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Live Music Industry News Roundup: Caps, Costs Awards & More

This week’s roundup of live music industry news covers topics from ticket resale caps, the financial realities for touring artists, to the recent executive order on ticketing, and more…

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Trade, Spotify Royalties & More

Episode 245 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart ‘Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Weekly News for the New Music Business’ is available now. LISTEN HERE:

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Music Business News Last Week: Spotify, AI, Tickets & Trump

A busy week by any definition, music business news last week was no exception, with a debate over Spotify’s 1000 stream royalty rule, a 10% ticket resale cap, AI comments hurting social media, and more…

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Ari Herstand on Spotify royalty debate: ‘Reverse Robin Hood’

Artist advocate and musician Ari Herstand has jumped into the Spotify royalty debate which began on Hypebot earlier this week. “It’s disgraceful and slapped every emerging, independent artist in the face with this backwards policy,” wrote Herstand.

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MORE MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: GoldState Music raises $500M • Stream ad rev lags • Pollstar Live! wraps • Deezer updates • A24 Music? • More

Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above

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Spotify Responds: Did the 1000 Stream Rule cost Artists $47M?

Spotify’s 1000 stream rule has stripped artists of $47 million in royalties, according to Disc Makers CEO Tony van Veen. After Hypebot published this article a Spotify spokesperson reached out to rebut some of the data.

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How to Make the Most of your Spotify Artist Profile

Unlock the full potential of your Spotify Artist profile with these expert tips to boost your music, increase followers, drive concert sales, and more. 

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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: new TikTok deadline as China blocks deal, investors sue • Spotify Loud & Clear update • AXE Fest cancels • Groover updates • Aiode joins Abby Road • More

MONDAY 4.7.25 • Music Business News updated continuously under MORE NEWS above & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS

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Join the Music Sustainability Summit this month in LA

The Music Sustainability Summit 2025 has been announced for Wednesday, April 16, in Los Angeles. The summit, organized by the Music Sustainability Alliance, was rescheduled from February because of the LA fires.

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The Real Cost of Cheap Music

Streaming makes music feel almost free. But the hidden cost of cheap music falls on artists struggling to survive.

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How Hit Songs have changed [Bobby Owsinski]

Bobby Owsinski explores how hit songs have changed in the past five years, with surprising changes in songwriting, production, and track longevity.

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