SoundExchange In The News

SoundExchange sues Music Choice for underpayment

Action follows an audit of Music Choice's royalty statements

US music streaming revenues grew 30% in 2018 to hit $7.4bn, as subscriptions topped 50m

$9.8bn generated at retail, with $6.6bn making its way back to artists and labels in wholesale payments

Canada’s CMRRA launches unclaimed works portal to help publishers and songwriters get paid

Music publishers and songwriters can search for unmatched uses of their repertoire

Music Modernization Act: Labels and publishers back NMPA’s bid to run new mechanical rights society

Universal, Sony and Warner, as well as indies, support publisher org's application

SoundExchange paid $953m to artists and labels last year – an all-time record

Organization now on cusp of surpassing $6bn in lifetime payouts to recorded music members

A2IM renews contract of CEO Richard James Burgess and hires Andrea Pagnanelli as General Manager

Chase Varga has also been hired as A2IM’s new Marketing Manager

Helaine S. Klasky joins SoundExchange as Chief Communications Officer

Klasky was previously the chair of Burson-Marsteller's US public affairs and crisis practice

Universal signs multi-year direct licensing agreement with Mixcloud

The global agreement includes payment for previous use of UMG’s music