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Jazz Composer Maria Schneider Takes on the “Data Lords” in Song
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Jazz Composer Maria Schneider Takes on the “Data Lords” in Song

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 / 28 October 2020

Grammy-winning jazz composer Maria Schneider released Data Lords partly as a reaction to her outrage that streaming music services are harvesting the data of listeners even as they pay musicians so little that creativity is at risk. She speaks with us about the project.

Brits in Hot Weather Spotify Playlist
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Brits in Hot Weather Spotify Playlist

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 / 25 August 2018

Brits in Hot Weather now has a regularly updated Spotify playlist featuring the best new British music from new artists.

Get All You Deserve: An Interview with Steven Wilson on Streaming Music
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Get All You Deserve: An Interview with Steven Wilson on Streaming Music

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 / 27 June 2016
Porcupine Tree's centerpiece Steven Wilson held out to streaming services longer than the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Why he changed his mind recently proved worthy of a lengthy discussion.
Forgotify Rises to the Challenge of Spotify
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Forgotify Rises to the Challenge of Spotify

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 / 20 March 2014
Forgotify serves as an entry into an internet wormhole, into the many songs that streaming listeners forgot, and it shows us a lot about our habits in the process.
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Got a Song Request? There’s an App for That

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 / 19 May 2013
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In Defense of the Music Collector

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 / 30 April 2013
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The Death Knell Sounds Again: The History of Music Industry Whining

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 / 24 April 2013
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O Great Spotify, Where Are You?

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 / 4 March 2011