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MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #71
Happy Friday,
The World Intellectual Property Organization commissioned a Streaming Remuneration Report on the impact of streaming on "nonfeatured" artists and "featured artists".
This essay by Li Jin and Katie Parrott takes a really deep look on the legitimacy crisis in the creator economy.
And this case-study on Hic et Nunc by Bas Grasmayer explains really well how communities on web3 can bring platforms back to life if they get shut down.
Enjoy reading and have a fantastic weekend.
Cheers,
Matt
The investment that is pouring into music rights has exploded in recent years, hitting $10 billion at the time of writing and set to increase much further. Many rights acquisitions deals have been based…
The next 10 years in music hold a wealth of opportunity, but only if copyright, revenue collection, and distribution catch up. — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Utopia COO Roberto Neri puts forward his case for an overhaul of how music creators earn and receive money…
Wednesday’s awards show reaffirmed Nashville’s commitment to dollars over decency.
Why Songwriters Should Care About Inflation Protection for Mechanical Licenses — musictech.solutions
Index statutory mechanical royalties before inflation hits.
Tribes are the future of fandom (and that may or may not be a good thing) — musicindustryblog.wordpress.com
At MIDiA, we spend a lot of time exploring the fan economy and how new forms of fandom are redefining media businesses. The most significant underlying dynamic is the fragmentation of fandom: ...
Introducing $STREAM: A new tokenized research framework for the music industry — waterandmusic.mirror.xyz
In December 2021, Water & Music will be launching $STREAM, a research token designed to incentivize, credit, and reward collaborative knowledge-sharing in music, tech, and entertainment.
Patreon’s building native video hosting for creators to sidestep YouTube - The Verge — www.theverge.com
CEO Jack Conte confirms to The Verge that Patreon is building a video product that’ll allow people to host their videos on the platform. He’s also launching a podcast called The Creator Economy.
An integral part of Frank Zappa’s band the Mothers of Invention, Ruth Underwood stayed mostly in the background on stage and in the studio, filling the sound with her indispensable contributions on marimba, harp, xylophone, vibraphone, and drums.
Wax on, wax off: unblocking the great vinyl logjam - Music Business Worldwide — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Columnist Eamonn Forde's 12-point checklist to fix the vinyl backlog…
TIDAL to launch user-centric royalties system and direct-to-artist payments - Music Business Worldwide — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
TIDAL makes raft of announcements around membership tiers and artist payments…
Competing Apes Could Spell Trouble For Major Label Crypto Plans