Claude Edwin Theriault and Cajun Dead·Oct 16The Streaming Fraud Inquiry Is Open for Comment, and Small Songwriters Have More at Stake Than…When a federal agency asks the public how music streaming gets robbed, most working songwriters never see the question. This week the…
Claude Edwin Theriault and Cajun Dead·Oct 8The Lowercase “ai” Lane: How a Human-Written Acadian Song Catalogue Is Slipping Into the Mainstream…The streaming world spent 2026 building walls against machine-made music. Tidal stopped paying royalties on fully synthetic tracks. Deezer…
Claude Edwin Theriault and Cajun Dead·Oct 3Half the Royalties Go Independent, but the Long Tail Is Still Long: What Spotify’s Loud & Clear…Every few months the streaming industry publishes a number that is supposed to settle the argument about whether independent artists can…A response icon1
Claude Edwin Theriault and Cajun Dead·Sep 25The Pool Problem: Why a Deep Spotify Catalogue Beats a Hit Single in World Music’s New Royalty MathEvery few months, the streaming industry publishes a number designed to sound like good news for independent musicians. This year it was…
Bobby Owsinski·Mar 265 Stats From Spotify You Should Know AboutThe Platform Works For Some, But Not For Others