Even if you only casually follow the trials and tribulations of the modern music industry, you’ve probably seen some iteration of the following article on music streaming royalties: “My Song Got One Million Plays on Pandora and All I Got Was X Dollars.” Without question, music streaming royalties are granular.[1] But the dollar figures attached […]
Why Beats Music Might Beat Spotify in Battle of Music Streaming Services
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer Let’s get this out of the way early: I’m excited about Beats Music. Although I’ve defended Spotify at times, I’ve done so mostly because (1) there’s a lot of bad information out there about it; and (2) it needed to succeed because, what else is there? Well, starting on January […]