Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The increasing scrutiny into the streaming industry and its royalty models have reached a new high in the US. This comes after major streaming platforms including Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, Google and Apple submitted their suggested royalty rates for the 2023-2027 streaming period. In the US, this
Image: Stealth A number of music organisations and industry figures have signed an open letter to the British government with regards to their “misinformation” regarding touring for UK artists following Brexit. Many artists have expressed concern at how Brexit will affect their ability to tour across Europe, and have flagged
Image: Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash A recent report from UK organisation Black Lives In Music (BLIM) has revealed devastating information regarding racism and discrimination in the country’s music industry. The report comes as the result of a survey launched by BLIM in March which launched inquiry into barriers to progression,
Image: Viktor Hanacek A recent report has revealed that six major UK music giants have an average gender pay gap of around 25.3 percent. These companies include Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony Music, Spotify, Apple and Live Nation and the numbers reflect the average pay gap as of April 2020.
Image: Dan Sammons Following in the wake of Apple Music’s recent investment in DJ mixes and technology that supports copyright issues for DJs, Spotify has launched a section for streaming mixes. The section went live last week and features new content from Adam Beyer, Amyelle and Noisia as well as
Image: Overdrive Interactive A report released by the UK Government on September 21 in response to a recent report on the streaming industry has called for an inquiry into major labels including Sony, Warner and Universal. This comes after the release of the Economics of music streaming report by the
SoundCloud has shared results from their new user powered royalty system which was unveiled in March. The “fan-powered” model allocates the revenue from a listener’s subscription or advertising revenue directly to the artists who that listener is listening to in a given period of time. This is distinct from the
Image: Cicely Grace Berlin’s DJ Juba has launched a second season of her podcast, The Assurance Podcast. The podcast is established to showcase rising women-identifying DJs from developing countries. Juba began the podcast earlier this year as a follow up of sorts to her documentary of the same name, which
Image by Jack Taylor The U.K government’s proposal to enforce a vaccine passport policy at all nightlife venues will go ahead as planned. This means that it will be mandatory for patrons to be fully vaccinated in order to gain entry into nightclubs, live music venues and other potentially crowded
Image by Jody Hartley A recent survey conducted by The Music Venue Trust has found that the number of people attending gigs at live music venues who are double-vaccinated are higher than the general public. The survey was carried out during the first month since “Freedom Day” and the official
