Proposed royalty rates from major streaming platforms called into question in the US
Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The increasing scrutiny into the streaming industry and its royalty models have reached a new high in the US. This comes after major streaming pla
British music organisations pen open letter to government expressing “deep disappointment” over Brexit touring negotiations
Image: Stealth A number of music organisations and industry figures have signed an open letter to the British government with regards to their “misinformation” regarding tourin
Black Lives In Music release revealing report on racism and discrimination in the UK music industry
Image: Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash A recent report from UK organisation Black Lives In Music (BLIM) has revealed devastating information regarding racism and discrimination in t
UK’s major music companies report an average gender pay gap of 25.3 percent for 2020
Image: Viktor Hanacek A recent report has revealed that six major UK music giants have an average gender pay gap of around 25.3 percent. These companies include Universal Music, Wa
Spotify launches new section for streaming DJ mixes
Image: Dan Sammons Following in the wake of Apple Music’s recent investment in DJ mixes and technology that supports copyright issues for DJs, Spotify has launched a section for
UK government orders inquiry into major labels following a report on the streaming industry
Image: Overdrive Interactive A report released by the UK Government on September 21 in response to a recent report on the streaming industry has called for an inquiry into major la
SoundCloud reveals Portishead track earned 500% more revenue from new fan-powered royalty model
SoundCloud has shared results from their new user powered royalty system which was unveiled in March. The “fan-powered” model allocates the revenue from a listener’s subscrip
DJ Juba launches second season of The Assurance Podcast with Gina Jeanz
Image: Cicely Grace Berlin’s DJ Juba has launched a second season of her podcast, The Assurance Podcast. The podcast is established to showcase rising women-identifying DJs from
U.K makes vaccine passports mandatory for entrance into nightlife venues
Image by Jack Taylor The U.K government’s proposal to enforce a vaccine passport policy at all nightlife venues will go ahead as planned. This means that it will be mandatory for
Number of double vaccinated people attending music gigs exceeds that of the general public, according to new survey
Image by Jody Hartley A recent survey conducted by The Music Venue Trust has found that the number of people attending gigs at live music venues who are double-vaccinated are highe
