Exploration Audio Newsletter - June 4, 2021

YouTube’s head of music Lyor Cohen announced in a recent blog post that the company paid out more than $4 billion in royalties to artists, songwriters, and rights-holders over the past twelve months. He also added that it added more paid members to its streaming service in Q1 2021 than in any other quarter since launch.

Live streaming platform Twitch was hit with new copyright infringement claims from music publishers last week over the use of copyrighted music played in the background of recorded VODs (on-demand videos). The company stated that it believes that music publishers used automated tools to identify the copyrighted music in its users’ clips, and says it expects there will likely be more DMCA takedown notices on the way.

The House Judiciary Committee is requesting more information regarding Spotify’s new feature “Discovery Mode,” which lets artists and labels agree to take a lower royalty rate on certain tracks in exchange for higher priority in its algorithms. In a letter to Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek, Rep. Jerry Nadler and Rep. Hank Johnson, Jr. expressed their concerns that the program could lead to lower pay for artists and fewer choices for consumers.

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