Royalty payments from?SoundExchange set a record in 2012, and exceeded the previous year by 58%. Payments to artists for performance made by Internet radio, satellite radio and cable radio services hit $462 million. Payments for performances made by subscription services are not included in these figures.
?SoundExchange?s increasing annual royalty payments are a positive indication of where the industry is heading. As digital radio continues to grow, so should the amount that performing artists and rights owners receive for the use of their content,? said SoundExchange President Michael Huppe. ?Our distribution represents another record-breaking year for SoundExchange, but more importantly, it means more money in the pockets of the creators of music. We?re optimistic about the industry?s future, and look forward to maximizing digital performance royalties for the people we serve and finding new ways to propel the music industry forward.?
To be accurate it?s important to understand that not all of this money ends up in the hands of ??creators of music.? According to Billboard, first, SoundExchange takes 5.3% off the top for administrative fees. After that, the ?net? figure gets divided up as follows: record labels, or owners of the sound recording, get 50%. Performance artists get 45% and session musicians and backup singers get 5%.
Earlier this year it was estimated that Pandora was responsible for 37% of that record breaking number collected by SoundExchange. While SoundExchange doesn?t specifically report the figure they pay for performance royalties, they do report a ?content acquisition fee?, which topped $182 million through their Q3 of 2012.
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Source: http://audio4cast.com/2013/01/17/soundexchange-paid-artists-record-amount-of-royalties-last-year/
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