Lil Dicky is venturing into the cryptocurrency world by issuing the first ever music publishing NFT (non-fungible token) for his 2015 hit song Save Dat Money. The NFT will be auctioned Monday, June 7 at 11 AM ET through Royalty Exchange, the world’s largest platform for buying and selling royalties, according to Variety. This allows … Read more
Hipgnosis Songs raises another £10m in order to buy artists’ music royalties By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2021 Hipgnosis Songs has raised another £10m in order to buy artists’ music royalties. The music investment company issued 9m shares at a price … Read more
‘It was quite scary’: James Blunt reveals a super-fan demanded You’re Beautiful royalties after claiming she was the woman in the song and he was stalking HER By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 00:31 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 00:31 GMT, 5 November 2020 James Blunt has revealed how a super-fan once demanded he … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Alesha Dixon DENIES Mis-Teeq royalties dispute with ex-bandmate Sabrina Washington amid claims she is being sued by the singer It had been claimed that Alesha’s former bandmate Sabrina Washington, 41, was suing the Britain’s Got Talent judge over royalties to songs Why and All I Want A spokesperson for Alesha said: ‘Alesha wrote the raps on … Read more
Ewan McGregor is set to pay half of his Star Wars royalties to ex-wife Eve Mavrakis as part of their divorce settlement, according to the judgement. The judge has signed off on the former couple’s split following 22 years of marriage after the actor, 49, filed to divorce Eve, 53, back in January 2018. It … Read more
Music royalties rocket to record £810m but industry warns pandemic will hammer artists’ income in 2020 and 2021 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 14 May 2020 Musicians and songwriters pocketed a record £810million from royalties payments last year. But the industry has warned … Read more
Music legend Quincy Jones is stripped of £5million in royalties for some of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits Jury awarded Quincy Jones around £7.5million in 2017 in royalties and fees Claim stemmed from use of songs Jones produced that appear in film This Is It Appeals court stripped the renowned producer of £5.5million of original sum … Read more
John Cleese has mocked the paltry royalty payments he receives for narrating Winnie The Pooh, revealing that one of his residual cheques totalled just 17 pence. The comedy legend took to Twitter on Saturday to blast the low payments he banks for his voice work on the 2011 Disney movie – which had a budget … Read more