Behind the music: Awal keeps digital royalties from going awol

Artists Without a Label, started by two musicians formerly signed to Polydor, are tackling the murky issue of digital royalty payments – and revealing some startling disparitiesThere was a time when the best outlet for a disgruntled musician or record producer to vent their frustration with record labels was message boards and blogs. But when Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby endured problems with their record label, the pair decided to do something constructive. Instead of taking to the inter...

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