Melissa Ferrick On Her Spotify Lawsuit: “I have no issue with streaming services” [EXCLUSIVE]

Independent singer, songwriter and publisher Melissa Ferrick has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Spotify, alleging use of her songs without proper licencing. In an exclusive interview with Hypebot, Ferrick shares the. Continue reading

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How Spotify Pays (Or Fails To Pay) Songwriters

Here longtime copyright attorney Stephen Carlisle attempts to get to the bottom of Spotify's failure to contact or pay his client, despite the prominence of said client's music on the. Continue reading

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Spotify Says 2nd Half Of 2015 Saw Fastest Subscriber Growth Ever, Despite Apple Music

It was a positive story amidst a week of bad news for Spotify. Minutes after news leaked that Apple Music had signed up an impressive 10 million paid subscribers in its. Continue reading

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3 Major Music Industry Stories You Missed Over The Weekend

Fewer business stories break late on Friday afternoon or over the weekend.  But that journalistic adage did not hold true this weekend as Spotify got hit by a second lawsuit,. Continue reading

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2nd Class Action Suit Filed Against Spotify Seeks $200M “To vindicate rights” Of Songwriters, Publishers

Just after Christmas, musician and music industry critic David Lowery filed a lawsuit against Spotify seeking class action status and $150 million in damages for using songs without obtaining the proper. Continue reading

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Apple Music Tops 10 Million Paid Subscribers 6 Months After Launch

The power of Apple's reach and marketing has propelled the service past 10 million subscribers in its first six months. The impressive growth of Apple's paid-only service is likely to. Continue reading

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Apple Music’s App Has More Users Than Spotify’s

The Apple Music app is allegedly now the 9th largest smartphone app, with 54.5 million users. Whether these users count as actually "active" however, is questionable to say the least.

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Why Fans Pay For Streaming Music And What Makes Them Convert From Free [STUDY]

[UPDATED] Some predict that 2016 is the year that streaming services like Spotify and Deezer will be forced to cut back on free music. Spotify argues that its free tier. Continue reading

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4 Major Music Industry Stories You Missed While On Christmas Break

While you were sleeping late and over indulging last week, The Beatles offered a Christmas surprise, Spotify committed to change its ways, and the music industry – in particular, its. Continue reading

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Spotify Admits Their Music Publishing Payment System Is Broken, Commits To Major Overhaul

Spotify has gotten a lot of flack in recent months from music publishers and songwriters over unidentified and misidentified tracks leading to incorrectly paid or unpaid royalties.  Today, Spotify pledged. Continue reading

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