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Music News 

New Rates Proposed for Streaming Services 

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Billboard, Copyright Royalty Board, Fees, Royalties, Soundexchange, Streaming services

Look for the fees paid to artists from streaming services to change later this year. Billboard reports that SoundExchange has

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Music Industry 

To Repeat: Don’t Blame Streaming Music Services for Low Artist Payouts

November 6, 2015November 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fees, Record Labels, Royalties, Streaming

On Wednesday, I delivered a guest lecture to RTA students at Ryerson University about the situation involving streaming music services

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Music Industry 

Will Artists Get More Money from Streaming Now?

September 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fees, Royalties, Streaming

The biggest knock against streaming music services is the minuscule payouts for artists. That may change now. From Music Business

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Music News 

Michael Jackson’s Lawyers Are Making a Mint

July 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Executors, Fees, Legal Bills, Michael Jackson, Publicists

At last word, Jacko is still dead. And given how much his estate is paying out in legal fees, he’s

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Controversy 

The Debate Over Royalties: The Other Side of the Canadian Music Streaming Fees Debate

July 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Board, Fees, Music Canada, Re:Sound, Streaming Music Services

You may have heard the sound of weeping and gnashing of teeth coming from the direction of the Canadian music

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Music Industry 

On the Subject of Music Streaming Services…

February 21, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiences, Canada, Copyright, Deezer, Fees, Pandora, Rdio, Slacker, Songza, Spotify, Streaming Music

You may have heard artists like Thom Yorke and David Byrne rage against the rise of streaming music services and

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Radio 

This Bodes Ill: Australian Radio Stations Shutting Down Their Webcasts

January 31, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fees, Regulations, Streaming rights

One of the frustrating things about running a radio station is the rules, regulations and fees involved in offering a

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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