Snoop Dogg

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Birth name	Cordozar Calvin Broadus
Born	October 20, 1971
Origin	Long Beach, California, United States
Genre(s)	Gangsta Rap Hip-hop
Years active	1992—present
Label(s)	Doggystyle Records Capitol Records Geffen Records Death Row Records Priority Records No Limit Records EMI Music
Associated acts	Tha Dogg Pound Nate Dogg Pharrell Williams B-Real Cypress Hill Ice Cube Tha Eastsidaz 213 Nine Inch Dix Xzibit
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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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