Old Songs Generate New Cash for Artists

... The money [Suzanne] Vega received was royalties earned from satellite and Internet radio, a growing source of income that many artists and record labels are just beginning to notice. ¶ The amount paid by SoundExchange...is a fraction of what is made in royalties by composers and publishers from traditional radio, but it has grown significantly in recent years with the rise and expansion of the satellite radio services XM and Sirius. ¶ The main difference with the new royalties, though, is that they are paid not to composers and publishers but to the performers - the singers and musicians in a song - and the copyright holder of the recording, which in most cases is a record label. ... Link: The New York Times. Thanks to Gens Johnson for the tip. --Dennis