Random music news for Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December 10, 2019. Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson has died at age 61 after a
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Songwriters continue fighting Spotify
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 Board just before
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What’s going on with Spotify and streaming payments?
Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled last year that this is garbage and ordered that musicians’ share of streaming
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s going on with music news for September 25, 2018. And there’s LOTS to
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We’ve made the escape from Hanoi and have made it to Hoi An via Da Nang. I’ve got an urge to stand on the beach with “Ride of the Valkyries” on the iPhone.
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It was a rough weekend for both of the bull terriers. They both got terribly skunked on Friday night. If this ever happens to your dogs, I highly recommend a product called Skunk-Off.
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On this day in 1975, Steve Wozniak tested the first prototype of the first Apple computer. And now in music news for June 28… Are we at the end of album exclusives on
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It’s been a year exactly since the Brexit vote. How’s that going for everyone, hmm? And now, the music news for June 23. Taylor Swift returned to streaming services and made $400,000 in
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Another transpacific trip. Is this Shanghai? And I’m flying Juneyao Airlines? That should be fine, right? And now, the music news for June 10–from wherever I am. SiriusXM is buying a half-billion-dollar stake
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It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated to offer up some music news for May 22. Chris Cornell’s funeral has
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The Barbie Doll made its debut at a toy fair on this day in 1959. And in music news… A good question: Why are movie soundtracks so addicted to classic rock? Meanwhile, here’s
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