Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Why songwriters hate Spotify, UMG Spotify deal, Power Players predict, Tony van Veen & More

Episode 234 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE:

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Most Read Hypebot Posts: Hawaii bans ticket scalping, Dave Cool, Apple Music Stats, Spotify UMG Deal, More…

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read Hypebot posts. We’ve got topics ranging from new Chartmetric reports, Apple Music stats, and more.. Last week’s most-read. Continue reading

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Liz Pelly of Spotify exposé Mood Machine: Jay Gilbert interviews

On a special edition of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, co-host Jay Gilbert sits down with author Liz Pelly of Spotify exposé “Mood Machine, the Rise of Spotify and the Costs. Continue reading

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MLC Spotify lawsuit dismissed, bundled royalties unchanged

UPDATED: A judge has dismissed the MLC Spotify lawsuit over mechanical royalties paid to songwriters and music publishers on subscription tiers bundled with audiobooks. The MLC and Spotify respond.

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Spotify royalties top $60B

Spotify royalties top $60B, sets 1B paid subscriber goal

Last year Spotify paid $10 billion to musicians, songwriters, labels and music publishers. Now, Spotify royalties top $60B over the last decade. $10 billion the highest single one year payout from. Continue reading

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Spotify UMG deal

Spotify UMG deal is good news for all Artists: Read Full Text

A new multi-year deal between Spotify and UMG that includes recorded music and music publishing appears to establish a new precedent in how royalties – particularly those involving income from bundled subscriptions to songwriters – will be calculated.

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Music Biz Weekly Podcast: LA Fire Relief For Musicians & Music Industry Professionals

This episode dives into Hypebot’s continuously updated list of LA Fire relief, events, donations and resources for musicians and music professionals. The stories of loss and devastation in Los Angeles. Continue reading

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Two Metrics Rising Female Country Artists Have in Common

Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney are among the rising female country artists paving the way for greater gender equality among country music audiences. Two Metrics Rising Female Country Artists Have. Continue reading

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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS: Musicals lead Oscar noms • UK’s LIVE battles resale • Ek Spotify cashout tops $600M • Rough Trade triples NYC store size • More

THURSDAY 1.23.24 • Music Business News Updated Continuously Under The MORE NEWS TAB Above

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Evolution of Spotify from music to multi-content platform

There has been an evolution of Spotify from a music platform to multi-content platform with podcasts, audiobooks, AI-created tracks, and more. Learn how the shift is reshaping how we discover and experience music and entertainment.

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