Spotify – the Thom Yorke debate
Earlier this month, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and his producer Nigel Godrich came out against music straming services, particularly Spotify.
As Spotify continues to grow into the Worlds #1 streaming site, so its detractors grow.
The Goodwin Games – Jon Allen
Wardlaw Music artist Jon Allen recently had 2 of his tracks synced on the FOX TV series The Goodwin Games. ‘Sweet Defeat’ was played on the 4th episode (June 10th), as we see the character Chloe go back to college to further her career as an actor. While having a chat with her friend at a restaurant, you can hear Jon Allen’s ‘Sweet Defeat’ playing in the background.
‘Joanna’ synced in the episode titled “The Box” and aired on July 1st.
Facebook – is it alienating music?
Facebook’s decision last year to start charging to send updates to all subscribers has alienated some independent labels. Helienne Lindvall’s piece on Digital Music News looks further into the issue.
Music Streaming: What is the future
Music Think Tank has produced an interesting article on the issue of Streaming, comparing music to film and how the music industry, from writer, artists, record companies and music publishers, is looking to catch up.
Winners World – New mixtape from Wizzy Wow
Fresh from his writing and production credits on Chrisette Micheles ‘Better’ album, Wardlaw Music artist Wizzy Wow is back with his ‘Winners World’ mixtape.