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US streaming organization LiveOne is being sued by Sony Music, which alleges that LiveOne and its streaming service Slacker Radio owe the label $2.6 million.

The details:

  • According to Music Ally, LiveOne stopped making licensing payments to Sony in August 2024.

  • Sony then ended the licensing deal, but claims more than 200 tracks by Sony artists are still available on the services.

History repeating:

  • In 2022, SoundExchange successfully sued LiveOne over statutory royalties dating back to 2017.

US streaming organization LiveOne is being sued by Sony Music, which alleges that LiveOne and its streaming service Slacker Radio owe the label $2.6 million.

The details:

  • According to Music Ally, LiveOne stopped making licensing payments to Sony in August 2024.

  • Sony then ended the licensing deal, but claims more than 200 tracks by Sony artists are still available on the services.

History repeating:

  • In 2022, SoundExchange successfully sued LiveOne over statutory royalties dating back to 2017.

US streaming organization LiveOne is being sued by Sony Music, which alleges that LiveOne and its streaming service Slacker Radio owe the label $2.6 million.

The details:

  • According to Music Ally, LiveOne stopped making licensing payments to Sony in August 2024.

  • Sony then ended the licensing deal, but claims more than 200 tracks by Sony artists are still available on the services.

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Slacker Radio

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Industry Legal Challenges

SoundExchange

Music Ally

Sony Music Entertainment (SME)

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- This story was written with information sourced from Music Ally.

- We covered it because of the involvement of Sony Music.

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