In a letter to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, a group of concerned musicians have expressed concern over one of the streaming giant’s technological patents. The patent in question allows for the “identification of taste attributes from an audio signal.” In other words, the patent would allow Spotify to develop a speech-recognition function which would shape …
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Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and more sign letter calling on Boris Johnson to fix streaming economy
Some of the UK’s biggest musical stars have signed a new open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for a reform to the streaming economy – see it in full below. The letter, from the Musicians’ Union in association with the Ivors Academy and the #BrokenRecord campaign, says that the law around streaming revenues …
Emily Warren, other songwriters take stance against unfair crediting practices in open letter – Dancing Astronaut Emily Warren, other songwriters take stance against unfair crediting practices in open letter
by: Rachel Narozniak Apr 2, 2021 In a March 30 open letter, prominent singer-songwriters Emily Warren, Justin Tranter, and Ross Golan pledged that they will no longer provide publishing or songwriting credit to artists or other individuals who did not contribute to a song’s writing process. The authors of the letter, who identify as “The …
Watch Bruce Springsteen perform acoustic tracks from ‘Letter To You’ at virtual Stand Up For Heroes gig
Bruce Springsteen performed three acoustic tracks at this year’s Stand Up For Heroes benefit gig last night (November 19). The Boss performed ‘House Of A Thousand Guitars’ from his new ‘Letter To You’ album, with wife and bandmate Patti Scialfa, in an empty New Jersey bar. Springsteen also played a solo-acoustic version of ‘Long Walk …
San Holo Announces Social Media Hiatus in Letter to Fans
San Holo is taking a step back from social media. The future bass powerhouse and bitbird founder has announced that he is taking a much-needed break from his phone. Amid a dumpster fire of a year that doesn’t seem to be getting any better any time soon—thanks in part to social media—our mental health is of the …
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