Did Social Media Kill the Pop Song?
[ad_1] Not everyone is buying it. Despite the study’s findings, “I don’t believe hip-hop lyrics are more angry,” says Dame Aubrey, head of A&R for CMG Records and Management, a…
One Man’s Army of Streaming Bots Reveals a Whole Industry’s Problem
[ad_1] A man in Denmark was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for using fake accounts to trick music streaming services into paying him 2 million Danish kroner ($290,000)…
How to Open Spotify Links If You Aren’t a Spotify User
[ad_1] Spotify dominates the music industry. This becomes really obvious if you don’t use Spotify: You end up being sent, and inevitably clicking on, Spotify links all the time. It…
Apple Fined $2 Billion as Europe Sides With Spotify
[ad_1] Apple has a Spotify problem—and it just cost the iPhone maker a $2 billion fine from the European Commission. For years, the two companies have been at war as…
What SoundCloud Created Can Never Die
[ad_1] Kaytranada and Kehlani. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” Sheck Wes’ “Mo Bamba.” The commonalities these artists and songs share is neither region nor genre but platform. SoundCloud was…
What’s the Value of 3 Million LPs in a Digital World?
[ad_1] Kindle libraries; troves of infinitely streamable songs on Spotify and Apple Music; scores of shows and films on Netflix, Max, and Hulu. Even the Criterion Collection is online now.…