Two years ago, independent songwriters and publishers agreed to a $43.5 million settlement with Spotify over unpaid mechanical licenses. Now, the payout process doesn’t seem…
View More People Aren’t Getting Paid After Spotify’s $43.5 Million Class Action Settlement
Amazon Music HD launched today, undercutting several other high-definition streaming services. A new HD streaming plan has been rumored to be in the works for…
View More Amazon Music Introduces Lossless, High-Definition Streaming — Spotify Says It’s Not What People Want
Spotify’s ambitious expansion into artist distribution is now being abruptly shut down. According to an email sent to artists participating in its beta-stage launch, the…
View More Spotify Abruptly Shuts Down Its Direct Upload & Distribution Plans
YouTube has claimed that it paid out over $1.8 billion to music rights-holders in the 12 months to the end of September this year, in advertising revenues…
View More YouTube Has Paid Out 1.8 Billion In Ad Money Over The Last 12 Months
That’s because small businesses like coffee shops or restaurants are playing background music through personal streaming accounts, according to a new study by Nielsen Music,…
View More Music-Rights Holders Lose $2.65 Billion Annually Because Businesses Are Using Personal Streaming Accounts
MBW Staff Spotify has today launched a new feature which will enable independent artists to upload tracks to the service directly – without any requirement…
View More Spotify Now Allows Artists To Upload Tracks Directly To The Streaming Platform For Free
I saw this chart on how much musicians/bands make per stream on Spotify, iTunes, etc. To say it’s beyond criminal what their paying them would…
View More The Royal Screwing Streaming Services Are Giving Musicians
The deeper you dig, the more you unearth. By turning inward without turning back, Like A Storm uncovered the eleven hypnotic, honest, and hard-hitting anthems…
View More New Zealand’s Like A Storm Releases Their New Album “Catacombs”
Before you read the below article, ask yourselves, particularly musicians, Spotify is valued at over 30 billion dollars. A 30 billion dollar company that pays musicians cents per…
View More Spotify Continues To Pay Musicians Peanuts Is Now Worth 30 Billion
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