Pandora’s Tim Westergren: Bringing Music Into The Light

Although some claim that now is the best time in history to be a musician, many artists have great difficulty in accessing information regarding the rights and usage of their. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Launches PLAYS Search Engine: Who’s Claiming Your Recordings?

Money earned from digital plays often, for one reason or another, ends up in the wrong hands, and even services like SoudExchange can misdirect funds. Enter the PLAYS Search Engine,. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Passes $3 Billion In Payments To Artists, Labels

SoundExchange, which collects royalties for artists and rights owners from satellite and net radio, cable music channels and others that stream recordings, has passed $3 billion in payments. 

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Pandora Purchase Of FM Station Clears FCC, Lower Payments To Artists Likely

Pandora has long complained that the rates it pays to play music are too high.  It's fought that battle in the courts, with lobbyists and with regulatory bodies.  Just as. Continue reading

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Pandora Dropped 2.3 Million Listeners In Last 3 Months, Stock Falls As Net Loss Widens

UPDATED: Pandora is heading into a stormy season, with court decisions, rate hearings and Congressional action all just ahead.  Today's report to Wall Street, however, did nothing to calm investor. Continue reading

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Copyright Essentials: 5 Things Every Musician Should Know

Music copyright law can be an intimidating world, even for the well versed, but with a general overview and a handful of pointers, you can be well on your way. Continue reading

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Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill

The Allocation for Music Producer Act (AMP) will be presented to Congress this week with bipartisan support. The bill aims to redistribute digital royalties in a way that fairly compensates. Continue reading

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SoundExchange, NPR, And Corporation For Public Broadcasting Reach Long-Term Agreement For Webcasting Royalty Rate

SoundExchange has reached a five year agreement with NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for webcasting by public radio stations.

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How To Protect Your Music

The rise of social media, websites, email lists, platforms for music promotion has impacted the music industry in a positive way, but with all upsides come downsides. Yannick Ilunga spoke. Continue reading

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Pandora Earnings Disappoint, Stock Plunges, $439M Paid To Rightsholders In 2014

UPDATE:  After falling as much as 26%, Pandora stock rose slightly in after hours trading, settling at $14.90, still down almost 20%. Pandora stock fell on news that the music. Continue reading

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