A Spanish court has given the royal collection society Unison and many Spanish songwriters an early Christmas present, by ruling that the SGAE must not hinder its members from leaving. In October of this year, many members of the SGAE announced their i…
Category archives: Music Royalties
Zoe Keating Offers More Evidence That Spotify Royalties Are Declining
Artist Zoe Keating has announced on Twitter just how much she is earning through Spotify, which appears to indicate that streaming royalty rates from the company are declining sharply. Keating indicated that she earned $753 from Spotify in September of…
Songwriters, Artists Intensify Their Fight Against Spotify, Google, Pandora, Amazon Over Streaming Royalty Rates
The Music Artists Coalition (MAC) and the Songwriters of North America (SONA) have filed an amicus brief with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a recent Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling that raised the rates of music streaming royalties…
Taylor Swift Fans Raise $1,000 To Publicly Shame Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun
A pair of fans of Taylor Swift raised more than $1,000 in a GoFundMe a campaign to publicly support Swift in her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta. Haley Spalding and Kyle Graden used the funds to pay for two digital billboards in N…
Top Streaming Exec: The MLC Is Choking On a ‘Once-In-a-Lifetime Opportunity’
Major streaming services appear to be growing increasingly frustrated with the as-yet-unformed Mechanical Licensing Collective, or MLC. Just this morning, a top executive at one of the largest streaming platforms in the world — who wished to remain ano…
Musicians Protest HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios
On October 30, Los Angeles musicians held a protest and an impromptu performance under the water tower of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, as they continue to attempt to receive fair pay for work that gets streamed. The musicians were protesting the la…
Spotify’s CEO Once Called the Black Keys to Explain Why Their Royalties Were So Bad
After Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney publicly complained about his royalties, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek gave him a call to explain how streaming really works. The Black Keys certainly aren’t the only band feeling stiffed by streaming platforms lik…
Trevanna Tracks Simplifies the Chaos of Film & TV Music Licensing
Spending time with Jennifer Freed, founder & CEO of Trevanna Tracks, can be a bit contagious. You suddenly start to think that all the problems plaguing music licensing for film, television, and video games can actually be solved. A longtime vet in…
Hipgnosis Acquires Timbaland Catalog — Over 108 Albums and Songs
Hipgnosis Songs Fund has continued its spree of acquisitions — adding Timbaland’s catalog. Timbaland’s producer, songwriter, and artist credits extend across the hip-hop and R&B realm. That includes all six of Missy Elliot’s albu…
Musicians Are Ruining Every Disney Event Until They Get Better Streaming Royalties
It was quite an unusual Saturday morning for many members of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in the Los Angeles area. It was also an unexpected headache for one Disney executive in particular. In protest, a band of irate musicians performed…