Nate Dogg

Background information
Birth name	Nathaniel Dwayne Hale
Born	August 19, 1969
Born place	Long Beach, California, United States
Died	March 15, 2011
Death place	Long Beach, California, United States
Genre(s)	G-Funk Hip-hop Contemporary R&B R&B
Years active	1991—2008
Label(s)	Elektra Records Doggystyle Records Atlantic Records Death Row Records
Associated acts	2Pac The Game 213

Music World → Lyrics → N → Nate Dogg → News

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'

See also: