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The festival returns for its second weekend with a slew of electronic acts on the bill
The streaming giant reportedly hopes to “appeal to young users, while generating new revenue for artists”
“It doesn’t come for free... we’re going to split whatever the cost is”
Next month, the Swedish streaming giant will increase the price of its individual premium service plan from £10.99 to £11.99
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) have called the voluntary code “a milestone”
Artists will receive a 10% higher royalty fee for spatial audio content
The free streaming platform for launches, documentaries, series and more arrives later this year
StreamingDirectPlay gives you access to Beatport's catalogue of 11+ million tracks
"Good quality metadata benefits everyone who creates and enjoys music"
It comes less than a year after up to 20% off its staff lost their jobs
Acts spend more than they make from streams, sales, sync and other music revenue streams combined
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The milestone comes as the Swedish company lays off 6% of its workforce, affecting about 600 employees
The study also found that 60% of streams were of music recorded by only the top 0.4% of artists
Tickets for seven events are currently available to buy via the new website
Warner is the first major label to adopt the user-centric payout system
The 44% increase to songwriter and publisher payouts will go ahead despite a 2019 appeal by Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora
Other key findings from the report include a "permanent" shift in expectation around diversity within the industry
"I did not agree to them taking this action and I'm truly shocked that it has come to this," he said on Twitter
Three of Four Tet's albums released on Domino have been remove from streaming services amid a dispute between the label and artist over royalties.
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With the vast majority signed to major labels
Just 0.4 percent of artists in the UK make a living from streaming plays of their music, according to a new study.
The research —...