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# Rhapsody and Napster To Pay Songwriters Up To $10M In Class Action Settlement
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rhapsody-to-pay-songwriters-up-to-10-million-in-class-action-settlement/
- Published: 2019-02-19T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-19T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: The law firm representing musician and artist advocate David Lowery and other songwriters has filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement that will see self-published songwriters paid as. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/02/rhapsody-to-pay-songwriters-up-to-10-milli
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Napster, Rhapsody, songwriting, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![image from cdn.pixabay.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3c3fba8200d-pi "image from cdn.pixabay.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3e3a3d1200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The law firm representing musician and artist advocate David Lowery and other songwriters has filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement that will see self-published songwriters paid as much as $10 million by Rhapsody and it's Napster music streaming service.The settlement, filed in the US District Court Of Northern California will pay self-published songwriters $35 for every composition that Rhapsody played that is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, and $1 for every unregistered composition the service played at least 24 times with a cap of $10 million.The national Music Publishers Association has already settled with Rhapsody, and a similar indie artists class action settlement with Spotify was settled for $42 million last year.Rhapsody has also agreed to create an artist advisory board with an annual budget of at least $30,000 to promote the service as a creator-friendly platform, and add an artist referral program that pays artists $10 fee for each subscriber they refer. “We weren’t just looking at money,” attorney Sanford Michelman told [Billboard.](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8498797/settlement-approval-motion-filed-in-rhapsody-class-action-case?ref=hypebot.com) “Artists also have non-economic rights, as well as this board and a voice on business practices.”Hypebot will follow the settlement and let independent artists know how they can collect their fair share.