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# SoundExchange Payments Up 16.2% In Q1 2019
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-payments-up-162-in-q1-2019/
- Published: 2019-04-18T15:13:23.000Z
- Updated: 2019-04-18T15:13:23.000Z
- Description: SoundExchange distributed $220.7 million in payments to more than 185,000 payees in the first quarter of 2019. This represents a 16.2% increase in distributions and 17.3% increase in payees over. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/04/soundexchange-payments-up-162-in-q1-2019.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, Radio & Satellite, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Streaming, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, musician, musicians, SoundExchange, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Sound-exchange-logo](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4549a83200c-200wi "Sound-exchange-logo")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4549a83200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)SoundExchange distributed $220.7 million in payments to more than 185,000 payees in the first quarter of 2019\. This represents a 16.2% increase in distributions and 17.3% increase in payees over the first quarter of 2018.In 2018, SoundExchange distributed a record $953 million in sound recording performance royalties to artists and copyright owners.

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