Liz Pelly’s Spotify book reveals how company uses ghost content

Harper’s Magazine has an excerpt from Liz Pelly’s book on Spotify, and already we get another bombshell. The company conspired to farm out ghost content, often substituting for known artists, to pay out less to artists. That much was suspected by anyone listening to the platform, but the details are even more damning and far-reaching than you might imagine.

James Blake is pitching “Vault,” a subscription download service

Diagnosing the problem is easy – streaming is fundamentally broken and opposed to artists’ interests and no one likes it. But finding a solution? After going viral with a rant about streaming, James Blake has revealed his answer – but it’s one we’ve seen before.

Peter Kirn - March 21, 2024

Muse Group to “partner” with music publishing giant Hal Leonard

Music consolidation continues – even beyond what we might have imagined. Hal Leonard is “joining” software maker Muse Group in a “partnership” (read: merger, but with separate operations, they say). Private equity giant Francisco Partners, the same company behind the NI – Plugin Alliance – iZotope conglomerate, is providing the investment.

Peter Kirn - December 4, 2023

Bandcamp layoffs reportedly cut deep into customer service

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2023

Bandcamp union describes workers locked out of systems, coming layoffs

Peter Kirn - October 5, 2023

Bandcamp never seemed to fit Epic; now Epic is selling it to Songtradr

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2023

Moog Music layoffs provoke dismay in synth community

Peter Kirn - September 24, 2023

Avid, makers of Pro Tools, Media Composer, Sibelius, will go to private equity

Peter Kirn - August 10, 2023

Bandcamp unveils interactive Listening Parties

Peter Kirn - August 8, 2023

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