New law forces Apple Music and Spotify to pay artists more for their songs

Eddy Cue, the current senior vice president of Internet Software and Services at Apple, is famously credited with the creation of the $0.99 song when he negotiated royalties the nascent Apple Music will pay to artists for each play.

Fast forward a few years, and the Spotifies, Apple Musics, and countless other tune streamers, have brought said artists to the coupon line, forcing them to rely on endless tours and live performances for revenue instead of the studio albums of yesteryear. That, and selling merch.

Lo and behold, Congress, of all entities, ...

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