#GreenwichVillage #ChristmasEve

.Spotify stock is down 70% in 2022. They're becoming the MySpace of music.

Looking back, 2022 was an electric and pivotal year in my musical life. Looking forward, 2023 already promises to be a year full of adventures. Glad to be connected to so many of you here. Happy new year! 📸Janita #HappyNewYear2023

On Jan 5 1949 President Harry Truman used his State of the Union address to recommend measures including national health insurance, raising the minimum wage, strengthening the position of organized labor, and guaranteeing the civil rights of all Americans. trumanlibrary.gov/library/public…

2023 NYC Concert Series Announced Info & tickets: bnds.us/5jwiep January 26 - Rockwood Music Hall March 23 - Rockwood Music Hall May 18 - Rockwood Music Hall "Disarmingly unselfconscious." –NY Times "Inspired songwriting and passionate performances." –Billboard

"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him." -Martin Luther King, Jr., civil-rights leader (born 15 Jan 1929-1968)

“In hindsight, I was too ambitious in investing ahead of our revenue growth,” [Spotify founder Daneil Ek] said Monday, adding, “I take full accountability for the moves that got us here today.” I guess paying $200 million for Joe Rogan was a mistake, eh?stocks.apple.com/AaxVF2KmFRvOxu…

He may be the Torquemada of streaming, but the truth is the guy is just not that smart. msn.com/en-us/money/co…

“The internal chaos after Elon Musk's takeover disrupted the negotiations,” @NYTimes reports. “@Twitter eliminated some of the people responsible for the music rights talks in several rounds of layoffs, leaving the labels with few remaining contacts.” digitalmusicnews.com/2023/03/21/mus…

What with my blue check (and everyone else's) being revoked on April 1st (no, I will not be paying for it), alongside the sad and general demise of this platform, I'd still love to stay connected with you all over at Instagram (I'll follow you back!): instagram.com/TheBlakeMorgan/

This week’s artificial intelligence “bros” are last week’s Crypto bros. They’re last month’s NFT bros, last year’s Web3 bros, last decade’s Blockchain bros, and last century’s music-piracy bros. /1

Future of Music Coalition Copyright Alliance musicFIRST hypebot AFM They are regressive, anti-artist dudes recycling an old and tired lie: “Circumventing artists’ rights ultimately gives artists more power.” /2

No it doesn’t. Giving artists more power gives artists more power. As an artist, I have no power without my rights. And, I have no rights as an artist without Copyright. /3

If we are to avoid another impending age of darkness for artists (and screenwriters, and photographers, etc.) we must call out these liars and grifters and shine a light on a truth which is self-evident: artists’ rights are human rights. /4

That’s actual intelligence, not the artificial kind. #IRespectMusic /End

Let’s break the cycle of exploitation masquerading as liberation. Blake Morgan speaks plainly. Clearly. Truthfully. Insightfully. Please listen. 🙏🏼 Blake!

(I fixed it for you…) Songs with billions+ of fake streams: Spotify: 415 Apple: 0

I fixed it for you: Artists should think like artists.

2pm in NYC. #WILDFIRESMOKE

“Giving artists more power gives artists more power. As an artist, I have no power without my rights. And, I have no rights as an artist without Copyright.” —Blake Morgan