Not sure this is good news, exactly. But YouTube Music is at least offering some data on its per-stream royalty payouts. Spotify is notorious for crappy royalty payouts to artists. But compared to YouTube, Spotify’s per-stream rates are downright lav…
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U.S. Congress Is Getting Involved In Spotify’s Complaint Against Apple
Just ahead of the weekend, U.S. Congress officially requested information from Spotify as part of a broader antitrust investigation being conducting on Apple. The Congressional inquiry aims to determine if Apple employs anti-competitive behavior in sup…
Bud Light Basically Owns Post Malone at This Point
Or, maybe it’s the other way around? Introducing the limited-edition, 16 oz. Bud Light can featuring the mug of Post Malone. For those that enjoy the taste of Bud Light and the music of rapper Post Malone, the best of both worlds have now been combined…
Newly-Formed Mechanical Licensing Collective Threatens Legal Action Against AMLC Cofounder
The major publisher-backed Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) isn’t amused by AMLC co-founder Jeff Price’s latest emails. America’s newest federal agency is getting off to a rocky start. After demanding $66.25 million in startup costs — just to get…
Google Doubles Down on Its YouTube Music Transition — Three New Personalization Playlists Introduced
Google/Alphabet’s notoriously scatterbrained music strategy is finally getting some focus. Now, YouTube Music is taking some cues from Spotify and Apple Music. Just last week, Google and its Alphabet parent finally started its long-rumored transition …
Musicians Say Disney Is Cheating Them on Streaming — Plan Major Disruption of Disney CEO Bob Iger’s Book Signing
Angry musicians are promising to make Disney CEO Bob Iger’s book signing a cacophonous affair. For those planning to meet Disney CEO Bob Iger at his book signing this evening (October 1st) in Glendale, CA, here’s a pro tip: bring some earplugs. Ahead o…
Music Industry Land Grab Continues — Concord Acquires Victory In Estimated $30MM Deal
Chicago punk/rock label Victory Records has now been gobbled up by Concord — with thousands of tracks included in the deal. Victory is the brainchild of Tony Brummel, who started the label in Chicago back in the late-80s. Over time, the label expanded…
Audiomack Is Quietly Discovering Artists Before TikTok, Spotify, and SoundCloud
“We’ve created an app where young music fans go every day,” said Dave Ponte, CMO and Co-Founder at Audiomack. Spotify is great at blowing up superstars like Drake and Ed Sheeran. But where are other artists getting incubated and developed? That’s the s…
Tekashi 6ix9ine Turns Down U.S. Government Witness Protection Program
After ‘ratting out’ numerous gang members and gang-affiliated rappers, Tekashi 6ix9ine has declined to enter the U.S. Government’s Witness Protection Program. According to U.S. Government law enforcement officials, the program is available to Tekashi 6…
Music Piracy Rates are Plunging In 2019 — That’s Good News, Right?
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has issued a ‘music listening’ report for 2019. Buried in all the bad news about piracy is a lot of very good news. The report ex…