The song, “Heart on My Sleeve,” racked up 15 million views on TikTok, 275,000 views on YouTube and over 600,000 streams on Spotify after being posted Friday. Universal Music Group acquires Frank Zappa’s catalog of musicĪn AI-generated song featuring the simulated vocals of Drake and The Weeknd that went viral over the weekend was yanked from streaming services after Universal Music Group labeled the tune “infringing content created with generative AI.” Woke employee who refused to work while ‘mourning’ Roe v. The project currently has over 28,000 signatures.Universal Music CEO calls for new streaming model after strong Q4Ĭapitol Records severs ties with ‘virtual rapper’ The Union has put forward a project to fight for justice for musicians. According to the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW), “ The company behind the streaming platform continues to accrue value, yet music workers everywhere see little more than pennies in compensation for the work they make”. Currently, Spotify pays musicians between $0.003 and $0.005 per stream on average, with 70% of revenue going toward artists/rights holders and 30% to Spotify. His recently released collaborative album with 21 Savage, Her Loss, which was released on 4th November 2022 surpassed 1 billion streams in December of the same year.Īccording to the Financial Times, Universal Music Group together with other major streaming services is undergoing a new model that would pay musicians fairly. In 2021 alone, it is reported that he earned $52 million with 21.5 billion streams. Being the most-streamed musician makes him one of the most-paid musicians on the platform. I have enough dinner plates.”Īs the most-streamed musician of the 2010s and in the history of Spotify, Drake has some of the biggest songs on Spotify. “ We should get bonuses like athletes to motivate the future artists to be consistent and competitive… So feel free to send me a Lebron-sized cheque.
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