Better ways to music industry
Introducing the Music Economy Development Initiative — Center for Music Ecosystems
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This is why I think we slightly miss the mark when we say that streaming has “devalued music”. If the amount of capital flowing to the sites of consolidated power in the industry is any indication, music is perhaps more valuable than it’s ever been. What has been devalued is the labor that creates it. Left unchecked, a process squeeze is ultimately... See more
Devon Hansen • The great process squeeze: How efficiency bias is choking the music industry
🔵 Centralising data ownership for artists and stakeholders
Darren Hemmingsnetworknotes.motiveunknown.com
I know a ton of people, from when I started researching in 2021, at public libraries around the United States and Canada that have been working on local music streaming programmes, where they pay small flat fees to local artists to license their music for these small-scale, locally focused music streaming programmes.
Liz Pelly • 40: All the things Spotify didn't want you to know but Liz Pelly found out
And it will get worse as Spotify and other music streamers learn how to replace human music with AI slop. They are already doing this—and with more success than anyone anticipated.
Unless record labels develop exciting new human talent, they will have no response to these initiatives. Musicians and listeners will both suffer from the resulting creat... See more
Unless record labels develop exciting new human talent, they will have no response to these initiatives. Musicians and listeners will both suffer from the resulting creat... See more
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Properly capturing the value of music globally requires investment, policies, education and political commitment to ensure that music—as property—can be owned, managed, monetized, and taxed.
Introducing the Music Economy Development Initiative — Center for Music Ecosystems
After some research – as well as first-hand experiences – I’m wrapping my head around the concept of clubbing in 2025.
We all know very well how for decades, clubbing, has been a strong form of culture: finding out what was ‘the plan’ for the weekend – and eventually where’s the rave at – was basically dogma. Also, raves and nightclubs were places f
... See moreThe great process squeeze: How efficiency bias is choking the music industry
Devon Hansenparacosm.substack.com
Africa makes up 18% of the world’s population, 3% of the world’s gross domestic product and half a percent of the world’s value of music copyright. Yet, African artists are achieving global recognition, with local genres such as Afrobeats or Amapiano becoming globally consumed genres. It is just as common to hear Asake in a taxi in Saudi Arabia as ... See more