Global Music Rights, a group that represents artists such as Drake and Bruce Springsteen, is suing radio station owner Entravision, seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages.
Global Music Rights, a group that represents artists such as Drake and Bruce Springsteen, is suing radio station owner Entravision Communications Corp., alleging that the company played its songs without paying songwriters.
Entravision did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Santa Monica company has three radio stations in Los Angeles — Spanish-language outlets KDLD-FM Super Estrella, KLYY-FM Jose and KSSE-FM La Suavecita — as well as about 45 other radio stations and 55 local television stations nationwide.
ASCAP and BMI, the two largest performing-rights organizations, are limited in their ability to fight for more. They collect royalties at a rate governed by decades-old federal statute. Global Music Rights isn’t under the same limitations. Radio stations have balked at the terms sought by Global Music Rights, prompting lawsuits between Global Music Rights and the Radio Music Licensing Committee, a body that represents U.S. radio stations. Their trial is set to go to court in Los Angeles next fall.Global Music Rights has offered stations an interim deal that allows them to play its songs while litigation is pending. The catalog spans thousands of tracks, including the biggest hits from Springsteen, Bruno Mars and Drake.
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