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Mixcloud’s Most Popular Genre in Every US State
Classic Rock, EDM, Reggae, Hip Hop? Here’s Mixcloud’s list of the most popular genre in every US state for 2017. With the year coming to an end, major streaming music platforms have released listeners’ favorite artists for 2017. Ed Sheeran becam…
10 Things I’d Love to See In YouTube’s ‘Remix’ — But Probably Won’t
1. A patronage system. No, not a desperate plea to go somewhere else — i.e., Patreon — to please make this YouTube video worth something. How about a direct contribution button underneath the YouTube video itself? And a great payment system (backed …
Facebook Guarantees Your Music Video Won’t Get Ripped Down
After fighting endless DMCA takedown requests, Facebook finally grants indie musicians and content creators pre-cleared songs. Late last year, indie musician Ari Herstand touched upon a problem plaguing Facebook. Musicians on the world’s largest social…
Indie Labels Can’t Get a Vinyl Record Made In Under 3 Months
A vinyl records production glut is hitting independent labels hard. We’ve reported about interminable delays for vinyl records for years. But now, the issue seems to be intensifying, with an unfortunate production war brewing between indies and …
This Is What Apple’s Deliberate iPhone Throttling Looks Like
Does Apple deliberately slow down older iPhones to get users to upgrade? One user claims to have found proof of deliberate throttling. So, does Apple really slow down older iPhones in an attempt to get consumers to purchase new one? According to the N…
How Apple Music Can Reach 300 Million Paying Subscribers — In One Year
Apple Music is in third place with 30 million paying subscribers. But maybe there’s a way to dramatically change that. Is bundling the future of streaming music? Depending on what report you read, Amazon is already the second-largest music subsc…
SZA Crushes Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Eminem for Best SNL Performance of 2017
Solána Imani Rowe, aka SZA, delivered a smashing SNL performance over the weekend. It may be the best one this year. The wind section needed a little work. But the choir was smashing — and so was Solána Imani Rowe, aka SZA. The year’s hottest …
Patreon Enters Crisis Mode as Patrons & Creators Start Bailing
Instead of actually solving the problem, Patreon’s “fixes” seem to have further exasperated content creators and patrons. Jack Conte understands content creators on YouTube. As a musician on the popular video platform, he had millions of people watchin…
Fun Fact: ABC Doesn’t Pay Musicians on Youtube or ABC.com
Major networks like ABC and NBC won’t pay TV musicians for re-broadcast performances on their websites and on YouTube. According to several late-night TV musicians, broadcasters like ABC won’t pay band members for appearances on network websites or You…