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1% of Artists Generate 90% of All Music Streams, Latest Data Shows

September 10, 2020

Photo Credit: Lê Tân A new study has found that one percent of artists generate 90 percent of all music streams – with the remaining 99 percent of creators garnering only 10 percent of plays. Analytics firm ... Read More...

Artist Rights Alliance Questions Whether Amazon Music’s Twitch Integration Is Simply “Window Dressing”

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2020

Yesterday, Digital Music News was first to report that Amazon had beaten Spotify to the livestreaming punch by integrating Twitch streams – including live concerts – into Amazon Music. Now, the Artist Rights ... Read More...

Zara Larsson Removed by Apple Music In China After Artist Criticizes the Country — Report

Dylan Smith

August 10, 2020

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Zara Larsson performing in Savern, Norway, in 2016. Photo Credit: Tore Sætre Less than one week ago, singer-songwriter Zara Larsson criticized Chinese government policies – and announced that she had ceased p... Read More...

Artist Hosts a Socially-Distanced Concert, Gets Attacked and Coughed on by a Crazy Fan

Dylan Smith

July 22, 2020

Clayton Gardner getting accosted by an unidentified coughing fan during a socially-distanced concert in Las Colinas, TX, on Friday. Last Friday, country artist Clayton Gardner performed an acoustic set for a ... Read More...

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Grammy-Winning Artist Sues YouTube Over Content ID Discrimination

Dylan Smith

July 3, 2020

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YouTube is facing a class-action lawsuit centering on its Content ID feature, which allows certain artists and copyright holders – but allegedly not “ordinary creators of copyrighted works” – to protect their... Read More...

Artist Branding Isn’t Selling Out Anymore — But What’s the New Balance?

Dylan Smith

July 1, 2020

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(clockwise l tor ) Jive PR + Digital co-founder and CEO Lindsay Nahmiache; Songtradr CXO Victoria Wiltshire; branding expert Mike Tunnicliffe. Music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr recently host... Read More...

The Revolution Will Be Recorded: How Can Artists Shape Movements and Change Lives?

Dylan Smith

June 18, 2020

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Clockwise l-r: Artist Billie Bodega, Songtradr CXO Victoria Wiltshire, former president & CEO, Virgin/Warner/EMI Phil Quartararo, Oscar-nominated screen composer David Hirschfelder. Music licensing and di... Read More...

Beyoncé, Jay-Z Sued by Jamaican Artist Over Unlicensed Sample In ‘Black Effect’

Dylan Smith

June 17, 2020

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Jay-Z and Beyoncé have been named in a copyright-infringement lawsuit centering on their allegedly unauthorized sampling of a speech in “Black Effect.” The complaint against Beyoncé and Jay-Z was recently su... Read More...

BMG Promises to Review Every Black Artist Contract to Fix ‘Music Industry’s Record of Shameful Treatment’

Dylan Smith

June 12, 2020

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BMG is reviewing “all historic record contracts” in an effort to identify and address any inequities and anomalies in agreements with black artists. BMG officials announced the comprehensive review – and a s... Read More...

EaseUS Wants to Help Artists and Producers Recover Lost Music Files

Dylan Smith

May 22, 2020

Few things are more frustrating than losing a file because of an accidental delete, a virus, or a hardware malfunction — especially for artists in the middle of complex recording projects. EaseUS, a company f... Read More...

Will Giants Rule the Post-COVID Music Industry? Artist Rights Alliance, Future of Music Coalition Support the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act

Dylan Smith

May 8, 2020

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(photo: Hunters Race) Amid widespread fiscal tumult and economic uncertainty, 25 organizations, including the Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), the Future of Music Coalition, and MoveOn, have sent a letter to Con... Read More...

Spotify Officially Launches Its Artist Donation Platform — Take a Look

Dylan Smith

April 22, 2020

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Spotify has officially launched its much-anticipated “Artist Fundraising Pick” tool, which was first announced about one month ago. The tool enables creators to equip their Spotify profiles with links to cha... Read More...

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1% of Artists Generate 90% of All Music Streams, Latest Data Shows

Artist Rights Alliance Questions Whether Amazon Music’s Twitch Integration Is Simply “Window Dressing”

Zara Larsson Removed by Apple Music In China After Artist Criticizes the Country — Report

Artist Hosts a Socially-Distanced Concert, Gets Attacked and Coughed on by a Crazy Fan

Grammy-Winning Artist Sues YouTube Over Content ID Discrimination

Artist Branding Isn’t Selling Out Anymore — But What’s the New Balance?

The Revolution Will Be Recorded: How Can Artists Shape Movements and Change Lives?

Beyoncé, Jay-Z Sued by Jamaican Artist Over Unlicensed Sample In ‘Black Effect’

EaseUS Wants to Help Artists and Producers Recover Lost Music Files

Will Giants Rule the Post-COVID Music Industry? Artist Rights Alliance, Future of Music Coalition Support the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act

Spotify Officially Launches Its Artist Donation Platform — Take a Look

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