Metallica is betting on Word Collections founder Jeff Price to fight for the band's songwriter royalties — even as he's upset some in the music biz.

Apple Music will give higher royalty payments to music released on the streaming service in the more immersive Spatial Audio, the company announced on Monday. “As our technologies continue to evolve ...

Spotify recently announced that it would begin paying a lower mechanical royalty rate to songwriters and music publishers. Because it has added audiobooks to its premium tier, the streaming service ...

The National Music Publishers’ Association, a trade group that represents music publishers and songwriters, filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday about Spotify ...

The heat on Spotify for alleged underpayment of song royalties escalated late Thursday as the Nashville-based Mechanical Licensing Collective filed legal action against the streaming service in the ...

Jay-Z's Roc Nation has partnered with Musicow, a South Korean firm that will allow fans to invest in artist music royalties. Jay-Z and his Roc Nation business have reportedly entered into a ...

LONDON — Music streaming service Deezer said Friday that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters. Deezer, based in Paris, is grappling ...

The suit claims the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams alone have cost other artists hundreds of millions of dollars.

Fitch Ratings warns that the rise of AI-generated music could diminish demand for artist-created content and impact ...

Chicago-based internet radio pioneer AccuRadio, which launched its free music streaming service in 2000, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday amid an ongoing legal dispute over artist ...

(TNS) — In the first case of its kind in the country, a Charlotte-area man is charged with using AI to manipulate music streaming platforms to siphon off over $10 million in royalties, federal ...

The royalties market is adapting faster than ever as creators unlock new avenues for growth, leading executives from the sector have told Music Week. Our October edition features a special report on ...