Surprise! Spotify Says They Don’t Owe Anything for ‘Mechanicals’ Looks like Spotify has a totally different game plan for dealing with pesky publishers and songwriters.  So you can take your ‘mechanical’ license and… If you’re […]
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Spotify, YouTube Music to End Free Streaming In 2-3 Years, Sources Say
Free streaming contributes a pittance to the overall music industry.  So why not just kill it? Right now, the music industry is losing its war against YouTube.  But maybe that’s because they haven’t yet deployed […]
Google, CD Baby, Deezer Join Spotify by Removing Neo-Nazi Bands
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 […]
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. […]