The Dandy Warhols Join Last.fm's Artist Royalty Program

Last.fm haved announced the Dandy Warhols have joined Last.fm's Artist Royalty Program, enabling them to accrue royalties for their self-released album "Earth to the Dandy Warhols" directly from the global free music Web site. The Artist Royalty Program enables artists that are not affiliated with a label or collecting agency to accrue on-demand and streaming radio royalties directly from Last.fm every time their music is listened to on the site. As members of the Artist Royalty Program, the band can access detailed listening statistics on their music and see how much revenue each track accrues, giving the Dandy Warhols unprecedented and direct insight into their fan base.

Earlier this year the Dandy Warhols started their own label, Beat the World Records, to release their eighth album Earth to the Dandy Warhols. Now the Dandy Warhols join over 200,000 independent and unsigned artists that have taken control of their music through this groundbreaking initiative.

Martin Stiksel, Last.fm co-founder, said: "Having a band of this stature join an initiative that allows DIY and unsigned bands to take control of their music is hugely exciting. No one else is offering this type of opportunity to new artists. The Dandy Warhols are proving, alongside innovators such as Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, that artists can successfully take control of their music."

"We're excited about the direct interaction between artists and people who want music," said Courtney Taylor-Taylor, lead singer of the Dandy Warhols, who performed at the most recent Last.fm/Bowery Presents event. "Last.fm is where you can get your music out to music lovers and get paid directly, whether you're established or completely new. Last.fm is one of the first and one of the best."

The Artist Royalty Program, which launched this July, has over 200,000 artists signed up and over 500,000 new tracks available, all eligible to accrue royalties when listened to on Last.fm.

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