WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Sirius XM Radio Inc. has agreed to pay $150 million to SoundExchange Inc. to settle lawsuits alleging that the satellite-radio giant underpaid royalties for recordings.
The Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI)subsidiary said it would make a one-time payment to SoundExchange, a not-for-profit offshoot of the Recording Industry Association of America, on or before July 7. The settlement resolves claims for recordings from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2017, Sirius said.
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