Music Metric Responds To Iron Maiden Torrent Data Controversy
From the Music Metric blog: Recently you might have read articles claiming that Iron Maiden used Musicmetric to track where their music was most pirated and then plan tour dates around this data.. Continue reading
YouTube Deletes Billions Of Fake Views
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. People on the internet are noticing that YouTube deleted billions of fake views from YouTube, after someone – some say artists, labels, or their. Continue reading
Musicians In Sweden May Sue Warner Music and Universal Over Spotify Revenue
Swedish Musicians' Union lawyer Per Herrey told a Swedish radio station late last week that a number of Swedish artists are considering suing Warner Music and Universal over their split. Continue reading
Thom Yorke May Despise Spotify But He Seems Happy With YouTube
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Many readers already know that Thom Yorke didn’t like Spotify after his new band, Atoms For Peace, withheld its music from the Spotify freemium. Continue reading
David Byrne Takes A Sharp Yet Despairing Look At Spotify, Streaming Music and Musicians
Late last week David Byrne wrote a lengthy column for The Guardian in which he discussed streaming music, Spotify, the music industry, artist careers and his own choice of pulling. Continue reading
Dave Stewart Launching First Artist Bank As “Global Creative Community Bank”
Dave Stewart is an excellent example of a musician not simply adjusting to changing times but taking an active role in those changes. Stewart's latest move is a plan to. Continue reading
My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields On The ‘Virtually Illegal’ State of Indie Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. For fans of ’90s shoegaze, and indeed guitar music in general, My Bloody Valentine is sacred. Back when CD stores still thrived, it seemed. Continue reading
Former Member Sues Gogol Bordello Frontman, Alleging Financial Malfeasance
How many bands operate under basic partnership agreement, if they have any formal agreement at all? The consequences of less than clear business relationships can be dire, as Gogol Bordello. Continue reading
