2023-03-18
One of the odder stories of Elon-era Twitter chaos: the collapse of long-sought music licensing deals. Not for any negotiating impasse but because everybody got fired. w/ @RMac18 @kateconger https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Sources: Twitter explored licensing music rights from three major labels but negotiations stalled after Elon Musk's takeover and were abandoned due to costs
Twitter didn't move forward with the music licensing deals because of costs, people with knowledge of the matter said.
2022-02-18
Spotify's deal for Joe Rogan was for $200m +, twice earlier reports. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Sources: the value of Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan, which covers three and a half years, was at least $200M, twice the $100M that reports suggested at the time
The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known.
2021-10-21
Who bought that one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang album? NFT crew @PleasrDAO paid $4 million in a complex deal involving crypto (though Uncle Sam demands greenbacks). https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
PleasrDAO, a group of digital asset collectors, says it created an NFT that will stand as an ownership deed for Wu-Tang Clan's one-of-a-kind physical album
The government sold “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” to satisfy a judgment against its first owner, Martin Shkreli.
2021-06-17
Hey you. Heard of Twitch? Big gaming site. During the pandemic, musicians have embraced it for livestreaming, and — get this — make major money. A look at Twitch for music, and some of the artists who stream themselves dizzy there. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Twitch, where even niche artists can make thousands of dollars per month by cultivating fan tribes, is becoming increasingly attractive to musicians
and allows those connections to be efficiently monetized. https://www.nytimes.com/... @future_of_music : Ben's a great journalist and everyone should read everything he writes. But...