Royalties

Arlo Enemark on how the rise of digital distributors has changed the music landscape.

Music publishing giants Warner/Chappell, Peer Music, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing and BMG could leave Spanish rights' society SGAE by the start of next year as a months-long spat over the…

In what is being touted as "a massive step forward for songwriters", the Music Modernization Act was introduced in the United States Senate a few hours ago, on what they insist was Thursday, May 10…

Songwriters in the U.S. should see a lift in their measly royalty cheques after the National Music Publishers’ Association claimed victory in its push for a better cut on mechanicals from streaming…

Enrique Iglesias claims he's missed out on "millions of dollars" because his record label allegedly dropped the ball in two of his contracts. The lawsuit, filed yesterday (Jan 24) in Miami against…

It seems now that whenever any young artist begins to emerge on the music scene that the advice they are given is to avoid Spotify. However, the frontman for Car Seat Headrest says that all of the…

Let's say you own a fruit and veg store. One of those family-ran, stock-still-in-boxes stores that are being blotted out as the years trundle on. You're manning the counter, there's a few people in…

In a rare show of unity, the rival U.S. performing right associations ASCAP and BMI have teamed up to build a one-of-a-kind database of musical works from their combined repertories that should help…

Just yesterday we spoke about Gotye has not received a single cent in YouTube royalties, due to his decision not to monetise his channel, but now it's been revealed just how much one of music's…

It's been six years now since the world was introduced to Gotye's 'Somebody I Used To Know'. The track, which featured New Zealand singer Kimbra, was an international success, winning Gotye ARIA,…