SoundExchange Names Digital Radio’s Top Tracks and Breakout Artists Of 2018

Soundexchange is sharing its Top Track and Breakout Artists of 2018 based on airplay from digital radio services including satellite, internet and cable radio. Pandora and SiriusXm are among the. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Gibson Exits Bankruptcy • Tracy Chapman Sues Nicki Minaj • Soundcloud + Instagram • More

WEDNESDAY 10.24.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Court Rules Against SoundExchange In CRB Rate Dispute

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Copyright Royalty Board rate determination for non-interactive web streams for the period of 2016-2020.

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SoundExchange Q2 Payments Up 17.5%

SoundExchange distributed $208.7 million in sound recording performance royalties in Q2 2018. That's up both 17.5% over the same quarter last year and the $189.9 million paid out in the. Continue reading

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Childish Gambino Sued By Indie Label Glassnote Over SoundExchange Royalties

Glassnote Entertainment Group, the former indie record label for Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, has sued the artist for streaming royalties he has allegedly collected.

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SoundExchange Adds Tools To Get Songwriters Paid For 70M Address Unknown NOI Filings

SoundExchange subsidiary SXWorks has added two new tools developed to expand on its NOI LOOKUP service to help music publishers and songwriters search the more than 70 million address unknown. Continue reading

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ALTERNATIVE TAKE: Music Modernization Act Database  –  Landmark Or Landmine?

As the Music Modernization Act has moves through congress, controversy continues to persist surrounding the actual impact it will have on the creators, producers, and performers in the music industry,. Continue reading

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Full Music Modernization Act Introduced In U.S. Senate

A bipartisan group of U.S. led by US Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced The Music Modernization Act, a major music reform package similar to legislation which recently passed recently. Continue reading

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Modern Music Modernization Act Only Goes Half Way [Op-Ed]

In the wake of the House of Representatives passage of the music modernization act, David Philp explains how, while the bill does indeed do some good things for artists, the. Continue reading

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Expanded Music Modernization Act Introduced With Radical Changes To How Musicians Are Paid

An expanded Music Modernization Act was introduced in the U.S. Congress yesterday by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 bipartisan cosponsors. While not. Continue reading

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