7 stories tagged music-industry, newest first.
474 points by gnabgib | 495 comments
Apricitas Economics post analyzing the loss of over 200k US jobs in media, film, and the arts over four years and how much generative AI may be responsible.
169 points by cdrnsf | 259 comments
The Quietus news article reporting that Michael Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison and must forfeit $8 million for bot-farming music streams.
548 points by greenie_beans | 362 comments
Harper's Magazine report by Liz Pelly on Spotify's use of ghost artists and how the platform works against musicians.
335 points by luuurker | 285 comments
TorrentFreak article marking 25 years since Napster's 1999 launch and its influence on piracy and later streaming services like Spotify and Netflix.
520 points by mstep | 412 comments
404 Media news article reporting that Bandcamp's entire union bargaining team was laid off after Songtradr acquired Bandcamp from Epic Games.
567 points by donohoe | 524 comments
The Verge reports that about half of Bandcamp's staff were laid off after Songtradr acquired the music platform from Epic Games.
421 points by latexr | 252 comments
Techdirt opinion piece by Mike Masnick arguing Ed Sheeran's copyright lawsuits show modern copyright stifles rather than helps musicians.