Why Taylor Swift broke up with Spotify
Music superstar Taylor Swift and her label Big Machine Music have pulled her catalog of songs from the music streaming service Spotify.[…]“There’s only three major labels left on the planet. They have...
View Article“Radio” and Artist Compensation: A Study in Contrasts
radio.jpg Wide Streaming music is getting a lot of attention lately. Some of this is because country/pop superstar Taylor Swift removed her catalog from Spotify, and majormediaoutlets like to ask folks...
View ArticleMaking Streaming Work for Musicians
streaming-audio.jpg Wide By Casey RaeI’ve talked a lot about Taylor Swift these past couple of weeks. She’s a bona fide superstar, and people wanna know what’s up with her decision to pull catalog from...
View ArticleSome Questions About Apple's New Music Offerings
150608163951-apple-music-780x439.jpg Wide As expected, Apple announced its forthcoming music streaming service on Monday at its annual WorldWide Developers Conference. The service is scheduled to...
View ArticleHigh Five to Taylor Swift (And 5 More Things to Consider)
taylorswift.jpg Wide Every so often your pals at FMC take the weekend to do stuff like… make music. Seems like whenever we do, a major industry story breaks. To wit: Taylor Swift’s open letter to...
View ArticleIn The Battle Between Taylor Swift And Apple, Swift Didn't Fight Alone
[…]But, as The Future of Music Coalition reports, independent music labels deserve some of the credit for Apple’s reversal as well. “It wasn’t just Taylor Swift,” Casey Rae of the Future of Music...
View ArticleWhat Does This Man Have In Common With Taylor Swift?
[…]Over the past year, Merlin has also struck several major deals that run counter to what major labels have been willing to do. It recently agreed to work with SoundCloud, the massive streaming site...
View ArticleWho Is More Powerful - Congress or Taylor Swift?
“Is there any limit to Taylor Swift’s power?” Tim Lordan asks.It’s just before 1 p.m. this past Friday, and Lordan — the executive director of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee — is...
View ArticleTaylor Swift on Spotify (Well, not Exactly)
ryan adams.jpg Wide Today, we heard news that Americana hero Ryan Adams plans to record a covers version of the latest Taylor Swift record, 1989. We’ve been asked whether Adams’ album will be on...
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