Teena Marie

Background information
Birth name	Mary Christine Brockert
Born	March 5, 1956
Born place	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2010
Death place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	R&B Soul Funk
Years active	1965—2010
Label(s)	Epic Records Universal Sony Music Stax Records Cash Money Records Concord Records
Associated acts	Rick James Ozone
Website	Website

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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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