Spotify is trying to move away from music into general audio. If it fails, its longer term financial prospects are rough. seekingalpha.com/article/447699…

Key factor here is mix of free / discounted / fully paid subscriptions on each platform.

So much confusion still in my feed on what "Napster" is today 😐 It's very simple.

Creators have to educate themselves more on how to make $$$ in music, not just how to ramp up streaming numbers.

I'm a fan of NFT - but these platitudes don't help. It's not true. NFT could be a useful tool if deployed wisely, but there are a lot of other challenges to address.

CD sales "forced" die-hard fans to pay a full amount for a specific record. Streaming enables these fans to stream whatever they want for a flat fee. Musicians therefore lose financial connectivity to their hardcore fan base. That's the issue.

Controversial. Republic Records (UMG) will be the biggest beneficiary.

One more mega deal in publishing rights acquisition. Great win for WCM variety.com/2022/music/new…

2021 MLC Report: 14% of mechanical publishing royalties in the US are "unmatched" - meaning that their owners cannot be found (!). And publishers/songwriters need to wait 75 days for their royalties after month end. themlc.com/sites/default/…

"I thought Hollywood was crazy. The music industry, it needs to start over. Conflicts of interest abound. Archaic mentalities. Crooks and criminals! It’s an abusive industry, and I really feel for artists that have to come up in it" latimes.com/entertainment-…

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One more significant posthumous album in one week

Sonicheck @wbungley @afkMAXXX This is why we created the Supporters feature — to allow those fans who want to support beyond just streaming the record. audiomack.com/world/post/sup…

I got a whole mixtape can I block chain it? Where is jimmy eTh ?????????

Great summary on a few emerging platforms in the music NFT space medium.com/cryptostars/in…

Without further ado.. we're honored to announce Hip Hop legend, innovator and entrepreneur Nasir Jones will be the first artist to drop his music on royal on January 11th! royal.io/nas

One more musicbusinessworldwide.com/now-john-legen…

Great post. "Web3" is fraught with challenges. A lot of its so-called promised could be realized off blockchain if done properly.

I purchased a few of this 😀

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