Music manager Nick Stern has published an op-ed piece on The Hollywood Reporter calling for greater transparency between labels and artists over streaming revenues. “I’m constantly disappointed when I hear […]
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Pandora payments will rise, not fall, under new Sony/ATV deal
Personal radio service Pandora has been campaigning hard to reduce its royalties burden in recent months, so here’s some surprising news: the company has signed a direct deal with Sony/ATV to pay 25% MORE in royalties.
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Google and Facebook under scrutiny for EFF payments
Those in the entertainment industries who believe Google is constantly up to no good will have a field day with news that the company gave $1m to campaigning group the Electronic Frontier Foundation last year – especially as the money doesn’t have to be reported as a corporate donation.
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Music services think Apple will compromise on subscription rules
Yesterday’s Digital Music Forum East conference in New York saw a panel debate on cloud/streaming music, with MOG and Rdio both asked about Apple’s new subscription rules.
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STIM hails eightfold increase in Spotify payments
Here’s some more datapoints to add to the debate around Spotify’s business model: Swedish collecting society STIM says payments from the streaming service to songwriters in Sweden have increased “eightfold” in the last year – rising from SEK 500,000 to SEK 4 million (i.e. from $64k to $515k).