Google, CD Baby, Deezer, and Spotify say “NO†to hate-filled music on their platforms. In the wake of deadly neo-nazi protests in Charlottesville, Digital Music News found that users on Spotify could easily stream music from thirty-seven […]
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Spotify Allegedly Creates Fake Artists to Avoid Paying Real Ones
Along with spammers and coverbots, has Spotify also gamed the music industry and artists’ fans?  According to a new report, they may very well have. Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble†recently reached number one on Billboard’s streaming […]
Spotify Illegally Streamed MP3s Before Getting Proper Licenses, Investigator Claims
Spotify’s CEO came from one of the largest torrent hubs on the planet.  But now, there are allegations of a more criminal connection to Swedish music piracy. For most artists, Spotify is a gigantic black box. […]
Will SoundCloud Go Bankrupt This Year?
Amidst Google buyout rumors, co-founder admits that SoundCloud may go bankrupt this year. More bad news for the company. After Spotify walked away from advanced plans to acquire the company, SoundCloud posted yet another difficult […]
Sturk – The College Graduate
Sturk releases new EP titled “The College Graduate”. Celebrate Sturk‘s birthday with his new EP, The College Graduate. The new project found its way on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Amazon today, Sturk’s born date. The […]
Drake’s “Views” Reaches 3 Billion Streams on Spotify
by Daniel Adrian Sanchez Drake’s rolling in 3 billion views on Spotify. According to Music Ally, songs on Drake’s album Views surpassed 3 billion total streams on Spotify. As of writing, the tally stands at 3,056,324,234. […]
Is SoundCloud Worth An Investment of $1 billion?
by Paul Resnikoff Bloomberg says SoundCloud wants $1 billion.  The Financial Times says that Spotify is making an offer.  But is this company worth it? So, SoundCloud is now considering an acquisition offer from Spotify, […]
Microsoft Groove Is Paying Artists $4.67 *Per Stream* Right Now
by Paul Resnikoff You might want to start working on your Microsoft Groove account (hint: NOW…) For the past year or so, Digital Music News has been publishing streaming royalty statements shared by artists and labels.  Since the […]