Music streaming 2016, Part 2: the complex revenue equation

January 13, 2016March 28, 2016 Keith Hatschek and Robert Bassett

A big part of the revenue blurriness in music streaming is because many record deals were made before the advent of music streaming, using a model of selling a physical product. It’s time to tackle the job of drafting contracts to account for the fact that there are no manufacturing costs with streaming or download sales. Read more.

Music streaming 2016, Part 1: the current streaming landscape

January 12, 2016November 4, 2016 Keith Hatschek and Robert Bassett

2015 was marked by a number of high-profile artists continuing to speak out against the music streaming business model while excluding their music from providers like Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and many more. Mainstream artists have challenged whether streaming can ever be profitable for artists. Read more.