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“We want your subscription to go to the artist you listen to. Nobody can fraud that”: Deezer's CEO takes on streaming giants with fairer royalties for artists
By Daniel Griffiths published
Alexis Lanternier positioned Deezer as an ethical alternative to Spotify and Apple Music in a recent interview with The Guardian

“Without small venues you wouldn’t have Depeche Mode, which is a world not really worth living in”: Kelly Lee Owens worries that clubs could be dead within the decade
By Daniel Griffiths published
Appearing on the Sidetracked podcast, the artist/producer spells out the latest stats and her concerns for the future of the UK's electronic music scene

“I owe it to my brethren in metal not to have a Spotify account”: Dani Filth’s anti-Spotify sentiment
By Daniel Griffiths last updated
Update – Spotify responds: "£20!? Spotify has paid out around a million dollars in revenue to Cradle of Filth’s rightsholders."

“He is the only one who knew when his songs were finished…”: Avicii collaborator slams posthumous release
By Daniel Griffiths published
‘New’ posthumous material from Avicii has appeared, but the track’s vocalist Sandro Cavazza isn’t happy

Adele and Stormzy producer Fraser T Smith launches scheme to encourage more diversity in music production
By Will Simpson published
Future Producer Academy is now accepting applications

How Lola Young built on the viral success of Messy - and what musicians can learn from her journey
By Mark Knight published
Exploding on TikTok or getting that one big hit might be something many artists are trying to crack - but it's no guarantee of long-term success

“Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”: Universal Music cave in to Chappell Roan and launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund
By Daniel Griffiths published
Two weeks after her Grammys call-to-action it looks like at least one major label was listening

Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech triggers celebrity pile-on as pop’s big names pledge charity cash
By Daniel Griffiths published
Her scathing speech was aimed to push the majors into revising their attitude, but so far it’s only the stars themselves who’ve stepped up
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