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Catch up on what everybody was talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from AI in the music industry to the news on Spotify Wrapped, and. Continue reading

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Last week in music industry commentary

Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on Taylor Swift’s Midnights marketing genius, the decline of live music, and more… Leftover streaming mechanicals. Continue reading

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Big tech companies enter a recession and take songwriters down with them [Chris Castle]

When the downturn in the business cycle inevitably hits, Julie might not be very well positioned to survive. Read on and I promise this will make sense… by CHRIS CASTLE. Continue reading

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Leftover streaming mechanicals will be up for discussion [Chris Castle]

Many of the companies involved have market capitalizations greater than the gross national product of some countries.  by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Tech Policy You may have noticed that a. Continue reading

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Last week in music industry commentary

Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on Ye’s appearances in the headlines, the story of Spotify’s CEO, and more… Parler sale to. Continue reading

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Spotify CEO worth $7.2B

Netflix’s corporate biopic of Daniel Ek is just a story [Chris Castle]

It’s a nice story, but it’s just that. Netflix’s new biopic of Spotidy founder and CEO Daniel Ek is just a story and not a very well told pr acted. Continue reading

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Parler sale to Ye feels like a failed company took advantage of another troubled rich guy

What good can come when a troubled social network is sold to a troubled famous rich person? With the sale of Parler to Ye and Twitter to Musk, we are. Continue reading

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Last week in music industry commentary

Commentators in the thick of the industry this week shared their opinions and thoughts on Sam Smith’s new scandalous single, producing pop stars, and more. TikTok Music could change the. Continue reading

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Streaming platforms favor US, European users and artists [Chris Castle]

The “big pool” revenue share method of royalty compensation is designed to overcompensate the English-language big names and reduce payments to artists performing in other languages in their own country. by. Continue reading

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Dan Nigro on persistence, producing pop stars, and pushing yourself

The former As Tall As Lions frontman shares his tactics for writing and producing great songs with an It-List of pop artists. by Ron Hart of Spotify For Artists Whether you’re. Continue reading

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TikTok Music could change the industry as we know it [Mark Mulligan]

All of this is why a TikTok Music service could be so exciting as it could provide both the creative and cultural context, not just the stripped-down audio file. by. Continue reading

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