Steve-O – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?

Steve-O – Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? #WikipediaFactorFiction returns with #Jackass legend #SteveO telling @grahamwire what’s real and fake on his #Wikipedia pages. Check out Steve-O’s […]

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4 Mistakes To Not Make In Your Music Career

While the gauntlet of challenges musicians face has become a theme seen over and over again in popular culture and reality, many of these mistakes are as avoidable as they are devastating. Here we look at four common pitfalls artists stumble into and what can be done to prevent them…

Spotify Passes 232M Monthly Users, 108M Subscribers

Spotify has passed 232 million monthly active users, up 29% since this time last year, including 108 million paid subscribers, up 31% YoY. The new stats were one of many strong new numbers shared by the streamer in a Q2 earnings report on Wednesday.

L7 Pledges Legal Action Against PledgeMusic

In an open letter to fans, indie band L7 summarized their own experience and those of other musicians: "in a nutshell, the funds that many bands and their supporters raised through the crowdfunding platform were absconded by the company with zero accountability and unreturned legal appeals." Thanks to help from…

Stream-Ripping Sites,YouTube Now Caught Up In Whac-A-Mole

Stream-ripping sites, the new boogymen of the music industry, have been under heavy assault lately, a crusade which YouTube has happily joined in on. Unfortunately, these attempted shutdowns have been carried out with a typical lack of nuance which is now to be expected. __________________________________ Op-ed by Timothy Geigner from…

Come Together: Why The Music Industry Must Break Down Data Silos

In this article, Jeppe Faurfelt breaks down the different data silos which industry artists should be keeping track of, why the distinction between them is so important, and why everyone on an artist’s team should have access to all of them. _____________________________ Guest post by Jeppe Faurfelt, Co-Founder & CCO…

YouTube pledges support for artists from Nigeria via new emerging talent initiative

Investment will enable artists to shoot videos, record music and get mentoring
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As Piracy Significantly Declines, Italy’s Music Industry Association Reveals the True Problem — Spotify and YouTube

According to an Italian rights organization, Spotify and YouTube – not piracy – remain the music industry’s worst problem. In 2014, the United States Trade Representative removed Italy from the Watch List in its Special 301 report.  The Watch List trac…