Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Woolworths in talks to renew license with SAMPRA, play local music Woolworths received backlash over plan to play royalty-free music rather than support local artists. Last month Woolies made a very un-South African announcement about opting to play royalty-free music rather than pay for a license to play local music. I get that saving money […]
SAMPRA to launch mobile app for music right management SAMPRA is launching a mobile app designed to deliver real-time music rights management tools for artists, licensees and record companies. The South African Music Performance Rights Association (Sampra) has just announced a mobile application aimed at providing recording artists and record companies with real-time support and […]
SAMPRA sues SABC for R64 million SAMPRA sues SABC- the summons has been served. The SABC has been in a proverbial pot of hot water for some time now, but the temperature has risen as they find themselves staring down the barrel of a multi-million rand lawsuit. A lawsuit of R64 million has been filed […]
Airtime royalties in SA is a mess, artists not getting paid The lack of airtime royalties is forcing musicians and music creators to find other means to survive financially. For an artist, having your music played on radio or television is a big deal as it brings both royalties and exposure. Well that’s how it’s […]
