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Monthly Picks
(These singles have not reached the TOP 100 Pop charts as of the beginning of this month, but we think might hit soon.)
  • A Song For YouBizzy Bone — After Platinum Records
  • House Of CardsRadiohead — ATO Records
  • Invisibly ShakenRodney Atkins — Curb Nashville
  • It's Only LovePhil Vassar — Universal South Records
  • Let Me Love YouLonestar — C05 Nashville
  • MigrateMariah Carey — Island/Def Jam Records
  • On My Way HereClay Aiken — RCA Records
  • Salute Your SolutionThe Raconteurs — Warner Bros. Records
  • Something Good This Way ComesJakob Dylan — Columbia Records
  • This Kind Of LoveCarly Simon — Hear Music
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    FAQ

    Q. What is the recent ‘compulory license’ decision by the U.S. Copyright Office dealing with Ringtones?
    A. The Copyright Office has concluded that compositions for ringtones are subject to a compulsory license at the statutory rate as outlined under section 115 regarding compositions previously recorded and released in the U.S. Under this section, publishers must grant a license to anyone who wants to distribute digital phonerecord deliveries (DPD’s) as if they were physical units like CD’s and that ringtones are to be considered as DPD’s.

     

    Q: What does ‘statutory rate’ mean?
    A: This means the government has set a flat rate to be paid as a royalty pro-rated to the publishers on a given composition, rather than a negotiated rate. At this time that rate is 9.1 cents per sale.

     

    Q. Does the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) handle these licenses and collections on Ringtones like it does on CD’s.
    A. No. For the time being the HFA has refused to collect these royalties

     

    Q: Does this decision cover Realtones as well as Ringtones?
    A: Only as it relates to the publishing rights to the song. Since a Realtone ( aka: Trutone) is the actual recording artist with a record company, you must negotiate with that record company for the master rights to sell that recording or any part of it.

     

    Q. If I license a master for a Truetone/Realtone from a record company do I still need to pay the publishers also?
    A. At present, most record companies are paying the mechanical royalties to the publishing companies as part of their agreements, but not always.

     

    Q. Do I need a Artist/Producer/Performance license to sell Realtones in the U.S.A.?
    A. No, there is no Artist/Producer/Performance royalty collected in the U.S.A., however, a Publisher's Performance royalty is collected by the collection societies.

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    New This Week
    (These singles have just reached the Top Pop 100 or Top 50 Country or Urban Charts in Billboard or Radio & Records this week)

    POP
  • Beat Goes On (B)05/17Madonna — Warner Bros. Records

  • Buzzin' (B)05/10Shwayze — Geffen Records

  • Dreams Collide (B)05/17Colbie Caillat — Republic/Universal Records

  • Get Silly (B)05/17V.I.C. — Warner Bros. Records

  • Give It 2 Me (B)05/17Madonna — Warner Bros. Records

  • Homecoming (B)05/17Kanye West — Roc-A-Fella Records

  • I Kissed A Girl (B)05/17Katy Perry — Capitol Records

  • Last Name (B)05/17Carrie Underwood — Curb/Asylum Nashville

  • Shut Up And Let Me Go (B)05/17The Ting Tings — Columbia Records

  • Sweet And Low (B)05/17Augustana — Epic Records

  • We Made It (B)05/17Busta Rhymes — Aftermath Records


  • URBAN
  • A Milli (B)05/17Lil' Wayne — Universal Motown Records

  • Bye Bye (RR)05/09(B)05/17Mariah Carey — Island/Def Jam Records

  • Cash Flow (RR)05/09Ace Hood — Island/Def Jam Records

  • Foolish (RR)05/09(B)05/17Shawty Lo — D4L Records

  • No Matter What (B)05/17T.I. — Atlantic Records


  • COUNTRY
  • I'm About To Come Alive (RR)05/09(B)05/17David Nail — MCA Nashville

  • Relentless (RR)05/09(B)05/17Jason Aldean — Broken Bow Nashville
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