Royalties
Spotify has agreed to pay $21 million in unpaid royalties to the NMPA (National Music Publishers Association) over tracks that were missing copyright owner information.
According to new reports, Pandora is preparing to expand internationally and has already tried to acquire rights to play songs outside of the U.S.
According to an angry email from music publisher Sony/ATV CEO Marty Bandier, Pharrell and other music artists are not being paid properly for their popularity on the Internet Radio giant Pandora.
Speaking today at a Web summit in Ireland, music publisher Kobalt shocked by stating that its European artists actually collected more from Spotify than they did from iTunes for the first time ever.
SoundCloud, the streaming site that allows anyone to upload audio, will soon have a business model.
The Trichordist has posted a very interesting document this week, one that shows some in-depth figures about the Beats Music service that is set to be acquired by Apple for over $3 billion.
During its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Microsoft revealed that it is making more money now for its mobile phone division.
Seeking money back from bankrupt gaming company
Earlier this week we reported on Pandora CEO Tim Westergren noting that the company pays some of the top artists in the world over $1 million ......
It appears that streaming music may actually be great for artists, despite what the record labels may believe.
Pandora CEO Tim Westergren ......
Aluratek and Coby have settled and will pay royalties to Microsoft over Android devices.
The companies are now added to the huge list of ......
YouTube has lost a case in a Hamburg court this week over music video clips.
The ruling states YouTube is now responsible for the content ......
According to multiple credible sources, Samsung and Motorola have been approached by Apple who is asking for $5-$15 per handset in patent licensing fees.
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After a recording surfaced in which he apparently tried to extort money from a composer, an exec from a Dutch royalty collection agency has resigned .
Huawei has confirmed today that Microsoft has approached them demanding royalty payments for its Android devices.
The company has coerced ......
People involved in negotiations for EMI say buyers will want guarantees from Citigroup against EMI suddenly have to pay a pile in back royalties.
In a lawsuit demanding proper royalties for licensing his songs to iTunes, Chuck D revealed just how little artists are paid by record labels.
ASCAP's lawsuit to collect royalties for music downloads ends with the Supreme Court turning down the case. ASCAP wanted downloads classified as performances
EMI has been sued this week by Bagdasarian Prods, the owner of the 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' franchise, over royalties related to a boxset of ......
A bill which would require terrestrial radio broadcasters to pay additional royalties to performers for the music they play. Currently US broadcasters ......
