While the streaming revenues for artists, music publishers and record labels are increasing, the stability of the income providers themselves remains a murky patch indeed...
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September 14, 2016
by External Source
It was meant to be the counter-attack by musicians and for musicians raging against the machine; instead, the music streaming company heralded by Jay Z and offering lossless audio and hi-def video is awash in red ink and hungry for cash.
September 13, 2016
by FYI Staff
Over 50 new Single certifications are named in the first round. Laudably, 10 artists have now received their first Canadian certifications and Dean Brody is one of six to earn distinction with a Platinum award. Coleman Hell leads the homegrown list, however; "2 Heads" is now a certified Triple Platinum hit.
September 1, 2016
by External Source
An extensive recent feature in Billboard addressed the hot theme of the day, streaming exclusives. We excerpt some of the piece here. Photo: Frank Ocean.
July 18, 2016
by External Source
Apple has made a move to quell the uproar over the pennies artists receive from streaming companies by tendering a new payment formula that will be put before the US Copyright Board. But there's a catch...
July 6, 2016
by FYI Staff
King of the hill in the first half of 2016 is Drake, whose Views ranks as the top album while his “One Dance” is the most consumed song of the year in a six-month survey of US music trends.
June 29, 2016
by External Source
Apple has been quietly funding videos and tour docs for some of pop music’s biggest stars including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, M.I.A. and Drake—all with the aim of winning exclusive content for Apple Music.
June 20, 2016
by External Source
Miserable payments by the Google-owned streaming giant have been increasingly under attack from musicians and now with Taylor Swift as their champ, YouTube must know it's time to buck up or face the music from lawmakers...
May 9, 2016
by Julian Humphreys
The Digital Media Summit at Canadian Music Week took a look at the world of Virtual Reality.
May 6, 2016
by Julian Humphreys
A Digital Media Summit panel at CMW tackled the topic of millennials.
May 4, 2016
by External Source
Nelly Furtado joins Debbie Harry and Nikki Sixx in calling for YouTube to increase its payments to musicians.
May 3, 2016
by External Source
Despite the billions of views music generates, the average YouTube user spends just one hour watching music on YouTube a month. Compare that to the 55 hours a month the average Spotify subscriber consumes.