legal dispute involving singer Agnes Monica, who goes by the stage name Agnez Mo, and songwriter Arie “Ari Bias” Sapta Hernawan has put a spotlight on music royalty governance and compliance.

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“For too long, talented emerging artists have struggled to navigate the complexities of music publishing and collect the royalties they’ve rightfully earned,” said Laurent Hubert, CEO of Kobalt.

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Boosey & Hawke [a music publisher] publish my sheet music, and once they publish it, I have no control over how it gets used. A choir can take that and record it, and I don’t get sign-off before they ...

Zisook claimed that Gunplay was not registered with a Performing Rights Organization (PRO), preventing him from collecting royalties for the song and his other works. He also explained that U.S ...

"7 Rings" lifts much of its melody from "My Favorite Things," written by Rodgers and Hammerstein Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team ... the songwriting royalties for the ...