Qobuz Launches Gimme Shelter, Gives Its Share of Download Revenue to Creators During Crisis

Qobuz Launches Gimme Shelter, Gives Its Share of Download Revenue to Creators During Crisis

The following is a press release issued by Qobuz. March 31, 2020 – Qobuz, the music service with the world’s largest Hi-Res catalog, has announced that it is waiving its revenue share on all download sales, passing 100% of this revenue through to the rightsholders for two full weeks beginning today. Dubbing the program Gimme Shelter, Qobuz USA Managing Director Dan Mackta said, "With hats off to Bandcamp for leading the way with this brilliantly simple idea, Qobuz will similarly put its profit from download sales right back into the pipeline to help sustain the creators whose artistry makes a …