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Pandora and the royalty mess: Conversation with Casey Rae, Future of Music Coalition

By Brad Hill

Rain News

January 23, 2014

This week Pandora negotiated directly with Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the largest music publishers, to acquire continued use of UMPG recordings in its streaming stations. BMI recently won a court judgment against Pandora, which allowed its client publishing companies (like UMPG) to escape the government-set “consent decree,” which provides a blanket usage license to listening outlets like Pandora. Pandora normally sticks with government-set rates, but was nudged onto the direct-negotiating path by that surprising court decision. Read more.

Music and How the Money Flows 2013

2013 archived version

Kristin Thomson

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

How are musicians and songwriters compensated when their music is played on the radio, sold on digital platforms, webcast or streamed on interactive services? Click through any of the infographics below to see how the money flows, at least on US sales, performances and streams.

This is an archived version of this information. For the 2015 version, click here. read more

Music and How the Money Flows

2015 updated version

Kristin Thomson

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The information in this infographic is subject to change based on ongoing litigation, business model development and federal policymaking. FMC does its best to keep up with these changes and update the infographics accordingly. read more

How Much is Eminem *Really* Owed?

[This post is by FMC contributor Greg Capobianco]

We like to see artists get paid. It’s kind of one of our big things. read more

Sister Sledge Step to Label

[This post is by FMC contributor Daniel Eno]

The issue of musician compensation is so important and complex that we could write volumes about it. Although artists face tremendous challenges earning a living, there is an ever-expanding array of revenue streams to take into account when considering how artists make money. read more

Royalties for Kitteh? YouTube and Artist Compensation

This post was written by FMC intern Danny Weiss.

Since its birth in 2005, the nature of YouTube as a platform for (just) homegrown video has undergone some seismic shifts. The site is now home to more media than almost any online streaming platform. Cute kittens and The Beatles (OK, little kids singing The Beatles) are now only a single click away. read more

Senate Commerce Hearing Tackles Performance Royalties

Yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the Future of Radio. This hearing was set up to address a range of issues — LPFM, ownership, royalties, public radio, etc — but after a New York Times article last week disclosed that FCC’s Chairman Kevin Martin was considering a fast track effort to loosening media ownership rules even further, the Senators also used this time to send a message to the FCC, reminding the commission that a bi-partisan majority had objected to the efforts to deregulate media in 2003, and the Senate was ready to do so again. read more

Pandora and the royalty mess: Conversation with Casey Rae, Future of Music Coalition

Music and How the Money Flows 2013

Music and How the Money Flows

How Much is Eminem Really Owed?

Sister Sledge Step to Label

Royalties for Kitteh? YouTube and Artist Compensation

Senate Commerce Hearing Tackles Performance Royalties

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