An excerpt from an article written by Daivd Byrne: In this view the people who complain about the impact of technology and the giant corporations who control it are like those who complained about the printing press, the mechanical loom and videotapes, and by complaining about the long term impact of online music streaming, I…
Read moreYouTube Music Key Is Introduced as New Rival in Streaming
For nearly a decade, YouTube has offered a smorgasbord of free music, making just about every song imaginable — from Top 40 to ukulele covers — available at a click. But soon the site, whose more than one billion monthly visitors make it the world’s most popular music platform, will start charging for additional perks….
Read moreWho’s to blame here?
Here is the problem with most of the arguments against Spotify; we don’t know the terms of the deals bands have signed with their labels or publishers. What kind of an advance do artists get for publishing/record deal? What are the exact terms? Without any of this information, we can’t tell exactly what is happening…
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