Here’s our latest data-stuffed royalty statement from a successful indie artist from Europe. Earlier this week, we shared the royalties for one of Justin Bieber’s producers. Now, it’s onto an artist who’s racked up more than a …
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HELP: My Pandora Payments Are Plummeting and I Don’t Know Why
I am a composer, instrumentalist, and pianist. While I am grateful that I have been able to supplement my income and make a living from Pandora royalties, I am disappointed to see my royalties on a collision course with a future payout of $0 per month…
I Wrote a Hit Song With Justin Bieber. Want to See My Royalties?
The following comes from Rodney Jerkins, who alongside Andre Lindal produced Justin Bieber’s 2010 hit, ‘As Long as You Love Me’. Jerkins disclosed the royalties from that song in front of an audience of fellow songwriters and publishers in Los Angeles. “I had a guy, who I met in my studio in 2009. And there […]
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The Easiest Way to Fix the Streaming Mechanical is to Get Rid of It
More than 500 songwriters and publishers are seeking punitive damages for Spotify’s failure to pay mechanical royalties. How did we get here? Interactive ‘streaming mechanicals’ were invented by stakeholders in 2008 to address the concern that streaming would cannibalize record sales which would, in turn, vanquish mechanical royalties. So they imposed a replacement that mollified […]
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