Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic BMI has prevailed in a New York court in a dispute with Live Nation and AEG over collections of songwriting revenue from live concerts, earning a judgment the performing rights organization said would earn its affiliates 138% higher than the historical rate.
Louis L. Stanton of the Southern District of New York issued the ruling giving songwriters and publishers the raise on live revenue.
BMI said that as a result of the judgment, that extra money will also come from tickets sold on the secondary market, service fees and VIP packages.
BMI president-CEO Mike O’Neill expressed the org’s delight with the court victory, while still throwing shade at the two concert promoters and the North American Concert Promoters Association (NACPA) for years of opposition to carving out a boost in songwriter revenue. “While we’re thrilled with this outcome,” O’Neill said in a statement, “we find it incredibly disappointing that it took millions of dollars and years of litigation to get Live Nation, AEG and NACPA to finally pay songwriters, composers and publishers what they deserve.” BMI described the development as “a decision that ends decades of below-market rates for songwriters, composers and publishers in the live concert industry.” Representatives for Live Nation and AEG did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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