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Distrokid Expands 'Splits' Feature
DistroKid, a leading distributor of independent music, has launched an expanded update of their automatic royalty distribution service. Splits, which was first unveiled in 2017, ... -
The MLC Completes First Royalty Distribution
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced the completion of its first-ever monthly distribution of mechanical royalties. The organization’s distribution – its first connected ... -
Ingrooves Expands Royalty Services for Artists
Ingrooves Music Group, a leading global independent music marketing services and distribution company, has announced a suite of royalty accounting solutions to fit every label, ... -
The Mechanical Licensing Collective: What It Is, Why You Should Care, and How To Make It ...
The Music Modernization Act is now in effect, and with it the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)—a collection and disbursement collective, as well as a public ... -
Sound Royalties Adds Catalog Sales Support
Sound Royalties has announced the addition of Catalog Sales Support to its lineup of services. The Sound Royalties team brings its music finance-specific expertise to the catalog ... -
Royalty Exchange Expands Online Marketplace
Demand for music royalties has reached an all-time high among investors seeking alternatives to public markets and low-returns. To help creators, songwriters, performers, and other ... -
Universal and TikTok Announce Agreement for Songwriters
Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok announced a global agreement that delivers equitable compensation for recording artists and songwriters, and significantly expands and enhances the ... -
Create Music Group Launches Credit Card for Musicians
Create Music Group has launched a beta version of Create Carbon, a credit card for music creators. Create Music Group previously became the first music ... -
The MLC Explains Jan 1 Licensing Changes
The Music Modernization Act of 2018 (MMA) established a new blanket mechanical license covering the use of musical works in the U.S. by eligible digital audio services. ... -
Copyright Infringement In Plain Language
Canadian poet, novelist, and teacher Margaret Atwood once said, “Human beings make art, that’s just what we do.” Atwood’s statement beautifully captures the natural inclination ... -
AFM and SAG-AFTRA Announce Record- Breaking Royalty Payments
The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM) and SAG-AFTRA announced that the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund ... -
10 Income Sources Every Creative Should Know in the Streaming Era (And More!)
The RIAA recently reported that digital streaming now accounts for at least 80 percent of the total revenue generated by the US recorded music industry. ... -
PRIMARY WAVE ACQUIRES CATALOG AND MASTER ROYALTY STREAM OF GASOLINE ALLEY
Primary Wave Music Publishing announced today their acquisition of the music publishing and master royalty stream of Gasoline Alley, Inc., an entity owned by powerhouse ... -
SoundExchange Digital Radio Report: $212 million distributed in Q2
SoundExchange continues to show strong growth with Q2 2019 up year-over-year. For the second quarter of 2019, they distributed $212.2 million in payments of sound ... -
Close Up: Royalty Exchange
Unlocking the Power of Intellectual Property: Founded in 2011, Royalty Exchange emerged from a need to create a centralized online plat- form to connect artists, songwriters ... -
SAG-AFTRA Reaches Agreement Covering Music Video Performers
SAG-AFTRA has announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with the major record labels--Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Disney ... -
Get Your Music on NBA All-Star Weekend and Earn Royalties
White Knight Worldwide Media (BMI) and MusicOpps.com are pitching select artists to editors who are working on the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend broadcasts. Music will ... -
BMI Files Action in Federal Rate Court Against The RMLC
BMI has filed an action in Federal Rate Court to set interim fees for radio stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee (the “RMLC”) while the ... -
BMI Fights for Fair Royalties
Songwriters, composers and music publishers are receiving royalty rates based on outdated copyright laws. BMI has a mission to make Congress aware of this inequity ... -
Up Close: AFM & SAG-AFTRA
By Jonathan Widran Securing and Distributing Royalties for Non-Featured Performers: On the main page of the website for AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund, ...
