Music industry avoids legal battle with new streaming royalty deal
The deal marginally increases royalties but may benefit publishers in other ways.
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Clubhouse has a new high-quality audio option for musicians
Music mode lets users fine tune sound quality and hook up professional equipment.
Amazon Music adds artist Twitch streams
Musicians can now offer live performances and Q&As in the Amazon Music app.
Facebook adds official music videos to News Feed and Watch
Facebook will soon host music video premieres.
Spotify’s COVID-19 Music Relief page makes it easy to donate to artists
It will match up to $10 million in donations.
Bandsintown helps musicians make money with Twitch concerts
Artists might still make a living while COVID-19 keeps them at home.
Bandsintown will help artists promote livestreams
Get notified when your favorite bands are "performing."
Dropkick Murphys will livestream a St. Patrick’s Day show with no audience
Rather than cancel completely due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Musicians demand fairer pay for work on streaming movies and TV shows
Musicians' union calls for payment of residuals on streaming projects.
Spotify lets you add 15-second song clips to Facebook Stories
It brought a similar feature to Instagram last year.
Spotify event series offers aspiring artists music industry tips
The Co.Lab events will connect musicians with each other and experts.
Spotify offers free direct uploads for indie artists
Several hundred independent acts are included in the beta at launch.
Google adds tweet-like posts from musicians to search results
The posts show up in the musicians’ Knowledge Panels.
Spotify is on the hook for $150 million in class-action suit
Two artists claim that Spotify knowingly avoids paying royalties to some musicians.
