Oldies Artists Who Can’t Get Paid are Asking Congress for Help

Copyright owners of sound recordings released before 1972 have a problem: nobody will pay them their royalties.  Now, these ‘oldies’ artists are hoping to close that legal loophole with the Classics Act. Duke Fakir, a founding member of Fou…

Sirius XM must pay more revenue to artists following landmark decision

Royalty rate climbs 40% following pressure from SoundExchange
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SiriusXM’s Pandora investment looks like a lifeline – but feels like an invasion

What does Greg Maffei have up his sleeve for Pandora and Tim Westergren?

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Liberty: Sure, we’d buy Pandora… for $1bn less than we offered last year

Greg Maffei puts further pressure on Pandora stock price

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Pandora loses $100m in value as Sirius XM says buyout ‘not likely’

CFO David Frear dismisses chatter around takeover of troubled music streaming service

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Pandora Premium Launches, SiriusXM May Acquire Pandora, So Why Are Shares Sinking?

If Pandora is doing so well, why are many insiders selling their shares and no one purchasing? Will SiriusXM purchase Pandora? Will anybody? We’re in the early morning trading hour session. Pandora stocks aren’t doing so well. As of writing, the price is 18 cents below its opening. Earlier today, the stock reached $14.01 per […]

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