Gary Moore

Background information
Birth name	Robert William Gary Moore
Born	April 4, 1952
Born place	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Died	February 6, 2011
Death place	Estepona, Spain
Genre(s)	Blues Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Blues Jazz Fusion
Years active	1969—2011
Associated acts	Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott Skid Row (Irish band) Colosseum II Greg Lake Bruce-Baker-Moore
Website	Website

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iTunes 'Paying The Beatles Direct Royalties'

January 6, 2011

iTunes is paying The Beatles' royalties from digital downloads directly to the band's company, Apple Corps, it's been reported.

The band's back-catalogue made its long-expected debut on iTunes in November last year.

The potentially ground-breaking agreement means The Beatles royalty split could be more than for regular artists who sell their music online.

Normally, a record label distributes royalists to artists and publishers after collecting the wholesale revenue from retailers. The typical figure for a major artist is 20%-25%.

But, according to Reuters, the Beatles record label EMI may be treating the iTunes deal as a licensing pact, which means the revenue split would be more lucrative.

Spokespeople for EMI and Apple Corps refused to comment on the report.

(by Jason Gregory)

iTunes 'Paying The Beatles Direct Royalties'

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