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Apple and Amazon’s Hi-Res audio moves signal a maturing market [MARK MULLIGAN] Apple and Amazon’s moves to add Hi-Res audio at no extra cost were as much about a mature streaming market as they were about besting Spotify, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan. By Apple and Amazon made a splash this week by integrating Hi-Res Dolby Atmos audio into the basic tiers of their streaming services. The timing, i.e. just after Spotify started increasing prices, is – how shall we put it,  interesting. It also struck a blow against the music industry’s long-held hope that Hi-Res was going to be th...

What orphan songs can teach the MLC With the Mechanical Licensing Collective recently receiving $424 and counting in black box royalty payments, a lot of questions are being raised about what the MLC can learn from orphan works, and what exactly ‘due diligence means when it comes to seeking out copyright owners. Guest post by As you may be aware, The MLC recently received $424 million as payment of the “inception to date” unmatched mechanical royalties held at a number of streaming platforms, sometimes called the “black box.” Why do we have a black box at all? For the same reason y...

SoundCloud throws down with fan-powered royalties SoundCloud has been making waves recently by being the first service to switch to a user-centric royalty model, where listeners pay for the music they’re actually listening to. Here, we look at how this process actually works, and what the broader implications for the industry might be. Guest post by SoundCloud is the first music service to adopt a version of the ethical pool principles in a user-centric royalty model and I have to applaud the effort. It’s a really good first step. “Fan Powered” royalties tries to connect the dots bet...