Recording artists want Congress to force radio stations to pay them for their songs
The American Music Fairness Act would ensure performers, not just songwriters, get paid when an AM/FM radio station plays ...
Boyz II Men take Capitol Hill: R&B group leads effort to improve pay for artists
The R&B group whose ballads were a staple of the '90s met with lawmakers this week in an effort to get performers paid for ...
Spotify says it paid $10 billion to music industry last year
Audio streaming company Spotify said Tuesday that it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year. The company added that it has given nearly $60 ...
Spotify Paid Out $10 Billion to the Music Industry in 2024 — $1 Billion More Than Last Year — and $60 Billion Total
Spotify announced on Tuesday that it paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024, $1 billion more than last year, and $60 billion since 2006.
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Doechii Producer Learned He'd Won A Grammy While Driving His Amazon Truck — 'The Side Of The Industry People Never See'
But while Doechii was bringing the house down with her Grammy performance of "Denial Is A River," one of the producers of the song, 27-year-old Joey Hamhock, was nowhere near the ceremony. Instead, he ...
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Spotify wins major court case, over controversial 'bundling' that lowered artist payments
Having introduced the audiobook option into their premium streaming service Spotify was able to invoke a settlement they’d made with music publishers in 2022 that agreed that streaming services are ...
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John Paycheck On His New Album, His Famous Father & His Own Path In Country Music
His dad was a country music legend with iconic hits like “Take This Job and Shove It,” “I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised),” “Old Violin,” and many more. But while John Paycheck ...