Killabite Media, a preferred digital music report label, has been accused of pocketing a whole bunch of hundreds in unpaid royalties owed to artists. The allegations arose after Killabite’s songs abruptly vanished from digital service suppliers like Spotify and Apple Music, in addition to a purge of all music on the label’s verified SoundCloud web page. …
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Eddie Johns, Artist Behind Daft Punk’s “One More Time” Sample, Seeks Royalties for Source Material
Despite providing the source material for one of Daft Punk’s biggest hits, artist Eddie Johns has reportedly spent decades uncompensated for his work. That may soon change, however, as news of the legendary duo’s breakup has sparked a renewed drive to get Johns credited, which started with Johns’ case manager Alyssa Cash. Johns, who previously …
Judge sees no evidence that Soundgarden are withholding royalties from Vicky Cornell
A judge in Vicky Cornell’s lawsuit against Soundgarden has seen no evidence that the band’s surviving members are withholding royalties from their late frontman’s widow. In December 2019, Cornell sued the band, claiming they were “withholding hundreds of thousand of dollars in royalties” and that the band’s manager Rit Venerus was working against her after …
Jeff Tweedy to donate portion of songwriting royalties to local Chicago charity
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has revealed a portion of his royalties will be donated to local charity I Grow Chicago. Tweedy pledged five per cent of his royalties to social justice organisations following the global Black Lives Matter protests in June last year in response to the police killing of George Floyd. According to its website, …
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Spotify’s 10 Highest-Earning Artists Have Raked in a Combined $337 Million
An analysis published by financial publication Top Dollar has revealed Spotify‘s top earners and assets—and the numbers are eye-popping. Perhaps not surprising, Drake is the current king of Spotify with a take of $52.5 million in earnings generated from his 21.5 billion streams. His haul is unmatched, even by J Balvin, who took the #2 spot on the …
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SoundCloud becomes first streaming platform to embrace fan-powered royalties – Dancing Astronaut
by: Farrell Sweeney Mar 3, 2021 SoundCloud has introduced “fan-powered royalties,” a new strategy that will revamp the way the streaming platform distributes money to its artists. The fan-powered royalty model of payouts is driven directly by an artist’s fan base. With this move, each listener’s subscription or advertising revenue is distributed among the artists …
SoundCloud Introduces Fan-Powered Royalties | Your EDM
Payouts from streaming services have been a divisive topic for years — how does it work? how does it become more equitable? where does the money come from and where does it go? SoundCloud is aiming to become more transparent with their artist payouts by introducing a system of fan-powered royalties. At its core, it …
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