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Beyonce, Bruno Mars, LMFAO Dominate 2012 Royalty Earnings
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Originally posted by LA Times
If you thought LMFAO and Bruno Mars were ubiquitous in this country, good luck trying to avoid them overseas.
Songs from both artists, already massive hits at home, were huge earners outside the United States last year, according to an analysis by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, which collects performance royalty revenue for songwriters, composers and music publishers.
Of the top 10 earning songs of the year for ASCAP members, four were recorded by Bruno Mars. Although LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” scored the most revenue internationally, Bruno Mars swept the next three spots. “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” took the No. 2 spot, followed by “Grenade” and “The Lazy Song.” “Marry You” was seventh.
Like competitor BMI, ASCAP collects royalties from public performances of songs, which include plays on TV, radio, the Web and in restaurants. Top countries for ASCAP royalty collections include Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan.
ASCAP’s largest affiliate partner is Britain, from which it receives about $50 million a year for American songs. In Britain, top-earning songs other than “Party Rock Anthem” were “Best Thing I Never Had” by Beyonce, and “F*** You,” by Cee Lo Green.
In France and Japan, top earners included some oldies, specifically ones from popular American films. In France, “Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)” and “Over the Rainbow” took second and third place, respectively, after “Party Rock Anthem.”
In Japan, “Shall We Dance,” from “The King and I,” and “Footloose” were big earners for U.S. songwriters and composers.
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Source with the rest of the article : LA Times
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