All posts tagged 'music industry'
With music streaming remuneration reform on hiatus, is it the government’s cue to step in?
Government-led working groups around royalty inequities are seeing labels dig in their heels. Labour have a layup political win in front of them, if they have the guts to take it
Artist-friendly music streaming alternatives to Spotify et al.
The big dogs of music streaming aren’t great for musicians, but there are other options. Here are services putting artists first (or at least, not dead last).
What would a music streaming minimum wage look like?
Business is booming for streaming services, but not for the musicians who make them possible. Is it time for a music streaming minium wage?
Soma, Spotify, and the brave new world of music consumption
In 2012, David Byrne wrote that music risked becoming a soma-like drug. Today his concerns are closer to reality than we would like to think.
How Spotify has changed the way we listen to music
Spotify has revolutionised how we consume music. From mood playlists to machine learning algorithms, it has become the definitive tastemaker.
The DMCA rabbit hole
Debate surrounding DMCA reform requires nuance and flexibility, not trench warfare bullshitting.