Digital-music companies and music publishers have reached an impasse in royalty negotiations, clouding the future of online subscription services such as those from Yahoo, RealNetworks and Napster.

In her decision on Wednesday, Judge Analisa Torres said that federal royalty rate rules clearly allowed Spotify to legally claim the lower rate. “Audiobook streaming is a product or service that is ...

CBS Radio is fighting back against a lawsuit brought by ABS Entertainment in a California court that seeks royalties from the broadcaster for the pre-1972 music it plays and streams. The case is one ...

The months-long standoff between Universal Music Group and TikTok over royalty payments and AI policies is finally over, at least for the time being, with the announcement that the two entities have ...

Musicians and labels are fighting to force broadcasters to pay a performance fee for tunes played on the radio, but broadcasters appear to have the upper hand writes BROOKS BOLIEK. By Brooks Boliek, ...

The legal battle hasn't been won or lost yet, but the fight over copyright payments for music broadcast over the Internet already has moved to Capitol Hill. By Brooks Boliek WASHINGTON — The legal ...

We go deep into the sewers to fight the stage boss! Most my music is royalty-free as background music depending on use, read ...