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Deezer & SACEM to Explore Impact of ‘Artist-Centric’ Streaming Models on Songwriters

Deezer is partnering with French collective management society SACEM to explore the potential impact that “artist-centric” streaming royalty payment models will have on remuneration for songwriters and publishers. In a joint announcement on Wednesday (Oct. 25), Deezer and SACEM said they were carrying out an “in depth” study that will analyze streaming data to evaluate […]

Spotify Is Changing How It Pays Artists

Spotify is planning to implement changes to its streaming royalty model in early 2024 that would affect the lowest-streaming acts, non-music noise tracks and distributors and labels committing fraud, sources tell Billboard. Related Spotify Turns Profit, Adds 6 Million Subscribers in Q3 Following Price Hikes and Cost Cuts 10/24/2023 Conversations have been going on for weeks […]

Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Sparkles on Midweek U.K. Chart

The Rolling Stones are careering to another U.K. No. 1 with Hackney Diamonds (via Polydor), the legendary British rock band’s 26th studio album. According to data published by the Official Charts Company, the Stones’ new album is outselling the rest of the top 10 combined, posting north of 55,000 chart sales over the weekend. Nothing will […]

Garth Brooks’ The Garth Channel Relaunches on TuneIn

A little more than a year after Garth Brooks’ popular The Garth Channel ended its six-year run at SiriusXM, the station is resurfacing on streaming audio platform TuneIn. The Garth Channel is the third TuneIn channel announced as part of Brooks’ Sevens Radio Network, a suite of stations Brooks launched in June with The Big […]