EMPIRE, the distributor and publisher, is leading the music industry with cryptocurrency payments, having paid a $1 million advance in Bitcoin using Cash App. Money Man received the first advance of its kind, with the distributor utilising modern technologies.Continue Reading
The industry and songwriters have long chastised Spotify for not increasing its royalty payment. Despite mounting criticism, the Spotify board of directors and other leading music tech businesses are opposed to increasing their income split with people who make the platform what it is: a music service. Spotify and otherContinue Reading
Musicians will be able to receive payments in cryptocurrency thanks to a partnership between UnitedMasters and Coinbase. Steve Stoute, the CEO of UnitedMasters, said: “Working with Coinbase to give independent artists the ability to be paid in crypto is a natural next step for us, using technology to ensure thatContinue Reading
