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		jedrek on May 10, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Royalty statements of a Grammy-nominated artist My reply was a bit of a joke, because while in Europe it's normal to earn royalties off radio play (especially from businesses that play the radio), it's not an accepted practice in the US. Artists in the US don't make any money off radio play.

Turing_Machine on May 10, 2014 [–]

Performing artists don't, but the songwriters do. Often they're the same person (not always, of course).

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