Songwriters, rejoice: Spotify appeal FAILS to stop composers getting improved 15.1% streaming royalty rate in the US - Music Business Worldwide

Bottom line: The streaming services are going to have to fork over a pile of cash to publishers and songwriters…

The saga is over. The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has today (July 1) maintained its decision to increase the headline rate paid to songwriters in the United States from streaming services between … [+5474 chars]

full article...