Avenged Sevenfold

Background information
Origin	Huntington Beach, California, USA
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metalcore
Years active	1999—present
Label(s)	Hopeless Records Good Life Recordings Warner Music Group
Associated acts	Three Days Grace Pinkly Smooth Suburban Legends Brian Haner Atreyu Buckcherry Bleeding Through Dream Theater Burn Halo
Website	Website
Members
M. Shadows
Zacky Vengeance
Synyster Gates
Johnny Christ
Former members
The Rev
Dameon Ash
Justin Sane
Matt Wendt

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iTunes 'Paying The Beatles Direct Royalties'

January 6, 2011

iTunes is paying The Beatles' royalties from digital downloads directly to the band's company, Apple Corps, it's been reported.

The band's back-catalogue made its long-expected debut on iTunes in November last year.

The potentially ground-breaking agreement means The Beatles royalty split could be more than for regular artists who sell their music online.

Normally, a record label distributes royalists to artists and publishers after collecting the wholesale revenue from retailers. The typical figure for a major artist is 20%-25%.

But, according to Reuters, the Beatles record label EMI may be treating the iTunes deal as a licensing pact, which means the revenue split would be more lucrative.

Spokespeople for EMI and Apple Corps refused to comment on the report.

(by Jason Gregory)

iTunes 'Paying The Beatles Direct Royalties'

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