No joke: Taylor Swift’s music could soon be worth less than Paris Hilton’s 

Posted onAuthorPaul Sweeting

Independent labels are deeply concerned that US web ‘radio’ services such as Pandora and iHeartRadio may soon be permitted to pay less for their music than for tracks from the majors. This widespread worry amongst indies has been set into motion by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) in the US, which has just asked the market’s Copyright Office if it can be permitted to set variable statutory royalty rates for recorded music.

Source: No joke: Taylor Swift’s music could soon be worth less than Paris Hilton’s – Music Business Worldwide