“That night she sang and played with such dignity, so incredibly, and she did five or six encores,” she said. “For me, she was the greatest musician of the 20th Century. She didn’t write many songs, but the ones she wrote were among the most profound of the era. ‘Be My Husband’ was one such song. The lyrics spin a paradox of romantic assertion and submission.” … [Read more...] about Anohni Shares Cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘It’s All Over New, Baby Blue’
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Spotify Dreams of Artists Making a Living. It Probably Won’t Come True
In an interview last week, Daniel Ek told Music Ally of his disappointment over the frequency with which artists continue to publicly slam the lack of royalties they receive from his platform. “It’s quite interesting that while the overall [revenue] pie is growing, and more and more people can partake in that pie, we tend to focus on a very limited set of artists,” said Ek, in a reference to those acts voicing their economic displeasure. He added that in Spotify’s existence, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single artist saying ‘I’m happy with all the money I’m getting from streaming.'” Ek countered that “unequivocally, from the data” there are in fact an ever-growing group of artists able to live off streaming income. … [Read more...] about Spotify Dreams of Artists Making a Living. It Probably Won’t Come True
