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There’s a new study on where the money goes (and doesn’t go) when it comes to streaming payments (SPOILER: The system is broke.)

March 11, 2023March 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Labels, Payments, Public Knowledge, Publishers, Spotify, Streaming

Most people have no idea how the financial end of the streaming ecosystem works. Spotify is often singled out because

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Music Industry 

Spotify Is Adding Direct Upload Tools. How Will Labels React?

September 22, 2018September 21, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Artists, impact, Labels, Spotify, upload tools

While anyone with a YouTube account can upload videos, Spotify has always been restrictive in allowing artists direct access to

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Artists, Labels and Copyrights: The Fight Continues

October 1, 2017September 28, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Artists, Copyright, Labels

Why aren’t artists taking advantage of this? Four years after copyright reversion for albums released after 1978 became a possibility,

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