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TikTok launches music distribution platform, Sound On, with most royalties going to artists

Artists will also pay no fees, and have access to promotional tools and professional support 

TikTok is launching a music distribution platform, Sound On, with the promise of giving 100% of royalties directly to artists for their first year, and...

The streaming giants have filed a 92-page appeal...

Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora have launched an appeal to overturn increase in songwriter royalties.

The four industry leaders in music streaming have filed a...

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The Association of Independent Music (AIM) have called the voluntary code “a milestone”

Musicians in the UK are to be offered protections and “transparency” around streaming royalties under a new code published today (31st January). Created by the...

Artists that signed to Sony before 2000, and have yet to recoup their advances, will start receiving royalties “to increase the ability of those who...

Sony Music Entertainment has announced that it will begin paying out royalties to legacy artists and producers who signed to the company before 2000, and...

A lack of data, information, and will has left electronic music producers lagging way behind their commercial counterparts. DJ Mag outlines how that happened, how...

In July 2018, DJ Mag published a feature on why streaming in the booth will change DJing forever. It included this: “It’s an open secret...

According to Music Week, major labels have already received their royalties.

In light of Beatport's failure to pay its labels for the last quarter, Music Week reported today that "trapped" royalty funds have been released to...

Increase the peace

Joining the PRS will increase DJ/producers revenue streams

Eddie Johns' story has been newly profiled by the Los Angeles Times

Eddie Johns, whose 1979 track 'More Spell On You' was sampled by Daft Punk for their hit single 'One More Time', has never received royalties...

Association For Electronic Music partners with Pioneer for royalties campaign

AFEM (The Association for Electronic Music) launched a new campaign at the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) convention today that aims to direct the estimated £100...

The music retailer and streaming service has halted all payments for this quarter

Beatport will not be paying royalties to labels this quarter and will only pay 5% of streaming money for mixes, reported Music Business Worldwide today. ...

The streaming services hopes to court new users... 

Apple Music has long been a thorne in Spotify’s side. While Spotify has twice the subscribers than its main competitor, Spotify is now extending free...

Rham Records has refuted the producer's allegations

Gerald Simpson, aka A Guy Called Gerald, says he has never been paid for his 1988 single 'Voodoo Ray' or his 1989 album, 'Hot Lemonade'...

They claim he’s still receiving his fair share of royalties

In a new row over royalties, New Order’s former bassist Peter Hook is suing his ex-bandmates for millions of pounds.

Hook has claimed he is...

"I did not agree to them taking this action and I'm truly shocked that it has come to this," he said on Twitter

Three of Four Tet's albums released on Domino have been remove from streaming services amid a dispute between the label and artist over royalties.

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Apple Music is the only streaming service not to contest it...

The US Copyright Board (CRB) ruled last month there should be an increase in music royalties for songwriters and publishers - Spotify, Amazon, Google and...