Sony Music settles with US publishers following streaming rates spat

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UMPG pipped Sony/ATV to become top Gold & Platinum publisher in the US last month

UMPG – led by Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson – was the lead US publisher in July with 86 certifications

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Warner Chappell was the USA’s No.1 Gold/Platinum publisher in June

Brent Smith, lead singer of Shinedown, leads songwriters list

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Just Received My $5.05 Mechanical Royalty Check From HFA…

After receiving just $5.05 from the HFA, Lowery says… ”You’re kidding me right?  What is this for? No accounting? No cover letter.  Is this some sort of “bait” check? ” Lowery suspiciously dubs the check a ‘sleazy legal trick’ to obtain a ‘implicit license’, and questions if other independent artists received the same. Lowery wants transparency – […]

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