THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD last week increased the percentage songwriters and publishers make on streaming services like SPOTIFY and AMAZON MUSIC from 10.5% to 15.1% between the years 2018 and 2022, the largest such increase in the org s history..The rates will gradually rise year to year before approaching the latter figure for 2022.The BOARD had previously announced in JANUARY 2018 their intention to raise songwriter/ publisher royalty rates for streaming and other mechanical uses. That .