Reams have already been devoted to covering the royalty issue between music company T-Series and a bevy of singers and music composers. Recent instances include the much-publicised controversy that broke out when actor-turned-producer Abhay Deol decided to take on T-Series by supporting the rights of the music director trio, Shankar Ehsaan and Loy.&nbsp;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/mar/15sonu-sunidhi.jpg" alt="" />Sonu Nigam and (right) Sunidhi Chauhan were shown the door upon demanding royalty; their songs were then re-recorded with other singers
Similarly, Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan were shown the door upon demanding royalty; their songs were then re-recorded with other singers. For quite some time now, the industry seems to have been unable to resolve this conflict. But it looks like a solution is not so far away. If sources are to be believed, Zee is all set to take on T-Series with its own music label. What&rsquo;s more, this label is apparently pro musicians and is considering giving them royalty.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/mar/15lyricist-sameer.jpg" alt="" /> Lyricist Sameer&nbsp;
Says a source, &ldquo;The chairman of Essel Group, Subhash Chandra, called for a meeting with the industry&rsquo;s top music directors, lyricists and producers where they were informed about Zee&rsquo;s music label. He stressed on the fact that the company will seriously consider the amended copyright clause that deals with paying royalty to music composers and lyricists.&rdquo;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/mar/15kailash.jpg" alt="" /> Singer Kailash Kher
This secret meeting is said to have included director Vikramaditya Motwane, filmmaker Vipul Shah, actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan and some leading music directors from the industry. When informed about this, Bhushan Kumar of T-Series said, &ldquo;Music is a big market and recently it has incurred us losses, so we have now diversified into film production. Besides, we have always welcomed healthy competition from big names.&rdquo;
Kailash Kher is happy with this development. He says, &ldquo;Some people are not ready to give singers their due but there are a few good people in the industry who follow the rules. We respect Zee&rsquo;s ideology.&rdquo;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/mar/15essel.jpg" alt="" /> Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and&nbsp;Music director Ehsaan Noorani
Sonu Nigam, who has been fighting the royalty battle for a long time now, sounds relieved. He says, &ldquo;For a musician like me, who is loved and appreciated by people, it is difficult to accept a scenario where an autocratic, unrepentant set of people snatch away my songs and make others sing them. So this news is a breath of fresh air.&rdquo;
The new music label has apparently acquired music rights of a few films and this list could include Shah Rukh Khan starrer Happy New Year, Akshay Kumar starrer Holiday, and a film being made by Vashu Bhagnani.
Lyricist Sameer, who was present at the meeting, says, &ldquo;Zee is reviving its music label and this is great for us, because they have promised to follow the new copyright law which will give singers royalty and performance rights.&rdquo;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/mar/15bhushan.jpg" alt="" />Bhushan Kumar, chairman, T-Series
Music composer Ehsaan Noorani, who also attended the meeting, points out that healthy completion is always welcome. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s good to have more music companies distributing and acquiring music. Copyright laws apply to everyone, but their implementation by record companies is taking a long time. A lot of administration and monitoring work needs to be done for it to be smoothly executed.&rdquo;
Punit Goenka, CEO of Zee Entertainment, remained unavailable for comment. Anurag Bedi, business head, Zee Entertainment, said, &ldquo;When the time is right, we will surely comment on this.&rdquo;
(With inputs by Bharati Dubey)

With another big player joining the fray, is T-Series&rsquo; monopoly in danger now? More importantly, will the royalty issue finally be resolved?

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