Are streaming services really that bad for David Crosby and other classic artists?
David Crosby has sold his recorded music and publishing rights which includes his work in the Byrds, Crosby & Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash, and Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Continue reading
60,000 Tracks Are Uploaded To Spotify Every Day
Spotify is now home to more than 70 million tracks with more than 60,000 uploaded to the service every day. This staggering stat was shared by Spotify’s co-Head of Music,. Continue reading
Spotify to launch HiFi CD-quality audio tier
Although the details remain sketchy, streaming heavy-hitter Spotify recently announced it’s plan to launch a CD quality lossless audio ‘HiFi’ tier later this year. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
What Morgan Wallen Ban? He’s #1 for 6 weeks, on an ‘official’ Spotify playlist and just 18% of fans know about takedowns
After Morgan Wallen was caught yelling racial epitaphs by a security cam, Spotify, Apple Music, virtually every broadcast radio chain and others were quick to drop his music. But despite. Continue reading
DIY musicians released 9.5M tracks last year, 8X more than major labels
D.I.Y. musicians released more than 9.5 million tracks globally in 2020, a number more than 8 times the 1.1 million tracks released by the major labels. “As lockdown took hold,. Continue reading
Branson is back with Virgin Music relaunch, UMG Caroline Rebrand
Universal Music Group has announced plans to breathe new life into the Virgin Music brand with the launch of a new record label and artist services division and the rebranding. Continue reading
Morgan Wallen’s continued chart domination highlights Country Music’s racist core
County music fan support for Morgan Wallen is growing after a profanity-riddled rant was caught on tape. More than 80% of country music radio stations stopped playing all of Wallen’s. Continue reading
Equitable streaming payments and unintended consequences on artist income [Mark Mulligan]
How streaming music payments are calculated is front and center in UK Parliament hearings, but the implications are massive for artists, labels and the streaming services themselves. By Mark Mulligan. Continue reading
RIAA backs new group claiming to represent independent artists [Op-Ed]
Mike Masnick looks at the RIAA backed group, the Digital Creators Coalition, an organization that claims to represent the interests of independent artists while acting as a lobby for some. Continue reading
