SoundExchange Finally Dragging Music Choice Back to Court Over Millions in Missing Royalties

Remember when SoundExchange filed a lawsuit against Music Choice back in 2019? Yeah, it's still going. The case got frozen in late 2021 and basically sat in legal limbo while artists and rights holders waited to see if they'd ever see that money. Now it's heading back to court.

For the uninitiated: SoundExchange collects and distributes royalties for performers and sound recording rights holders when their music plays on digital platforms. Music Choice is a digital music service, so the bread should be flowing. But according to SoundExchange, it wasn't—at least not the amount it should've been.

Over seven years is a long time for a case to drag. The fact that it stalled for nearly two years makes it even messier. Meanwhile, independent artists and catalog holders connected to this dispute have been waiting for resolution and their cut.

Legal battles over royalties are nothing new in this industry, but the timeline here tells you something about how slow and complicated these disputes can get. Time to find out if the courts finally settle this one.

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