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
Spotify Has Heard Artists’ Complaints ‘Loud and Clear’
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe streaming service responds to artists’ grievances of low royalties with an interactive site offering new data points
Spotify Marks 20th Anniversary of Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’ With Enhanced Playlist
Posted in: Music NewsNever-before-seen Interstella 555 concept art, unearthed 2001 interview feature on streaming service’s tribute to duo’s second LP
Noah Cyrus Leans Into Cabin Folk With a Cover of Bon Iver’s ‘Re: Stacks’
Posted in: Music News“It’s one of my favorite songs of all time,” Cyrus says, “and Bon Iver is an artist I have always looked up to and am constantly inspired by”
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”
Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ Is Already Destroying Country Streaming Records
Posted in: Music NewsIn its first three days, the album beat the country record for first-week streams previously held by Luke Combs. It also continues to break records on the Apple Music Pre-Add Chart
There’s So Much Music on Spotify, Artists Are Paying for You to (Hopefully) Find Them
Posted in: Music FeaturesGetting official editorial support from Spotify is tough, forcing some artists to turn to third-party playlist networks to build fans
Rina Sawayama Gives Lady Gaga’s ‘Dance in the Dark’ an Electrifying Makeover
Posted in: Music NewsRising star covered the song for Spotify Singles x Pride campaign
Kim Kardashian West to Co-Host Criminal Justice Podcast
Posted in: Culture NewsKardashian West will co-host and co-produce the show with television producer Lori Rothschild Ansald
DripReport’s ‘Skechers’ Is a TikTok Hit Confounding the Music Industry
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter winning followers with “Indian remixes” of popular rap songs, DripReport released an ode to light-up sneakers that is out-streaming many conventional singles
