Drake and Allegations of Fake Billion Streams: What It Means for Streaming Integrity As of early November 2025, the music industry is again wrestling with streaming-fraud allegations, and one of its biggest names—Drake—is cited at the center of a new class-action...

The State of Artist Royalties in 2025: What Every Music Creator Needs to Know The music industry is generating more revenue than ever, yet the question of who benefits remains front and center for creators. With streaming payouts reaching historic highs, AI disrupting...

The Royalty Audit Process   Your Royalties. Your Right to Know. What exactly is a royalty audit? A royalty audit is a professional review of your royalty statements and underlying financial records to confirm you’ve been paid what you’re owed. It checks whether all...

The Label Recoupment Trap: Why 87% of Signed Artists Never See Royalties You signed the deal. You delivered the album. The single went gold. Your royalty statement? $0. Welcome to the recoupment trap — where record labels deduct nearly every cost before an artist sees...

The Black Box: Why $3.2 Billion in Music Royalties Disappear Each Year — and How to Stop It Every year, more than $3.2 billion in songwriter and publishing royalties vanish into what the industry calls the Black Box. After 36 months, unclaimed royalties are...

Spotify’s 38% Mechanical Royalty Drop: What Happened in January 2025 If your January 2025 publishing statement showed a 30–40% drop in mechanical royalties despite consistent streaming numbers, you’re not alone. The decline stems from a change in how Spotify reports...