{
  "id": 8040369,
  "title": "Notes.fm, Backed by Zach Bryan, Benny Blanco, Raises $5 Million to Help Artists Recover Lost Royalties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/notes-fm-backed-by-zach-bryan-benny-blanco-raises-5-million-to-help",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:28:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/notes-fm-raises-5-million-to-help-recover-lost-royalties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Music royalty collection platform Notes.fm secured $5 million in funding from prominent artists and industry leaders, including Benny Blanco, Zach Bryan, and Ari Emanuel, on September 17, 2024. Founded by Stem co-founder Tim Luckow, Notes was developed to review catalogs across streaming services and collection societies, such as the Mechanical Licensing Collective and SoundExchange, to recover more than $10 million in previously unclaimed royalties for artists like James Blake, Zach Bryan, Mt. Joy, and Girl In Red. Luckow states that 95% of the platform's users have had their money recovered. The funding will be used to expand marketing efforts and international presence. Notes offers Credits, a free music credits database for organizing and verifying royalty data, Releases, a subscription-based service for music distribution, publishing administration, and financial management, and financial accounts partnered with Stripe to assist artists in collecting and managing their funds. Despite competition from other collection platforms and distributors, Luckow believes his experience in building Stem, a fintech distributor, gives Notes an advantage. With around 10 full and contract employees, Notes aims to become the leading music collection royalty platform globally and help more artists release their music from the start.",
  "summary": "Built by Stem co-founder Tim Luckow, Notes will go to marketing and international expansion.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}