#music-royalties

#music-royalties

This week's high court hearings between Sting and his former bandmates in the Police, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, are the latest chapter in the life of a song whose negative energy seems to have seeped out into real life. Every Breath You Take is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Copeland and Summers against Sting, alleging that he owes them royalties linked to their contributions to the hugely popular song, particularly from streaming earnings, estimated at $2m (1.5m) in total.

Tops Edison Research will present its Top 10 Findings of 2025 research next week, in a 30-minute webinar. It's scheduled for Thursday, December 11, at 2pm ET. This project is a distillation of Edison's weekly insights, custom research, and its "syndicate services" research. From that combined body of knowledge Edison crafts the top ten findings in the overall audio space. The company calls this annual release "a year-end celebration of research and new knowledge in the world." The webinar is open and free; register HERE.

In her new memoir Star of the Show: My Life on Stage, Parton writes of the cover version: I didn't even recognize it at first when I heard it on the radio! But since I had written it myself and owned all the publishing rights, the sales and the radio airplay of Whitney's version created a huge windfall. She adds: I was also proud to present Whitney with a Grammy for her rendition in 1994. I've said it many time I will always love Whitney and what she did with my little song.

Ray Heffernan, who met the former Take That star on a night out in 1996, is seeking 33pc of future royalties under new EU copyright law The Dubliner who co-wrote the smash-hit song Angels with Robbie Williams is preparing to launch a landmark legal challenge against the global pop icon.