Tag: digital music
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Napster’s AI-Music App: A Comeback in the Making
Napster Returns with an AI-Driven Music Experience Three weeks after shuttering a user-scarce streaming service, Napster is back on the scene with a new AI-powered music app. The relaunch marks a pivot from its long-running identity as a pirate-turned-legitimate streaming brand to a more experimental product strategy that leans on artificial intelligence to curate, create,…
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Spotify’s Payout Per Stream Exposed: A Veteran Singer Sounds the Alarm on the Unfair Model
Introduction: The sting of streaming royalties In an era where digital streams supposedly democratize music access, many artists find the financial reality far less glamorous. A veteran singer—who helped launch the band Los Campesinos! with six friends at Cardiff University in 2006—recently spoke out about the economics of streaming. The claim is blunt: Spotify’s payout…
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Nasty C: Streaming Has Devalued Music, Reigniting the Debate Over Artist Revenue
Streaming’s Value vs. Old-School Sales The conversation around how musicians earn a living has long pivoted on the shift from physical sales to digital streams. In South Africa, rapper Nasty C has added his voice to the chorus, stating that streaming has devalued music. Speaking during a recent interview on Okay FM, he reaffirmed a…