About 1,000 local music industry practitioners can heave a sigh of relief when the issue of royalty is finally settled with a payment of RM500 per person in January next year.

Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Rosol Wahid said the initial payment involved RM11.7 million, which has been in arrears in 2018, and the following payment would be given based on music usage report obtained from local television and radio stations...