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Their new “fan-centric royalties” will pay out based on fan listening times rather than ‘pro rata’

SoundCloud is introducing user-centric royalties for artists using its platform. As SoundCloud describe it, “under the old model, money from your dedicated fans goes into...

Four Tet settles streaming royalties dispute with Domino Records

The producer will now receive a 50% royalty rate on streaming and downloads following a lengthy legal battle

Kieran Hebden, AKA Four Tet, has settled his legal dispute over royalties with record label Domino. Taking to social media to confirm the settlement, Hebden...

Larry Heard and Robert Owens have filed a lawsuit against the label

Trax Records hit with lawsuit for $1 million in 'unpaid' royalties to artists.

House innovators Larry Heard (AKA Mr Fingers), and Robert Owens, have filed...

The campaign has been launched by The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers

A new campaign titled Justice at Spotify has been launched, demanding increased royalties and transparency from the streaming platform.

The United Musicians and Allied Workers...

The artist revealed in a post on Facebook that Trax Records owed him royalties

A fundraiser has been started for pioneering Chicago house producer, Adonis, who revealed he had not received "a penny" in royalties from renowned house label...

The Keep Music Alive campaign has been launched by The Musicians Union and The Ivors Academy

A campaign has been launched by two leading UK music associations calling for an increase in streaming royalties for artists in the wake of the...

Streaming services have 30 days to challenge the ruling...

The US Copyright Royalty Board has officially approved a 44% increase in streaming royalty rates following a campaign last year led by songwriters and publishers...

Beatport will release trapped royalties to all labels this week.

Beatport has announced it will release trapped royalty payments to all labels this week, following widespread industry criticism surrounding the company's failure to pay imprints...

Apple Music to pay higher royalties for music in Spatial Audio

Artists will receive a 10% higher royalty fee for spatial audio content

Apple Music has revealed that it is to begin paying artists higher royalties for music made available in Spatial Audio. As of this month, artists...

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Warner is the first major label to adopt the user-centric payout system

Warner Music Group has adopted SoundCloud's Fan-Powered Royalties (FPR) system for streams. The major label, home to the likes of David Guetta, Gorillaz, and Lizzo...

The artist is claiming he has the right to a royalty rate of 50%

Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, has launched legal proceedings against record label Domino over a dispute about royalties.

According to a report by Music Week...

Living Wage for Musicians bill aims to increase streaming royalties for artists

Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman have introduced the bill to Congress, working together with the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers

A new bill aiming to increase streaming royalties to artists has been introduced to the United States Congress. Put forward by House Representatives Rashida Tlaib...

Chicago’s Trax Records sued by over a dozen artists over unpaid royalties

Rolling Stone reports that Adonis, Marshall Jefferson and co-founder Vince Lawrence are among the claimants

Trax Records, the Chicago record label that played a key role in the development of house music, is being sued by over a dozen artists...

Ol' Dirty Bastard's widow sues Wu-Tang Clan over alleged unpaid royalties

Icelene Jones, who is the sole executor of the late artist's estate, alleges the estate is owed millions

Ol' Dirty Bastard's widow and the sole executor of his estate, Icelene Jones, is suing Wu-Tang Productions for years of unpaid royalties. Jones claims a...

He's hoping to fight back against the "unauthorised exploitation" of his music

A Guy Called Gerald is planning to take action over the alleged "unauthorised exploitation" of his music by UK label Rham Records.

Last month...