Interesting news,
the contract between Sony and contract seems to have been leaked.
Goes to show just how much the big music companies can push to get the best deal for themselves before the artist they represent.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/19/8621581/sony-music-spotify-contract
So those artists blaming Spotify for poor payments should consider what deals are forced through by the record companies that dilute the potential revenue meant for artists (although they argue that all associated revenue is theirs it seems) and the connected music company (strange how artists complaining about Spotify or other free subscription models forget about this side of revenue slice forced upon download/streaming services).
Enjoy the read, will be interesting how this unfolds in next few days, or even if it is picked up and pushed by mainstream press.
Cheers
Orb
the contract between Sony and contract seems to have been leaked.
Goes to show just how much the big music companies can push to get the best deal for themselves before the artist they represent.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/19/8621581/sony-music-spotify-contract
So those artists blaming Spotify for poor payments should consider what deals are forced through by the record companies that dilute the potential revenue meant for artists (although they argue that all associated revenue is theirs it seems) and the connected music company (strange how artists complaining about Spotify or other free subscription models forget about this side of revenue slice forced upon download/streaming services).
Enjoy the read, will be interesting how this unfolds in next few days, or even if it is picked up and pushed by mainstream press.
Cheers
Orb