SoundExchange is an American non-profit collective rights management organization founded in 2003. It is the sole organization designated by the U.S. Congress to collect and distribute digital performance royalties for sound recordings. SoundExchange pays featured and non-featured artists and master rights owners for the non-interactive use of sound recordings under statutory licenses. The organization also advocates for music licensing reform and has paid over $10 billion in distributions to date.

SoundExchange

SoundExchange is the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music. It was independently formed in 2003 to build a fairer, simpler, and more efficient music industry through technology, data, and advocacy. As the only organization designated by the U.S. government to administer the Section 114 sound recording license, SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of 650,000 music creators and growing. Through proprietary music tech solutions that turn data into accurate revenue, SoundExchange has paid more than $10 billion in distributions to date.

Supporting creators is at the very foundation of SoundExchange. Throughout 2022, we continued our mission to power the future of music. This year we…

- Unveiled our new look 
- Launched the SoundExchange mobile app 
- Established new payment and data partners to provide easier solutions for creators 
- Showcased and amplified creators  
- Surpassed new milestones, including $9 billion distributed since our inception

…and so much more! Thank you to our SoundExchange community for a tremendous year. 

We're proud to present Metallica with a SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award!

Metallica's list of accomplishments speaks for itself as one of the most influential bands and most streamed acts in our 20-year history. Congratulations on an amazing legacy and thank you for continuing to share your music with the world. 

Artists deserved to be paid whenever their music is played! 

November is #MusicFairness Awareness Month and we're calling on the music industry to support fair compensation for artists by supporting the American Music Fairness Act. Artists have faced this inequality for too long and deserve to be paid fairly.

Learn more and take action with the link below:
https://lnkd.in/gugnjhNW

Creators deserved to be paid fairly for their music. Join us this November as we recognize #MusicFairnessMonth and advocate for a fairer industry for all creators. 

Read more below on SoundExchange's ongoing advocacy efforts:
https://lnkd.in/gswMMM-6 

Artists deserve to be fairly compensated for their work! 

Join us this #MusicFairness Awareness Month in advocating for the American Music Fairness Act to rectify this inequality that artists have been facing for decades. It's time to stand up to Big Radio and support the artists that make the soundtracks to our lives.

Take action now with the link below:
https://lnkd.in/gugnjhNW

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