David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills have not agreed on much of anything since they dissolved their group back in 2015 after a bitter dispute, but Neil Young‘s move to remove his music from Spotify has inspired them to come together and do the same. In a new group …
Read More »Spotify Is Making a Pledge to Mentor and Market Indie Artists
Music streaming can be something of a catch-22 for fledgling artists: You can’t break through without impressive streaming numbers, and it’s hard to get impressive streaming numbers without breaking through. Spotify is making an attempt at leveling the playing field. On Wednesday (May 26th), the streaming service announced its new …
Read More »Eminem Publisher Sues Spotify for Copyright Infringement
Eminem‘s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, has filed a copyright infringement suit against Spotify, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The suit, filed on Wednesday, claims that Spotify has no license to stream hundreds of the rapper’s songs. Among the estimated 250 songs in question are several of Eminem’s massive hits. The …
Read More »'Fake Artists' Have Billions of Streams on Spotify. Is Sony Now Playing the Service at Its Own Game?
Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? That classic line, delivered by Johnny Rotten in January 1978 during The Sex Pistols’ farewell show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, remains the stuff of legend. The frontman appeared to hint that the Pistols – for many, the purest distillation of the punk …
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