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Google Play ending its music service; what happens next?

May 19, 2020 Amber Healy cloud computing, cloud service, Google Music, Google Play, Google Play Music, Music, Spotify, Streaming, YouTube, YouTube Music

A few days ago, Google announced it would be rolling out a new, simple way for users of its Play Music offering to transfer files over to YouTube Music, the

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Songwriters continue fighting Spotify

April 12, 2019 Amber Healy Apple Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Google Music, Lawsuits, Pandora, Royalties, Spotify, Streaming, Streaming Royalties

This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase in per-stream payments, appealing a mandate from the Copyright Royalty

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Random Music News for Thursday, March 16, 2017

March 16, 2017 Alan Cross Deadhead, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Google Music, Headphones, HMV, Industrail Muisc, Pat Benetar, Paul McCartney, Prince, Spotify, Steve Bannon, Taylor Swift, Throbbing Gristle, YouTube Music, Zombies

The contractors are applying spray foam to the basement walls today. That means me, The Wife and the English bull terriers are homeless for 24 hours. Anyone got extra space