Sick of a world created by influencers and taste makers? It’s about to invade Amazon Music if this patent filing is any indication. Amazon first filed for this patent back in 2013 that may help music discovery. The patent filing says the sales, c…
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Pantera Surpasses 1 Billion Streams Across Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google and Spotify
Pantera’s social media accounts are celebrating surpassing one billion music streams. The official Pantera account says the band has surpassed one billion streams across Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google, and Spotify. It’s not clear what the po…
Neil Young Says the MacBook Pro Has ‘Fisher-Price’ Audio Quality
Neil Young has some harsh words to describe Apple’s Macbook Pro audio quality. The long-time proponent of hi-res audio called it ‘Fisher-Price’ quality audio. Young recently sat down with The Verge on their podcast to discuss his upco…
Helene Fischer, Rammstein, Other German Superstars Demand Fair Streaming Payouts
High-profile German artists, including Helene Fischer and Rammstein, are demanding larger streaming royalties from the Big Three. A number of prominent German artists are demanding larger streaming royalties from their record labels. In December, 14 …
Does the Album Even Matter Anymore? – Guns n’ Roses Is Unsure
Guns n’ Roses has recorded new material. Slash says they just can’t figure out the best way to release it. Slash recently spoke about the future of Guns n’ Roses music releases in an interview. The Guitar.com interview about his new G…
Just Got My Spotify Mechanical Royalty Check In the Mail — $11.06 for 32,222 Plays
Kerry Muzzey is a prolific composer whose work appears in major TV shows, Hollywood film trailers, and Broadway productions. Earlier this week, Muzzey got his mechanical royalty check from Spotify. After failing to pay mechanical royalties entirely — …
Baillie Gifford Becomes Spotify’s Largest Stakeholder, Beating Out Co-founder Martin Lorentzon
Scottish investment management company Baillie Gifford is officially Spotify’s largest stakeholder with an 11.82% share. In a disclosure submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Baillie Gifford revealed that its total Spotify ow…
TikTok Signs Thousands of Indie Labels for Its Resso Streaming Music Service
TikTok is building a music streaming service to rival Spotify and Apple called Resso. The company has inked a deal with Merlin to feature thousands of indie artists on the platform. The licensing deal with Merlin is the first announced by TikTok in the…
The Ringer Staff Finds Out About Spotify Acquisition Talks—from the Wall Street Journal
Spotify’s interest in acquiring The Ringer, a sports and popular culture website and podcast network, came as a surprise to many—including Ringer employees, who learned of the news just like everyone else did: through a report published by The Wall Str…
Netflix Says They’ll Never Have Ads, CEO Explains Why
As music streaming services welcome ads, Netflix’s CEO backs the paid-only model. As music-streaming services (and certain video-streaming platforms) continue to embrace ads, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has doubled down on his pro-subscription, anti-adve…