<h1>Performers' rights body expands royalties to musicians, chorus and session artists; ?4.5 crore initial pool, membership required</h1> A performers' rights association announced that it will, for the first time in the jurisdiction, extend royalty distributions beyond featured singers to include musicians, chorus singers and session artistes, allocating an initial pool of ?4.5 crore. The body requires membership to collect royalties, with one-time and reduced-fee categories for different contributor types, fees adjustable against future payments. It acknowledged practical challenges in identifying non-featured contributors and their metadata and invited eligible artistes to register and claim dues. The move establishes a novel industry precedent expanding entitlement to a broader class of music contributors.