Stories Tagged as
Royalties
The economics of indie music streaming
by
Emily Fox
Dec 23, 2021
Musicians depend on high streaming volume to make a living when they're paid as little as .0032 cents a stream.
Comedians are demanding royalties. Spotify yanked their recordings.
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 9, 2021
Have you heard the one about the aggrieved comics and the streaming service?
Why Bob Dylan may have sold his entire catalog of music
Dec 7, 2020
Under his estimated $300 million deal with Universal Music, royalties for his songs will go to the company.
Satirist Tom Lehrer has put his songs into the public domain
by
Justin Ho
Oct 21, 2020
Anyone's now free to record or perform the 92-year-old songwriter's parodies without owing royalties or consulting lawyers. And that's not a joke.
Would you buy a cut of your favorite artists' royalties?
by
Justin Ho
Dec 5, 2017
A new public company gives investors the chance to bet on a musician's continued success.
Pandora's profits could depend on this obscure panel
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 14, 2015
The Copyright Royalty Board determines what streaming companies pay in royalties.
How do actors make money off residuals?
by
Tommy Andres
Oct 24, 2014
Lisa Kudrow still makes money off "Smelly Cat," and more about how actors get paid.
For public good, not for profit.
A musician on his 21-cent royalty check
by
Kai Ryssdal
Nov 15, 2012
Musician Damon Krukowski discusses the challenges of making a living in the era of Pandora.
'Eminem case' settles digital dispute
by
Queena Kim
Nov 2, 2012
The end of a long-running battle between the rapper's producers and Universal Music could mean a payoff for lots of artists.
Pandora seeks lower royalties for musicians
Aug 30, 2012
To boost profits, the music streaming service is pushing a bill in the House of Representatives that would cut payments to musicians. A coalition representing recording artists plans to fight back with an anti-Pandora PR campaign.