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YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims

December 26, 2019

YouTube has updated its Studio platform to allow video creators the ability to more easily deal with copyright disputes. Creators now can directly respond to copyright claims in the platform's interface. The... Read More...

Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

December 18, 2019

Photo of Zoë Keating by Jo Trek (Courtesy of Zoë Keating) In 2015, cellist Zoë Keating suffered tragedy when her husband and business partner of 17 years died. Despite the loss, there wasn't even t... Read More...

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

November 26, 2019

Lucidious Warning: Spotify playlists may be damaging to your career. Ari Herstand explains why. What? You’re not subscribed to the Digital Music News Podcast? We’re available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Pla... Read More...

The Pretty Things — The Most Important Band You Don’t Know

Noah Itman

November 20, 2019

The Pretty Things | Photographer: Joop van Bilsen (ANEFO) - GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) I recently had the opportunity to speak with Phil May from the band, The Pretty Things. One of the most influential p... Read More...

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Taylor Swift Fans Raise $1,000 to Publicly Humiliate Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun

November 19, 2019

Photo of Taylor Swift A pair of fans of Taylor Swift raised more than $1,000 in a GoFundMe a campaign to publicly support Swift in her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta. Haley Spalding an... Read More...

Tegan and Sara Shut Down Their Warner Music Merch Store Because of Backlogged Orders

November 8, 2019

Photo of Tegan & Sara by Justin Higuchi / CC by 2.0 Tegan and Sara announced on social media that they were shutting down their Warner Music merchandise store due to a "huge backlog" of orders that they i... Read More...

People Aren’t Getting Paid After Spotify’s $43.5 Million Class Action Settlement — No Responses, No Payments

November 8, 2019

Two years ago, independent songwriters and publishers agreed to a $43.5 million settlement with Spotify over unpaid mechanical licenses. Now, the payout process doesn't seem to be working. Back in 2017, Digi... Read More...

91% of Artists Remain Undiscovered — Here’s How Show4me Is Planning to Change That

November 5, 2019

Would you pay $1 a year to directly support an artist? That’s one of several solutions that Show4me is spinning as part of its broader direct-to-fan network. It’s a statistic that can make any emerging artis... Read More...

Spotify’s CEO Once Called the Black Keys to Explain Why Their Royalties Were So Bad