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My Catalog Update: Overlaps & Disputes – “Bulk Resolution” & Other Enhancements

At SoundExchange, we are deeply committed to making the business of music simple and efficient for creators. We believe in putting intuitive and unintimidating yet powerful and efficient technology at your fingertips, so that creators can...

New SoundExchange address for payments

Hello! This is an important announcement to all Licensees regarding our payment address. Effective October 12, 2021, the SoundExchange payment mail and delivery service P.O. Box address will change to a new location in Philadelphia. If you...

SoundExchange Direct Update: Membership Summary

We’re excited to announce that we’ve made recent updates to SoundExchange Direct (SXDirect) to create an improved experience for artist and rights owner accounts. These enhanced features will increase transparency into your account’s...

Information for Webcasters About New 2021 Rates

As you may know, the 2021 webcasting rates were announced by the Copyright Royalty Board on Friday, June 11: Commercial Webcasters (CW-CRB): Annual minimum fee: $1,000 per station/channel—Services with 100 (or more) stations/channels:...

2021 CRB Webcasting Ruling Update

After delaying the Web V decision until June 11, 2021, the Copyright Royalty Board granted sound recording artists and rights owners a win with its royalty rate increases. The CRB set royalty rates for 2021-2025 at $0.0026 per performance...

My Catalog Update: Search & Claim – Rights Owner

SoundExchange understands that the music business is complex, especially for creators trying to get paid for their work. That is why late last year, SoundExchange released an artist-specific update to the My Catalog Search & Claim...

Primary & Guest Access in SoundExchange Direct: Everything You Need to Know

Primary ContactIn SoundExchange Direct (SX Direct), every account has a primary contact associated with it. This corresponds to the primary email on file. Think of this as the person who manages, maintains, and administers the account on an...

Introducing a New Payment Platform for Licensee Direct

As a part of our continual efforts to make the SoundExchange user experience as good as it can be, we are introducing a new platform to handle credit card and ACH payments made online through Licensee Direct. The new platform, Braintree (a...

My Catalog Update: My Catalog — Update Search & Claim Artist Royalties

October 26, 2020 In November 2019, we released a host of new features to the My Catalog section of SoundExchange Direct (SXDirect), including “Search & Claim” (“S&C”). This feature provided sound recording owners (SROs) and...

Artists and Sound Recording Owners: Here’s Why You Should Register with SoundExchange

Are you an artist or sound recording owner (SRO) that’s not yet registered with SoundExchange?Read on to find out why you should register. 1. Collect all royalties due to you. SoundExchange is the sole organization that collects digital...
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