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# General Music Licensing: Where Are All My Royalties? [INFOGRAPHIC]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/general-music-licensing-where-are-all-my-royalties-infographic/
- Published: 2017-04-26T14:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-26T14:45:00.000Z
- Description: What is General Music Licensing and why, though the numbers are shifting, does it generate almost four times more revenue for songwriters than all digital services combined? Why is nobody. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/04/general-music-licensing-where-are-all-my-royalties-in
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Cary Sherman, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Kanye West, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Sirius XM Holdings, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Money on fire](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d27af4d6970c-200wi "Money on fire")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d27af4d6970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)What is General Music Licensing and why, though the numbers are shifting, does it generate almost four times more revenue for songwriters than all digital services combined? Why is nobody talking about it and what is being done to modernize this area of the business? Check out this infographic from Soundstr and learn.

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