Spotify Public Stock Debut Set For Week Of April 2
Spotify will make its stock available to the public just 3 weeks from now during the week of April 2nd, according to multiple sources. The music streamer has an investors. Continue reading
Is The Music Modernization Act Ready For Prime Time?
The higher ups are, it seems, eager to rush the Music Modernization Act through the U.S. Congress as quickly as possible, with little opportunity for public comment. Chris Castle poignantly. Continue reading
Streaming Music Presages The End Of Ownership… Of Everything [George Howard]
Music is often the proverbial canary in a cold mine, says George Howard. Here, he explores how the rise of streaming led to a full fledged shift to a cloud-based. Continue reading
Music Modernization Act: Barf, Just Barf [David Lowery]
While supportive of much of the copyright reform recently put before congress, including the Classics Act and the AMP Act, David Lowery outlines some of the reasons behind his distaste. Continue reading
Spotify, Google, Amazon ‘Can’t Find’ Neville Brothers, Other NOLA Songwriters
"Address Unknown" Notices Of Intent has been a problem in the music industry for some time, with music streamers and big tech companies dodging royalty payments in over sixty million. Continue reading
Red Ink Beneath Streaming’s “New Dawn” [Marc Ribot]
Legendary guitarist Marc Ribot explores the impact of ECM Records move to Spotify as part of broader shift for the label, the effect it will have on artists, and what. Continue reading
50% Of UK Music Consumption 2017 Was Streaming, 4M Vinyl Records Sold
Stats released by UK label association BPI, based on Official Charts Company data, showed a strong year for recorded music, with consumption across all formats in 2017, growing at its. Continue reading