Royalties Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

SoundCloud’s user-centric streaming plans seem to be paying off

Earlier this year, SoundCloud teamed up with Portishead to test a new royalty distribution system that it said had the

I ordered this shirt. This way people won’t be afraid of me yet will still stay away. Moving on to

Complaints about paltry payouts from streaming services are as old as streaming itself. Thousands of artists are wondering if there’s

The Royalties Calculator (brought to our attention by Tom) offers and easy way to see how much your favourite musician

…or does it? Thoughts?

In the long legal fight between the three surviving members of Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, Chris’ widow, the latest round

As Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway

One of the best things about paying for Spotify, Apple Music, or any of the other streaming music services is

YouTube won’t be helping musicians track down and demand payment from people who use tiny snippets of their music –

It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately

Nile Rodgers is one of the coolest people imaginable. It’s that endless style, the carefree stature and the killer playing,

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver