Maria Schneider is a five-time Grammy winning performer, composer, director, and creator of one of the first fan-funded classical albums. These are her thoughts on how YouTube, Google, and Alphabet are treating musicians. Open Letter to YouTube, “Pushers” of Piracy by Maria Schneider Hank Green’s recent open letter in support of YouTube (that was in response […]
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What a Label With 2.5 Million YouTube Streams Actually Earns
The most difficult part about the debate over streaming royalties is that nobody seems to know what streaming services actually pay. Which is why Digital Music News started an initiative to collect streaming data from anyone who would share their royalty statements. (If you’d like to share, please email us at . As you can […]
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WMG And Sony Music Promise Artists Will Benefit From Their Ownership In Streaming Services
WARNER MUSIC GROUP said THURSDAY (2/4) it would include artists in any cash windfall the record label might get from the ownership stakes it holds in streaming services like SPOTIFY in the event those businesses go public or are sold. Shortly after the WMG announcement, SONY MUSIC said it would make the same promise. BLOOMBERG […]
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