LiveOne Sued by Sony Music Over Unpaid Licensing Fees
The major label alleges $2.6 million in missing royalty payments
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.
History repeating:
In 2022, SoundExchange successfully sued LiveOne over statutory royalties dating back to 2017.
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
- This story was written with information sourced from Music Ally.
- We covered it because of the involvement of Sony Music.
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