SoundExchange Responds: Billboard, Check Your Math…
Are streaming radio (non-interactive) royalties really in the toilet? Not according to SoundExchange, which is now challenging a report suggesting abysmal artist payouts.
Report: Apple Urging Labels to Reject Amazon MP3 “Daily Deals”
Apple has begun urging record labels not to participate in a discounted MP3 promotion offered by rival Amazon.com and withdrawing iTunes Store marketing support for some releases featured as Amazon “Daily Deals,” Billboard reported, citing sources.