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While there are a few necessary evils an artist needs to break through the noise and have their art heard, it's easy to forget just how many online resources are at your disposal to kick things off.…

Music Business Worldwide has blown the lid on an ingenious Spotify swindle that may have scraped out a seven-figure sum in royalties without breaking any rules. Remember the Chart Fixer? Back in…

Although Spotify have spent the last few years eyeing off software startups and programs to cash in on, they've yet to release their own tangible product. That may change soon, according to Digital…

Bandcamp, the online music marketplace for indie artists and labels, posted double digit growth across all parts of its business last year and paid out about US$70 million to musicians, the company…

It's an interesting time in The Streaming Wars (as the Seth Rogen-directed 2020 film about this period will no doubt be named). Spotify are in the lead up to their direct listing on the New York…

Apple Music is reportedly set to overtake streaming market leader Spotify in the US. According to Wall Street Journal, which attributes the finding to two music industry sources, Spotify has a…

There's nothing more frustrating in life than not getting the recognition that you deserve for something you've worked on. In fact, for years, this has been a rather sore point for many involved in…

Songwriters in the U.S. should see a lift in their measly royalty cheques after the National Music Publishers’ Association claimed victory in its push for a better cut on mechanicals from streaming…

Remember Napster? The early file-sharing service that effectively gave rise to the advent of digital music piracy? Well, Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson certainly seems to, slamming the…

While it's no secret that the royalty rates through Spotify are abysmal, artists and users may not be aware that the rate of pay per stream has actually been steadily decreasing since 2014. The…