SoundExchange and SiriusXM have settled their litigation surrounding outstanding claims from
January 2007 through
December 2017 in exchange for a lump sum payment of
$150 million. Commenting on the settlement, SoundExchange President and CEO
Michael Huppe said:We are happy to resolve this case with
SiriusXM. The settlement allows us to distribute additional royalties to SoundExchange’s artists and rights owners while avoiding additional costly litigation.”SoundExchange will distribute the settlement funds to the rights owners and artists whose sound recordings were used during the settlement period.