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Warner/Chappell Vows to Defeat Spotify’s CRB Appeal — Here’s Their Open Letter to the Industry

March 18, 2019

Warner/Chappell has lent its support against Spotify’s decision to appeal the CRB songwriter royalty increase. Last month, in a split decision, the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled in favor of a 44% ... Read More...

To Convince Songwriters, Spotify Has Reportedly Planned Town Hall Meetings in LA and Nashville

Looks Like Spotify Is Planning ‘Songwriter Town Hall Meetings’ in LA and Nashville

Daniel Sanchez

March 18, 2019

According to one executive, Spotify remains “very adept” at spinning half-truths to songwriters. But is there another side to all this? Spotify isn’t in good standing with the music industry right now. At ... Read More...

Small Webcasters Rejoice As Live365 Rises From the Dead

Daniel Sanchez

August 16, 2016

Let’s face it. Small webcasting is dead. There’s only room now in the market for the heavy hitters of streaming like Pandora, Apple Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and many more who are providing standard tech... Read More...

Dear United States Government: Please Don’t Kill the Small Webcasters

Paul Resnikoff

January 28, 2016

The imminent death of Live365 probably marks the end of small webcasting in the United States. But the scrappy group that started internet radio in the 90s has largely survived because of preferential, sma... Read More...

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Warner/Chappell Vows to Defeat Spotify’s CRB Appeal — Here’s Their Open Letter to the Industry

Looks Like Spotify Is Planning ‘Songwriter Town Hall Meetings’ in LA and Nashville

Small Webcasters Rejoice As Live365 Rises From the Dead

Dear United States Government: Please Don’t Kill the Small Webcasters

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