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Amazon Staffers Risk Jobs to Call Out Its Climate Change Policies
The company has been warning employees they can face termination if they continue to publicly criticize Amazon for taking insufficient action to tackle climate change. In response, more than 350 employees are arguing the company is trying to censor the…
Hacking of Jeff Bezos’ Phone is Tied to Saudi Prince, Reports ‘The Financial Times’
The stunning allegation reportedly comes from a forensic analysis Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commissioned to determine the culprit behind the hack, which resulted in his private photos ending up in the hands of the ‘National Enquirer.’
Music streaming needs to change. Is Amazon already ahead of the curve?
Record label executives in the United States could be forgiven for treating themselves this month. For a while now, fears have existed that audio streaming growth would start to slow in the U.S. If this tipping point happens — when this tipping point h…
How Amazon Makes Its Money
Here’s a breakdown of Amazon’s revenue from across its e-commerce and retail ecosystem, cloud infrastructure, streaming services, consumer devices, advertising business and beyond.
Amazon Says It’ll Roll Out a New Grocery Store Format Next Year
The new initiative will differ from Amazon’s Whole Food groceries and Amazon Go locations.
Now More Than 1000 Musicians Are Boycotting Amazon
The number of musicians that have signed a “No Music for ICE” letter pledging a boycott of Amazon-sponsored festivals and other partnerships until the company ends support of human rights violations through contracts with ICE and other related US government agencies has now passed 1000. Deerhoof, Ted Leo, Álex Anwandter,…
Amazon Fresh Deliveries Are Now Free for Prime Members
Before, Prime members were required to pay $14.99 a month for Amazon Fresh.
Why You Need To Sit On Your Tracks Before Sending Them Out
Once you’ve invested your time and energy into cooking up the perfect track, your natural inclination may likely be to get it into the ears of your listeners as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this is precisely the wrong thing to do. Your chances of success are far greater if you…
What You Need to Know About Music Modernization Act and CASE Act
The Music Modernization Act and CASE Act are two of the most important pieces of U.S. legislation for musicians in decades. This week Rachel Stilwell from Stilwell Law joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert in the music business weekly podcast to explain everything you need know about both. How do…