If you pay for a streaming service and download songs for offline listening, how does that work when it comes to royalty payouts?
One of the best things about paying for Spotify, Apple Music, or any of the other streaming music services is
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Royalties
YouTube’s new policy on song snippets will cost musicians big bucks
YouTube won’t be helping musicians track down and demand payment from people who use tiny snippets of their music –
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New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming
It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately
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Nile Rodgers calls out Spotify on songwriter treatment
Nile Rodgers is one of the coolest people imaginable. It’s that endless style, the carefree stature and the killer playing,
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Songwriters continue fighting Spotify
This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase
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The music industry made a ton of money in 2018 – but not artists
A new report showed the music industry raked in an astonishing $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.7% from
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“Streaming Music is Ripping You Off.” Discuss.
When it comes to how streaming works from the financial end, there’s a lot of misinformation, fear, uncertainty and doubt.
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What’s going on with Spotify and streaming payments?
Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled
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25 years later, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” is bigger than ever
Feeling swamped by Mariah Carey this Christmas? It’s not your imagination. According to BDSRadio Canada, her perrennial seasonal hit “All
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Geeks and Beats Podcasts, Episode 177: A Piece O’ Drake
What if you could own a piece of your favourite song? And you get a piece of the musician’s royalty
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Are you a Canadian musician? Do you know what Re:Sound does? Better watch this.
Re:Sound is a collector of royalties on behalf of musicians. If you’re a musician and don’t know how the company
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