Some of the biggest names among British musicians have sent an open letter, as well as a petition, both addressed to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, demanding reform in music streaming.
Spotify has recently filed an artificial intelligence patent that includes proposed plans for a new plagiarism detection tool.
We're back talking about the latest happenings including Tekashi 6ix9ine's predictable return, Joe Rogan's Spotify deal, our thoughts on 'The Last Dance', the release of our first digital art exhibition: 'Black Fathers Matter', and more.
The new feature will allow songwriters to showcase a list of the songs they’ve written, alongside their most frequent artist collaborations. As well as artist specific "Written By" playlists.
Hidden in the fine print, record labels can track what you listen to, change what artists you follow, and potentially even control your music streaming remotely.
We're back talking about the Obama's Spotify podcast deal, a UK man's million dollar thrift store art find, 'When They See Us', and our greatest TV series of all-time.
According to reports, Amazon is preparing to enter the music streaming race with an ad-supported free music service that would be voice-activated through Amazon’s Echo speakers.
We're back and we're joined by special guest Jaron Lamar Davis, who joins us to talk about the major changes headed to both Spotify and YouTube and the positive and negative effects they'll have on musicians, particularly independent ones. Then he talks about the response and what he's learned from the release of his debut album earlier in the year, the pros and cons of music schools, and what he's cooking up for his next effort. Lastly we talk about signs of depression and cries for help in hip-hop music and whether the onus is on fans to speak up and/or reach out when they hear it over and over again.
Did Cardi B Live Up to the Hype, a Trio of Perfect Albums, and Getting Stuck in the Streaming Matrix
We're back and we finally got Cardi B's long anticipated debut album. We discuss our thoughts about the project and whether or not we believe it lived up to the immense hype and talk whether Nicki Minaj was being petty for starting her rollout right after it's release. We also talk about Apple Music removing the ability to download music and the increasing hold streaming services are having on people, if we think Coachella has become too mainstream and started to plateau, and our first 5 star album ratings of 2018 from Young Fathers, The Weeknd, and Saba - among other things.
His strong reaction came after a debate in the British Parliament, following the DCMS Committee's much-publicized investigation into streaming royalties.
Daniel Ek gave advice to all musicians how they can survive the current low the music industry is experiencing, and many artists' reactions were quick and very negative.
Musicians have been cut off from touring and live performances,which is the lifeblood for most, and Spotify has launched 3 new initiatives to help those in need.
Spotify has suddenly decided to cancel the possibility for an independent artist to directly upload their music onto the platform and SoundCloud has decided to step in.
Apple will be dropping its iconic iTunes platform in favor of fresh new purpose-specific contenders in the near future.
Music industry bigwigs weren’t able to prevent the, at-best, "muddy" Spotify practice, so they are joining the crowd instead.
IFPI, just released its annual report, which shows that, worldwide, the industry has grown by 9.7% in 2018 compared to 2017.
In this week's episode we talk about Spotify removing R. Kelly and XXXTENTACION from their playlists, the ongoing Kanye roller coaster, and Donald Glover's (aka Childish Gambino) turn as a SNL host, his mind blowing new video for "This Is America", and question whether he should be considered the greatest multi-talented artist we've ever seen. Then we end things by talking about a bunch of new albums to drop from Desiigner, Post Malone, Styles P, Rae Sremmurd, Janelle Monáe, Steve Angello, and BlocBoy JB. With Royce da 5'9", Janelle Monáe, and Steve Angello, in particular, taking their careers in new and exciting new directions with their most introspective albums yet.
What impact could a curated playlist of music have on the way viewers perceive an art exhibition? Whether intended to provide historical or artistic context, or as an abstract statement on the cross-genre interaction between visual and aural art, music could be the key to unlocking a more visceral, multi-sensory approach to art viewing and creation. The increasing use of various digital media already hints at a radically new way of exploring museums and galleries.
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