Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Free streaming contributes a pittance to the overall music industry. So why not just kill it? Right now, the music industry is losing its war against YouTube. But maybe that’s because they haven’t deployed the nuclear option. That is, turning the lights off entirely on free music streaming. According to separate sources at major music […]
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DistroKid doesn’t kid around with music promoting racism and discrimination. In the wake of deadly neo-nazi protests in Charlottesville, Spotify took down several white supremacist groups from their platform. Google, Deezer, and popular music distribution services quickly followed suit. Now, another top music distributor has promised to do the same. Only this time, they injected […]
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What’s the difference between relaxing piano music and a recording of crashing waves? Depending on how you answer that question, Amazon Music is also pedaling ‘fake artists’. For decades, recordings of nature sounds have been packaged and sold at a handsome profit. And it’s the same rotating list: crashing waves, birds chirping in a forest, […]
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RIAA-backed research shows that Apple Music and Spotify pay artists much, much more than YouTube does. In a blog post last week, former WMG CEO Lyor Cohen defended YouTube against criticisms from the music industry. The now-YouTube executive stated that the platform pays out $3 per 1,000 streams. The platform apparently pays more per stream […]
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Is YouTube seriously paying $3 for every 1,000 views? Or is that just another ‘alternative fact’? How much does YouTube really pay? Welcome to the million-dollar question for musicians, studios, and rights owners everywhere. Or, shall we say, the million micro-penny question. Just last week, a crack of clarity seemed to poke through the frustrating […]
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Goldman Sachs has been one of Spotify’s biggest backers. So why did they just drop $75 million worth of valuable pre-IPO shares? When investors see a calamity ahead, they usually drop as many shares as legally allowed. All of which raises some awkward questions about Goldman Sachs’ reported dump-off of $75 million worth of Spotify […]
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Google, CD Baby, Deezer, and Spotify say “No” to hate-filled music on their platforms. Earlier this week, Digital Music News’ Paul Resnikoff published a controversial news article. In the wake of deadly neo-nazi protests in Charlottesville, Resnikoff found that users on Spotify could easily stream music from thirty-seven white supremacist, neo-nazi groups. The move prompted […]
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Yesterday, DMN highlighted dozens of neo-Nazi, white supremacist bands on Spotify. Now, the streaming service has started removing them. Spotify has taken swift action to remove dozens of neo-Nazi, white supremacist hate bands from their service. The move comes less than 24 hours after Digital Music News published a piece highlighting the presence of 37 […]
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In a strongly worded letter published today, songwriters and trade organizations have pleaded with the RIAA to recognize their “moral rights.” Since 1928, moral rights have been enshrined in legislative framework through the Berne Convention. However, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has reportedly refused to recognize songwriters’ moral rights. The Berne Convention for […]
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SoundCloud’s traffic is tanking — fast — according to just-released data. SoundCloud has more than just money problems. According to data shared with Digital Music News this morning, it has very serious traffic problems as well. Since January of 2016, SoundCloud’s overall traffic has dipped by roughly 25 percent, according to tracking data from SimilarWeb. After […]
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