Tag: streaming

Apple hit with first ever EU fine following Spotify complaint

Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU - "the EU has proposed sweeping changes within the music streaming industry to promote smaller artists and make sure underpaid performers are being fairly compensated"

Spotify changes: artists will have to hit a minimum number of streams before they get paid anything

Andrea Porcu, the man behind the Music For Sleep moniker, is being forced to change his artist name because music distributors and streaming platforms have decided to prohibit artists from using this kind of artistic name (including, for example, the words "Sleep Music").

Governments Ready Music Streaming Policies - David Turner (Penny Fractions newsletter) looks at evolving government policy on streaming

UK: Music streaming royalties to be discussed by government - "the music industry has committed to improving metadata for tracking songs on music streaming platforms, following widespread criticism from artists"

Has streaming killed the one-hit wonder?

How Digital Piracy Shaped Modern Music (Part 1) - insightful article from David Turner

"Has streaming made it harder to discover new music?"

Changing streaming’s royalty model will unlock a new music economy

How Artists Get Paid From Streaming

Music and Technology - a series of articles from Pitchfork covering subject like streaming, NFTs and digital music.

Just how difficult is it to make a sustainable living from streaming? - Cherie Hu digs deep

UK Parliament Inquiry Into Streaming Releases Report

Justice at Spotify - the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers make their demands known