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The writers who craft songs for artists from Garth Brooks to Beyonce plan to tell a panel of judges this week that the increasing popularity of music-streaming services like Spotify will destroy their profession unless they get more royalties.
In a hearing scheduled to begin Wednesday, songwriters and the organisations representing them will try to persuade three federal judges on the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington to adopt a new standard that could earn songwriters a higher rate from streaming. Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Pandora Media and Spotify are countering with their own proposals.
On-demand streaming has boosted overall industry sales two years
