Russ is a bona fide superstar. So when he casually shared pages and pages of his music income statements from TuneCore on Instagram, a lot of artists and industry jumped on the post. The Atlanta-based rapper is one of the biggest champions of maintaining independence as an artist — even as he signed a deal with

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Last week, concert tracking pioneers BandsInTown launched BandsInTown Plus, which the company bills as a “first-of-its-kind live music streaming subscription service.” With livestream entertainment surging over the past year, BandsInTown aims to curate a consistent experience for fans, featuring more than 25 exclusive live concerts per month and access to additional content.  Naturally, the announcement led

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Live entertainers saw much of their industry come to a screeching halt in early 2020. For musicians, comedians, magicians, and other performers who relied mostly on live shows to pay the bills, COVID-19 could’ve been the nail in the coffin.  But the pandemic didn’t just cripple the entertainers. It hit the wallets of the talent buyers,

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Rumors swirled this week that Spotify removed thousands of songs from the platform without warning. The alleged culprit? Fake streams and songs on playlists utilizing bots. Before you jump too far ahead and assume things, we need to clarify a few points. For starters, these rumors mostly stem from a blog article DistroKid founder Philip Kaplan

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When the music community found out Chance the Rapper (real name Chancelor Bennett) and his longtime manager Pat Corcoran (aka “Pat the Manager”) parted ways in early 2020, it kind of felt like finding out your friends who have been dating since the 4th grade are getting a divorce. When Corcoran sued Bennett for millions

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