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The entire world is in crisis, so you could be forgiven if your first thought is not for the welfare of professional musicians. The image of the pampered rock star sashaying around the grounds of their mansion clutching a bottle of vintage champagne isn’t one that would elicit much sympathy. But that cliche, though true for a tiny few, disguises the reality of life for the vast majority. For years, so many musicians have had to have more than...

Letters The people of Scotland are paying for their vaccines and PPE, contrary to what the Tories like to suggest I REALLY do wish our elected members both at Holyrood and Westminster would point out to Boris and his sycophantic sidekicks that the people of Scotland are paying for their vaccines, their PPE, the presence of the armed forces et al through the vast amount of money garnered through all the overt and hidden taxes that are imposed on us as members of their precious Union! We aren...

‘There’s absolutely nothing in it.” That was Gary Numan’s withering assessment of music streaming services earlier this month. The British musician, who enjoyed hits with Are ‘Friends’ Electric? and Cars 40 years ago, told Sky News that in return for a million streams of one of his songs on Spotify, he had received the princely sum of £37 (€42).

‘There’s absolutely nothing in it.” That was Gary Numan’s withering assessment of music streaming services earlier this month. The British musician, who enjoyed hits with Are ‘Friends’ Electric? and Cars 40 years ago, told Sky News that in return for a million streams of one of his songs on Spotify, he had received the princely sum of £37 (€42). The question of how much services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, Soundcloud and Google Play pay artists has become a...

Lukas Harnisch | January 29, 2021 - 11:00 am Share this article: CREDIT: Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It’s become crystal clear this year that without touring revenue, many musicians have little hope of making a living. Streaming royalties are a pittance, and musicians have had to turn to new creative ways to stay afloat. Some sell exclusive vinyl, cassettes, and other merchandise on Bandcamp....

Spotify has been granted patent to utilise listeners speech for music recommendations. Swedish streaming giant Spotify, which reached a $50 billion market valuation in 2020, has been granted a patent with technology to use speech recognition as a tool to determine a users "emotional state, gender, age, or accent" to recommend content, Music Business Worldwide reports. The company were granted the patent “Identification of taste attributes from an audio signal” this month, after originall...

Covid crisis puts streaming under the spotlight Covid has robbed artists of revenues from playing live, but the crisis is also highlighting their scant returns from streaming Sir Paul McCartney made an unpalatable prediction for the music industry shortly before Christmas.  As ministers weighed tighter restrictions to wrest control of the pandemic, the Beatle due to headline this years Glastonbury festival gave a bleak outlook for Europes biggest live music event. "100,000 people closely pack...

Eater editors get asked this one question more than any other: “Where should I eat right now?” Jacksonville locals are always looking for new restaurants across the city and almost everyday it seems like there’s a new restaurant opening up in some part of town. For those looking for somewhere new to munch on dishes like pies and burgers, tacos and hot chicken, then look no further. Here are 13 new places to add to the ever growing list of restaurants to try. Editor’s Note: Most Florid...

NEVER thought I’d ever say such a thing, but well done Richard Leonard for facing the truth, standing down from his leadership of his party and saving the world from further humiliating attempts to avoid any effort to offer support rather than needless criticism of the First Minister’s outstanding and tireless efforts to overcome the difficulties caused by the Covid virus. How respectable it would be if leaders Davidson and Rennie would follow his lead and think again. Tom Gray Braco ...

Chief executive of rights society Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) Peter Leathem says record labels and new artists face massive competition from established acts.