Licensing Music Streaming’s All-Of-The-Above Business Model
An all-of-the-above business model is a very awkward fit with traditional music licensing practices. Read More …
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Live Music’s Long, Strange Trip Over The Top
Live music streaming is attracting new interest from startups and established players. Read More …
Sony’s Stake in Spotify Challenged in Lawsuit Claiming Artists Are Robbed
Sony is now being sued for self-dealing on the allegation that its equity position is harming 19 artists like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. The lawsuit asserts that Sony negotiated the stake, and is also taking advertising income from Spotify, in lieu of demanding fair-market royalty rates from the streaming company. An additional claim for Read More …
Swift Action: Reverses Royalties Rule on Apple Music
Less than 24 hours after chart-topping singer Taylor Swift criticized Apple for not paying royalties to artists during the three-month free-trial period for its new Apple Music service, the company’s chief content czar signaled the policy has been reversed via Twitter. Source: Apple Responds to Taylor Swift: Reverses Royalties Rule on Apple Music | Variety
Spotify downloaded over 5 million times on PlayStation devices
Spotify said that the 5m downloads in such as short space of time “makes this the quickest launch adoption rate in PlayStation history”.Since launch, users have streamed over 785 million tracks on PlayStation 4 – equating to 42 million hours of listening. Source: Spotify downloaded over 5 million times on PlayStation devices – Music Business Read More …