From Soundcheck to Royalty Check: BMI Live
BMI just announced its new program BMI Live. It will allow performing songwriters to input up to six months of their performance data to be considered for payment. Songwriters may input their tour information at their convenience for concerts from the previous six months and receive these royalty payments quarterly. Both headliners and opening acts may input tour information, and the program is open to all BMI affiliates.
via BMI website
Mobile Music Projections For 2010: Ringback-Tone Sales Flattening, Streaming Rising
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) released its annual U.S. mobile music projections for 2010 at the CTIA Enterprise and Applications Show in San Francisco today. BMI valued the 2010 retail ringback-tone market in the United States at $181 million, down slightly from its revised 2009 retail forecast of $195 million.
BMI’s study is based on census data on the buying habits of 225 million U.S wireless subscribers, covering nearly 80% of the wireless subscriber market. BMI’s systems track song titles and revenues associated with the U.S. use of ringback-tone services, streaming audio, and streaming audio/visual services.
- Music Projections For 2010: Ringback-Tone Sales Flattening, Streaming Rising