For the reason that formation of the band, the quantity of royalties Led Zeppelin members obtain from album gross sales has been largely saved secret. Now, we could have a little bit of an perception into at the least a part of what frontman Robert Plant receives in a 12 months.
In line with a brand new report revealed by two of his music publishing firms within the UK, Plant acquired £7 million in dividend funds within the monetary 12 months ending March 31, 2024.
The dividend funds had been proven in annual accounts filed by Sons of Einion and Trolcharm (two companies Plant makes use of to obtain revenue from album gross sales).
The general public accounts revealed by each firms on December 17 present that Plant acquired £4 million from Sons Of Einion and £3 million from Trolcharm.
Whereas Plant just isn’t listed straight because the recipient of the cash, each firms state that the dividend funds had been “paid to the director” – which Plant is alongside his youngsters Logan Plant, Jordan Plant (aka Jesse Lee), and Carmen Jones.
These reviews present a uncommon take a look at the quantity of royalties Plant receives from Led Zeppelin album gross sales, in addition to from his solo profession.
The band has chosen to carefully guard their royalty figures, with them being so secretive concerning the matter that 1,100 pages of deposition transcripts produced forward of the 2016 “Stairway to Heaven” copyright trial are marked by the band’s legal professionals as “confidential” or “extremely confidential.”
It was revealed through the trial, although, that Sons of Einion is a “pass-through entity” utilized by Plant to obtain royalties from 87 Led Zeppelin songs. It was proven that Plant acquired £2.1 million in royalty funds via Sons of Einion between Could 2012 and March 2013.
