Category Archives: Musician Issues

Musician Issues: What YouTube Really Pays… Makes Spotify Look Good! #sxsw

Text by Trichordist Editor

Is this the future of music? We continue to look at more artist revenue streams. We’ve been waiting for someone to send us this kind of data. This info was provided anonymously by an indie label (we were provided screenshots but anonymized this info to a spreadsheet). Through the cooperative and collaborative efforts of artists […]

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MTP Interview with Blake Morgan on the First 30 Days of #irespectmusic by trichordist

By trichordist

Originally posted on MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY:
MTP:  How was the audience reaction for your first 30 days on the I Respect Music petition campaign?  Blake Morgan: It’s honestly––and very happily––been above and beyond anything we could have estimated or ever hoped for. If you ask anyone who’s been working with me on this, they’ll tell…

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Musician Issues: Content Creators Coalition’s Rally And Concert @ Le Poisson Rouge, Feb. 25th, 2014

Content Creators Coalition flierArtists’ Pay for Radio Play – Rally and Concert (sponsored by the Content Creators Coalition)

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, ph: 212- 505-3474)
Ticket: free
Genre: rally and music

Musician Issues: 7 royalty cheques that’ll make you lose your faith in the music industry | AUX

The Trichordist Editor

How little does the music industry pay artists? Shockingly little. Spotify, the dominant streaming music source in the U.S., is leaking money. They reportedly dole out 70 per cent of their revenue to royalties, and while that number seems high, consider this: each song stream pays an artist between one-sixth and one-eight of a cent. […]

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