In this look back on the past week’s music industry news, we revisit a possible new ‘musical middle class,’ explore why calculating how much money Spotify pays artists is so hard, hear the story of how one band fled Iran after a fifteen year sentence for performing heavy metal, and more.
- New Musical Middle Class? AWAL Says ‘100’s’ Of Their Artists Are Making $100K+ Per Year
- Calculating Spotify’s Per Stream Payout Harder Than You Might Guess
- Taylor Swift Supports Local Record Stores With Boxes Of Signed CDs
- Band Flees Iran After 15 Year Sentence For Playing Heavy Metal
- Every Minute Spotify Adds 28 Tracks, Facebook Uploads 147K Photos plus Other Internet Stats That Will Blow Your Mind!
- Bandsintown To Unveil Extensive Artist, Fan Surveys Today At ‘Live Music Streaming: The Future Is Now’ Conference
- The Story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter: Wrongly Convicted Boxer, Dylan’s Muse
- Facebook Paid Live Streams Are A Gamechanger, According To New Bandsintown Data
