Stream-Ripping is Next Frontier for Piracy Wars; Understanding How Spotify Thinks; ANote Connects with Music Rights Owners

That YouTube is a great place to access free content is known by most. But is the extremely popular video-sharing website also the place to go to download? That’s a question provoking controversy and could set the stage for the industry’s next big copyright fight.

As it gets bigger and more established, however, it feels that it can afford to make moves that may antagonise rightsholders / creators and audiences but that will keep investors happy.

These are not happy times for the music industry. With income from live performance slashed by the pandemic, cash flow is an issue. A good time to be expanding a platform that allows European labels and publishers to sell royalty rights for upfront cash?

Wiz Khalifa manager Will Dzombak discusses livestreaming beyond Covid, his management principles, and where he sees the music industry heading in future.

Just like how Twitter killed RSS readers, Spotify will kill RSS podcatchers.

You’re not fed up with streaming services’ end-of-year charts and reviews yet? Good, because three more dropped in the last 24 hours.

In the second part of our conversation with Synchtank Founder Joel T. Jordan, the music licensing entrepreneur talks data efficiency and artistic integrity.

Surprise surprise! The most pirated artist in the European Union in 2018 was… the most popular artist in the European Union in 2018: Ed Sheeran. 

It’s a team-up with lyrics website Genius, which claims to be the world’s largest collection of song lyrics and music knowledge. Users visit the site to view track lyrics and share their analyses.

Spotify Kids has announced the most listened to songs of the year, including songs by Dove Cameron, the Tones and I and Jojo Siwa.

A new music streaming platform startup backed by Kylie Minogue has secured £13million in funding, it has been reported.

Spotify Canvas looping image cover art is proven to increase engagement. So it’s good news that the free feature is finally available to most artists.

Maserati becomes first manufacturer to feature SiriusXM’s most advanced audio entertainment platform standard in every vehicle.

Nintendo Japan is aggressively issuing copyright strikes against any YouTube account that has uploaded music from its games.