Portishead Go Digital; Kate Bush Runs Up the Charts; LimeWire, Winamp, Napster Find New Life in Web3

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Portishead go digital, uploading their entire musical archive

Portishead have digitised their musical archive and have uploaded HD versions of their music videos including ‘Sour Times’ and ‘All Mine’

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Why Is Kate Bush Running Up The Charts?

Thanks to “Stranger Things” on Netflix, a Kate Bush song from 1985 is running up the contemporary charts.

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How LimeWire, Winamp, Napster and more internet relics are finding new life in Web3

P2P and piracy-fuelled software are sailing the unexplored seas of Web3 – but will they bring about genuine change this time around?

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UK Music Streaming Subscriptions Shrink As Customers Try To Save Money

More than a million music streaming subscriptions have been cancelled in the UK over the last three months, as customers try to save money.

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Songclip announces partnership with the National Music Publishers' Association

A new partnership between music clip company Songclip and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) aims to facilitate music licensing and compliance within the global app marketplace.

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Kendrick Lamar Visits Ghana, Talks New Album in Spotify Mini-Doc

The Pulitzer winner calls Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers his “most present” album and also spends time at the Freedom Skatepark.

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Marine Snow tests flat-fee royalties in a music streaming app

It offers artists a fixed fee upfront to get a track exclusively for 90 days, playing it in rotation within its app as part of a curated selection.

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Independent authors are key to Spotify's Findaway acquisition

Spotify announced plans to acquire audiobooks company Findaway in November last year, but it’s taken seven months to actually close the deal.

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Belgium introduces ER right on streams

Belgium’s Parliament yesterday updated the country’s copyright laws to bring them in line with the 2019 European Copyright Directive and in doing so added a performer equitable remuneration right for streaming

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Heavy Metal, Blues Bands Lose Out On Music Streaming: Study

A music-streaming study has revealed that only hip-hop and pop artists really benefit from the system’s payment model.

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New Path is a playful sequencer for your iPhone that uses shapes and arrows to conjure up tracks

Brand new iPhone app, New Path, is a MIDI sequencer that allows you to play with a range of tones and sounds on the go, all from your phone.

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LANDR Challenges Lets Fans Curate, Co-Own Tracks; TikTok as Record Label?; Qello Concerts to Livestream 56th Montreux Jazz Fest

Friday, June 17, 2022

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Spotify Not Ready for Price Hike; BandLab Hits 50M Users; Cherry Red Records Connects with Staccs

Friday, June 17, 2022

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Reevaluating the CD at 40; Revelator Delivers Business Intelligence to Independents; Jaxsta Debuts New Subscription Product

Friday, June 17, 2022

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Spotify Acquires Sonantic; AI & the (Creative) Future of Music; Universal Inks Deal with Songclip

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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NFT Record Labels & the Future of Music; Hipgnosis CEO Lays Out Plans; Songtradr Buys Musicube; Future Looks Bright for VNUE

Monday, June 13, 2022

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Global Box Office Hit $30B In 2024 As Year Ended On Upbeat Note, But It’s No Longer Good Enough To Have A Good Movie: Studio Report Cards

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

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