SoundCloud prepares to launch user-centric streaming model
SoundCloud, the digital audio distribution platform based in Berlin, is to become the first service of its kind to switch to a user-centric royalty model for 100,000 of its indie artists. Under this system, the amounts paid to artists are …
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Music streaming platforms give evidence at UK government inquiry
Following a successful campaign and public petition, the UK government has been conducting an inquiry into the economics of music streaming. The process is examining the economic impact music streaming is having on artists, record labels and the sustainability of…
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UK based #FixStreaming campaign gathers momentum
In the UK, the Musicians Union and Ivors Academy are continuing work on their joint campaign to address what it sees as fundamental inequalities in the music streaming economy. Following the launch of a petition that attracted more than 17,000…
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Mechanical Licensing Collective receives $424m in unmatched digital royalties
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) today announced receipt of US $424m in accrued historical unmatched royalties from digital service providers. Also received were more than 1,800 data files, which contain in excess of 1.3 terabytes and nine billion lines of…
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International Council of Music Creators issues new year update on unidentified royalties
The International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) has issued a new year update on the growing pool of streaming royalties that are currently unidentified and cannot therefore be distributed. While specific details are still emerging, the total figure is estimated…
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Led Zepplin guitarist joins call for equitable streaming payments to songwriters
British songwriter, guitarist and founding member of Led Zepplin, Jimmy Page, has added his voice to the campaign for digital music streaming companies to make fairer payments to songwriters. He made the comments in an open letter he felt “compelled”…
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“Right now, hit songwriters are driving Ubers” Reports BBC
The UK inquiry into the economics of music streaming continued this week with MPs hearing more testimony from songwriters. Fiona Bevan has released a number of her own albums and also co-written songs such as “Little Things” which became a…
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The current streaming economy is “threatening the future of music”
The UK government has been conducting an enquiry into the economics of music streaming. This week, the UK digital, culture, media and sport select committee heard testimony from a number of prominent songwriters. each of whom repeated the message that…
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Music creator organizations meet with US Copyright Office
On 13 November, Fair Trade Music board members, Rick Carnes and Eddie Schwartz met with the United States Copyright Office in their roles as SGA President and MCNA President respectively. They were joined by SCL president, Ashley Irwin and by…
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