business, musicians, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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3 Great Services Finding Royalty Money In Unusual Places

Although there is a high volume of derivative music content online in the form of things like covers and remixes, it can often be difficult for artists to capitalize on. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Eddy Cue, Initial public offering, IPhone, record label, Royalty payment, Shiva Rajaraman, Spotify, YouTube

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