Category Archives: Music Industry

August 21

Spotify and Pandora artist payments: Not as exploitative as they’re made out to be. – Slate Magazine

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And yet another take on the Spotify/streaming payment story. Because of the complexities of musical ownership and royalties, as well as the myriad ways of listening to and buying music, this story will always be like the story of the blind men trying to describe an elephant through the sense of touch.  Except in this […]

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Will copyright be extended 20 more years? An old debate returns — Tech News and Analysis

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Are we about to see an extension of the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act?” Will copyright be extended 20 more years? An old debate returns — Tech News and Analysis.

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August 19

Streaming Shakes Up Music Industry’s Model for Royalties – NYTimes.com

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More musicians weigh in on the subject of the financial side of online streaming: Streaming Shakes Up Music Industry’s Model for Royalties – NYTimes.com.

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August 19

A blog about an email about a blog about a news article about music streaming | Zoë Keating

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Cellist and independant musician Zoë Keating on the realities of making money from online music. A blog about an email about a blog about a news article about music streaming | Zoë Keating.

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August 06

Who killed the music industry? An interactive explainer | PandoDaily

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An easy to follow essay on how we got into this mess: Who killed the music industry? An interactive explainer | PandoDaily.

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July 29

What’s the new A&R?

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In my previous post, I discussed the recent announcement by Thom Yorke of Radiohead that he was pulling his music from Spotify. This announcement has caused quite a stir, with lots of people taking pro and anti Spotify positions.  It’s important to have this sort of debate, but the focus on Spotify is causing people […]

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July 24

Spotify is not a record store, it’s a radio station!

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Reflecting on the link I posted about Thom Yorke quitting Spotify, I kept thinking about the statement in the article that, “The industry average offers slightly less than 0.4p a stream – meaning that 1m streams of a song would generate about £3,800. Most songs receive far fewer streams.” The problem with this statement is […]

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July 22

Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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Tom Yorke is right about the problem of funding new artists, but he’s got the wrong enemy in his sights.  Spotify is not a cheapskate record label, it’s a generous radio network. More on this in a bit. Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music | Technology | guardian.co.uk.

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