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royalties How a math trick helped one band made 500% more in streaming music royalties Thom Dunn
Enter Sandman The new Metallica tribute album costs $50 to download Thom Dunn
digital audio workstation How one electronic music producer wants to decolonize music software Thom Dunn
broken record Did Kurt Cobain fake his death and re-invent himself as Rivers Cuomo? Producer Rick Rubin asks Rivers Cuomo. Thom Dunn
physical media The overlooked environmental impacts of the music industry Thom Dunn
music on television Apple launches 24-hour streaming "music television" network that's definitely not the same as MTV Thom Dunn
CDs Vinyl records now outselling CDs David Pescovitz
mp3 players Read this: a history of the MP3, arguing that it's more influential than vinyl Thom Dunn
12 tapes for a penny A delightful retrospective on those old Columbia Tape Club deals, in the time of coronavirus Thom Dunn
90s nostagia Reply All goes on a wild scavenger hunt to find a song that might not exist Thom Dunn
midi art A pair of musicians recorded every possible MIDI melody just to get around copyright law Thom Dunn
distrokid My music distribution service is now offering automated memes Thom Dunn
boycott What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn
music industry How badly do streaming services rip off musicians? A chart, updated Andrea James
billboard 2016's best-selling musical artist on CD? Mozart Andrea James
miles davis When Miles Davis named his album Bitches Brew David Pescovitz