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Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track for US mechanical royalties on physical sales

Agreement reached to settle rate negotiation in the US

Warner Chappell: Spotify, Google and Amazon are paying songwriters an ‘appallingly low’ rate in the US

Warner Chappell's co-chairs slam streaming pay rate for songwriters

Three judges decide what Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Music pay songwriters in the US. One of those roles is now up for grabs.

Successful applicant will succeed Chief Judge Jesse Feder who stepped down in November

Songwriters dealt blow in Spotify royalty rate battle as streaming platforms are granted ‘procedural victory’ in US Appeals Court

But that doesn't mean new rates have been rejected or amended (yet, anyway)

Jody Gerson: UMPG ‘stands with songwriters’ fighting Spotify CRB appeal

"By appealing the ruling, these companies fail to acknowledge that songwriters need to be paid fairly."

Hit songwriters tell Spotify’s Daniel Ek they’re ‘hurt and disappointed’ by CRB rate appeal

'You have used us and tried to divide us but we stand together.'

Major victory for songwriters as US streaming royalty rates rise 44%

Landmark Copyright Royalty Board ruling changes the game in US market