Warners and Clear Channel agree new radio royalties deal

Warner Music and Clear Channel yesterday announced a new alliance which sees the mini-major agree to a deal with the US radio giant similar to that previously entered into with some key independents, whereby the media firm will pay royalties for music used on its AM and FM services in return for better royalty rates on its rapidly expanding digital platform iHeartRadio.

Madonna clears the airwaves

In the USA, Clear Channel and Madonna have partnered across multiple platforms to make it nearly impossible to miss the superstar’s latest single,“Give Me All Your Luvin’" which will air on Clear Channel and partner radio stations and websites, and the music video will run on the company’s 1,600 digital display billboards in nine countries. Additionally, the song and video will be available on demand via iHeartRadio.com (which will also feature 'Madonna Radio), on all Clear Channel Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) and Rhythmic CHR station Facebook pages, as well as the iHeartRadio Facebook and Twitter pages. Outside the US, the single will be featured on Clear Channel radio station websites in Australia and New Zealand, and via Global Radio’s Capital FM Network in the U.K.