
Op-Ed: Spotify’s New ‘Discovery Mode’ Is Just Payola
The streaming service is rolling out a thinly veiled pay-for-play scheme that profits off the pandemic, write the musicians and songwriters of the Artist Rights Alliance
The streaming service is rolling out a thinly veiled pay-for-play scheme that profits off the pandemic, write the musicians and songwriters of the Artist Rights Alliance
“Genre doesn’t classify the style of music we listen to — it segregates the artists who make it,” writes the band's lead singer, whose new show Point of Origin challenges the "white-washed" image of alternative music
The Oregon-based rock band, which launched its own coin last month, explains how artists can use crypto to build the ultimate fan club
As streaming becomes a superstar's game, a film and television composer explains how the average musician can build a single song into 20 different revenue streams — or more
"Solely focusing on TikTok as a marketing strategy and artist development tool is myopic," says Max Gredinger, who manages Lauv and mxmtoon and advises more diversification in the music business
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