Major move in the industry today with Warner Music Group acquiring Revelator. It is a clear signal that integrated rights management and real-time royalty accounting are no longer 'nice to have' features. They are the new standard for the independent community. #MusicBusiness #Royalties #SplitChord

"I can't pay you, but we'll split whatever we get from a publisher ..."
... is NOT an offer that works. Even Lenin disapproves. Find out why in Chapter 9 of GHOSTWRITING NOVELS: A GUIDE FOR GHOSTWRITERS AND THE GHOSTWRITTEN. #ghostwriting #writingfees #royalties https://www.ghostwritingnovels.com

The scope is impressive. A.I.-generated bots, thousands of them. A.I.-generated #songs, *hundreds of thousands* of them. This allowed him to stagger listening (to disguise his scheme) to his songs BILLIONS of times.
I was wondering how he could generate so much in #royalties - he has to return $8,091,843.64 - impossible even for pop stars, they make their real money on concerts these (late-stage-#capitalism) days.
#dystopian #present: #computers #listening to #fake #songs
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence-0

L’Italia continua a sussidiare pesantemente le fossili. E i conti del Catalogo sono al ribasso https://altreconomia.it/litalia-continua-a-sussidiare-pesantemente-le-fonti-fossili-e-i-conti-del-catalogo-sono-al-ribasso/ #catalogosussidiambientalmentedannosi #pichettofratin #speculazione #Legambiente #Attualità #re:common #royalties #bollette #benzina #fossile #meloni #ecco #iran #CO2 #ets #gas #sad

N.L. and the offshore oil business: Bay du Nord explained
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has reached a benefits agreement with oil giants Equinor and BP that will open the path for construction and production of the Bay du Nord offshore oil project. On the podcast, reporter Terry Roberts covers the latest announcement and how we got here, plus with a look at Ottawa’s involvement and what it could mean in terms of royalties.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7122686?cmp=rss

Spotify Says Over 13,800 Artists Generated $100,000 on the Platform Last Year: Loud & Clear Report

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-paid-music-industry-2025-loud-clear-report/

🎨🤖 Oh, the whimsical world of AI art royalties! Apparently, throwing pennies at artists for AI-generated #doodles was not the grand utopia it seemed. Tess.Design's noble quest to sprinkle #fairness lasted about as long as a New Year's resolution. 😂💸
https://www.kapwing.com/blog/learnings-from-paying-artists-royalties-for-ai-generated-art/ #AIArt #Royalties #TessDesign #ArtistRights #HackerNews #ngated

New Priorities at Muz4Now #IndieMusic #MakeTheShift #musicbiz #priorities #royalties https://muz4now.com/2023/new-priorities-at-muz4now-indiemusic-maketheshift