by Paul Resnikoff This is how you can hack your streaming royalties. Earlier this year, DMN starting asking artists and labels to share their streaming royalty statements, which unearthed a pile of incredible per-stream statistics.  That’s […]
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Court Order Could Force Spotify to Reveal Private Correspondence
by Charlotte Hassan An activist artist demands transparency in a Spotify case… Back in December of last year, Spotify faced a lawsuit brought forward by musician David Lowery, frontman of bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker.  Lowery, who […]
Hypocrite, or Genius? Kanye’s Album Coming to Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud Go…
by Charlotte Hassan According to reports, Kanye West’s updated The Life Of Pablo album is hitting all streaming services tomorrow (April 1st) after being exclusive to Tidal since its release. The news comes a month after Kanye […]
Spotify, Music Publishers Announce Out-of-Court Agreement
by Charlotte Hassan Today, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and Spotify have announced a landmark agreement, one that could deflate a $200 million class action lawsuit. The agreement, first reported by Digital Music News on […]
Spotify CEO Claims the Music Industry Would Be Dead Without Spotify
by Charlotte Hassan Are streaming services helping the music industry grow, or having a harmful impact? Streaming services are now enjoying unprecedented growth, though it’s been non-stop warfare with the music industry.  At the dawn of Apple Music in […]
Spotify – Announces Database to Properly Manage Royalties
Industry sources say that Spotify currently owes publishers and songwriters about $25 million for music played on its U.S. service. A source close to Spotify puts that number closer to $17 million. Against a backdrop […]