Global songwriter royalty collections up 8.5% to €7.5bn in 2015

Global music royalty collections were up for the second year in a row to €7.5 billion ($7.9bn) in 2015. That represented an increase 8.5% on 2014, according to the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) – although this figure was significantly boosted by favorable currency http://bit.ly/2gicRxL