Category Archives: Royalty payments

Martha Davis and ‘The Motels’ Sue EMI over Royalty Payments

by (@jzand)

Martha Davis, a founding member of the ’80s rock band The Motels, filed a class action lawsuit today against the EMI record label. Davis and her group are known for their 1980′s chart topping hits, “Only the Lonely” and “Suddenly Last Summer.” The legendary songstress accuses the label that she and The Motels originally signed with of shorting her out…

Class Action Accuses Warner Music of Shortchanging Artists for Digital Download Royalties

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East Bay soul funk legend Tower of Power filed a class-action lawsuit against Warner Music on Tuesday, charging that the record label Warner Music, Inc. stiffed them out of music royalties by mischaracterizing digital downloads as sales, instead of licenses that pay artists a much higher premium. Tower of Power co-founders Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka’s breach of contract…