Apple Music Pays $0.01 Per Stream
A memo from the streaming company, reviewed by Rolling Stone, details the Spotify competitor’s payment structure for labels, artists, and songwriters
Want to Dream With Post Malone? ‘Sleep Remixes’ Are Now a Thing
Posted in: Music NewsStars like Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes will release hour-long, soothing versions of their songs as part of a new partnership between Calm and Universal Music Group
Inside the ‘Black Market’ Where Artists Can Pay for Millions of Streams
Posted in: Music FeaturesDigital marketer Joshua Mack brags on call with high-powered management company about the ability to “manipulate” streaming systems to “hit astronomical numbers”
Music NFTs Have Gone Mainstream. Who’s In?
Posted in: Music FeaturesShawn Mendes, Grimes, and Tory Lanez are just a few celebrities who’ve jumped aboard the crypto train to release exclusive digital goods — turning the Internet into a futuristic, fine-art auction house on crack
Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT
Posted in: Music NewsThe band’s revolutionary tokens will unlock special perks like limited-edition vinyl and front row seats to future concerts
Morgan Wallen’s Label Suspended Him ‘Indefinitely.’ Here’s What That Means — And What It Doesn’t
Posted in: Music CountryThe country star’s record deal is on ice after he was caught using a racial slur. But experts say it’s mostly an empty gesture
Taylor Swift’s Old Catalog Is Now Owned by an Investment Fund
Posted in: Music NewsShamrock Holdings has bought the rights to years of Taylor Swift’s music, videos, and art from Scooter Braun — but the star says she is going back in the studio to re-record those songs
BMI: Employees Accuse Music Company of ‘Toxic’ Environment, ‘Casual Racism’
Posted in: Music FeaturesMore than 15 current and former employees and musicians allege troubling incidents involving senior execs at the performing-rights organization, which distributed more than $1 billion in royalties to songwriters last year. The company says it is trying to “create a culture that embraces diversity”
New Music Drops Every Minute. But Back-Catalogs Are Driving the Industry’s Transformation
Posted in: Music FeaturesAmid a pandemic and an abundance of new music, the value of older music catalogs keeps rising — and the investor interest may spark seismic shifts in the record business
Why Jeff Tweedy Is Calling for Reparations in the Music Industry
Posted in: Music Features“American culture is Black culture,” says the Wilco frontman. “It is real and it is true that [royalty theft] is an unaddressed crime.”
