Category archives: CRB

Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track for US mechanical royalties on physical sales

Agreement reached to settle rate negotiation in the US
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Three judges decide what Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Music pay songwriters in the US. One of those roles is now up for grabs.

Successful applicant will succeed Chief Judge Jesse Feder who stepped down in November
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Songwriters dealt blow in Spotify royalty rate battle as streaming platforms claim ‘procedural victory’ in US Appeals Court

Digital services including Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube have reportedly secured a “procedural victory” in their bid to overturn the 2018 Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)’s ruling that would see a 44% increase to streaming royalty ra…

Spotify Says It Overpaid Songwriters And Wants Money Back

In it’s latest spat with music publishers, Spotify says they owe the streamer for overpayments. Last year’s US Copyright Royalty Board rate change included a retroactive cut in the minimum payment that the streamer makes on student and family plans along with a graduated 44% increase in payments to songwriters…

Songwriter Rate Appeal To Be ‘Long Drawn Out Process’ says Spotify Exec

Spotify and other streamers (sans Apple) have appealed new songwriter royalty rates set by the US Copyright Royalty Board, effectively ensuring that the increase is unlikely to flow to songwriters and music publishers any time soon. "That will be a long drawn-out process," Spotify Chief Financial Officer Barry McCarthy said…

Jody Gerson: UMPG ‘stands with songwriters’ fighting Spotify CRB appeal

“By appealing the ruling, these companies fail to acknowledge that songwriters need to be paid fairly.”
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Hit songwriters tell Spotify’s Daniel Ek they’re ‘hurt and disappointed’ by CRB rate appeal

‘You have used us and tried to divide us but we stand together.’
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‘You Have Used Us,’ Spotify Secret Genius Songwriters Tell CEO Daniel Ek [Full Letter]

Nile Rogers, Frank Dukes, Teddy Geiger and Babyface Edwards were among the dozens Spotify Genius Award nominated songwriters who signed an open letter to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek over the streamer’s decision to challenge a US Copyright Royalty Board ruling that guaranteed songwriters a 44% increase in streaming royalties. Google,…