User: mp3guru

Re:The Baptist Death Ray speaks

On: Are MP3 Web Sites Unfair to Indie Artists?

Good post, BDR!

Without AMP3.com's Artist Royalty Program, both MP3.com and IUMA.com would be exploiting your music without any payment at all.

Doug

Re:Amp3.net payed out way before mp3's "payback"

On: Are MP3 Web Sites Unfair to Indie Artists?

You are absolutely correct, Scooter. Without AMP3.com's Artist Royalty Program, neither MP3.com nor IUMA.com would be paying their artists anything.

Doug

AMP3.com First to Pay Royalties to MP3 Artists

On: Are MP3 Web Sites Unfair to Indie Artists?

AMP3.com was the first free MP3 site to offer royalties to it's artists.

Here's the top ten royalty earners:

Killer Spam's Comedy Bits, Comedy, Culver City, CA $3314.27

Stargrass, Techno, Rodekro, Denmark $1436.23

DNA Trance, Techno, Brynmawr, Wales $ 789.24

DJ Pye, Techno, Nancy, France $ 748.31

Big Sky, Rock, Minneapolis, MN $ 607.95

Laura Van Der Rhoer, Classica,l Munich, Germany $ 535.80

F.o.N., Alternative, San Diego, CA $ 481.60

Michael Chernen, Classical, Toronto, ON $ 444.65

Fred, Rock, Paris, France $ 427.25

TranceSunDayProject, Techno, Toronto, ON $ 419.00

In addition, 30 aritsts were awarded $1000 each for earning a "pick hit gold" award. Also, over 290 artists have been awarded $50 for earning a "pick hit."

Without AMP3.com, both MP3.com and IUMA.com would be taking your music with no compensation.

Doug Cornell
Music Director, www.AMP3.com
Editor, www.amp3review.com
MC, www.hitsession.com