Madonna paid to shade someone. Such a beautiful soul.
This is the last time I say this
Madonna is gonna pay ****. The venue DOES pays, not Madonna. Let's not reach.
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As a performer, you do not have to pay performance royalties. These are paid by the venue which hired you to perform. However, if you record your show and sell it as a live album, you will need to pay for the compulsory licenses, discussed later in this article.
It is perfectly legal for a band to play a cover song live. So long as they don't record the song and then sell it.
The basic is law is that if you record a version of someone else's song and intend to make money off of your recording, then you have to pay the band royalties (unless the song is more than 50 years old, then anyone can use it without paying royalties).
I doubt the places Madonna plays at dont have "Performance Licenses". AND I doubt she would be willing to pay if her intent is to mock it but then again, lmfao
So yeah, this coming from someone that apparently works in the industry is a bit weird. Unless they know something the rest of the world doesn't.
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Originally posted by MonsterMosama
I don't think it was shade. No one would PAY the person they're shading. I think Madonna just wanted to make a statement and poke fun at it. Shes been very open about her love and support for gaga and how shes obsessed with peace so why would she do this out of bitterness? If she never made the 'reductive' remark none of us would think this was shady.
Then your thoughts are just your thoughts and they are wrong. As people have repeatedly said in this thread... THERE EXISTS SUCH A CONCEPT AS PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES. When a cover is performed in public, THE ORIGINAL ARTIST LEGALLY GETS PAID FOR IT.
Then your thoughts are just your thoughts and they are wrong. As people have repeatedly said in this thread... THERE EXISTS SUCH A CONCEPT AS PERFORMANCE ROYALTIES. When a cover is performed in public, THE ORIGINAL ARTIST LEGALLY GETS PAID FOR IT.