Spotify’s CEO came from one of the largest torrent hubs on the planet.  But now, there are allegations of a more criminal connection to Swedish music piracy. For most artists, Spotify is a gigantic black box. […]
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Will SoundCloud Go Bankrupt This Year?
Amidst Google buyout rumors, co-founder admits that SoundCloud may go bankrupt this year. More bad news for the company. After Spotify walked away from advanced plans to acquire the company, SoundCloud posted yet another difficult […]
Sturk – The College Graduate
Sturk releases new EP titled “The College Graduate”. Celebrate Sturk‘s birthday with his new EP, The College Graduate. The new project found its way on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Amazon today, Sturk’s born date. The […]
Drake’s “Views” Reaches 3 Billion Streams on Spotify
by Daniel Adrian Sanchez Drake’s rolling in 3 billion views on Spotify. According to Music Ally, songs on Drake’s album Views surpassed 3 billion total streams on Spotify. As of writing, the tally stands at 3,056,324,234. […]
Is SoundCloud Worth An Investment of $1 billion?
by Paul Resnikoff Bloomberg says SoundCloud wants $1 billion.  The Financial Times says that Spotify is making an offer.  But is this company worth it? So, SoundCloud is now considering an acquisition offer from Spotify, […]
Microsoft Groove Is Paying Artists $4.67 *Per Stream* Right Now
by Paul Resnikoff You might want to start working on your Microsoft Groove account (hint: NOW…) For the past year or so, Digital Music News has been publishing streaming royalty statements shared by artists and labels.  Since the […]
Apple Music Proposes Increased Songwriter Royalties, Can Spotify Survive?
by Charlotte Hassan Apple Music plans to significantly increase songwriter royalty rates. In a recent proposal to the US Copyright Royalty Board, Apple suggests that the royalty rate should be set at 9.1 cents per […]
Spotify Is About to Crush That $200 Million Class Action Lawsuit
by Paul Resnikoff $5 million later, Spotify seems to be walking away clean. It now looks like Spotify is soundly defeating a $200 million class action lawsuit from songwriters and publishers.  Initially, Spotify faced a scary, $150 […]