February 16, 2023| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Photo: Diane Warren (Facebook) | By David Pogue, CBS Sunday Morning | What makes a perfect love song? Is it... Read More → The Rules for Writing a Love Song
February 2, 2023| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
By Benn Jordan, Sonic State | Video article – watch it! | Benn Jordan has taken another in-depth look... Read More → Why Spotify Will Ultimately Fail
Photo: Linda Ronstadt | By Scottie Andrew, CNN | Linda Ronstadt’s “Long, Long Time” appeared not once... Read More → Everything Old is New Again? Linda Ronstadt Streams Soar After ‘The Last of Us,’ evoking Kate Bush and ‘Stranger Things’
January 26, 2023| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Photo: Spotify | By Alexandra Canal, AOL/Yahoo | Layoffs have hit music streaming giant Spotify (SPOT). The... Read More → Spotify Cuts 6% of Workforce, Content Chief to Depart as CEO Ek Stresses ‘efficiency’
January 12, 2023| Featured Members| Barb Dye
Photo: Jenn Cleary | Each month, COMBO Board Member T-Loop makes up a new Spotify playlist honoring Colorado... Read More → COMBO’s Featured Songs for January 2023
November 3, 2022| Congratulations| Barb Dye
Photo: Taylor Swift | By Dan Heching, CNN | Taylor Swift is breaking yet another record thanks to the release... Read More → Taylor Swift Breaks Another Record by Claiming All Top 10 Spots of the Billboard Hot 100
September 8, 2022| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Joey Helpish (Photo by Ashley Elizabeth Perry) | By Katie Notopoulos, BuzzFeed News Reporter | There are many... Read More → Kids Yell “Poop” at Alexa and These Musicians Profit
September 8, 2022| Congratulations| Barb Dye
(KDVR – Denver) – Colorado is no stranger to producing big-name musical acts. But with Centennial... Read More → Seven Colorado Bands with Strong Listenership on Spotify
August 18, 2022| Research| Barb Dye
By Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian | It would have been unimaginable in our 20s, but these days more and more... Read More → Bring That Beat Back: Why Are People in Their 30s Giving Up On Music?
July 14, 2022| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
By Elio Quinton, Pudding | It is commonly understood that artists make money when their music is played on... Read More → How Artists Get Paid From Streaming
May 19, 2022| Interesting Bits| Barb Dye
Photo: Secretary of State Antony Blinken (official) | Stephen Colbert’s guest on his show on May 18th was... Read More → Meet USA Secretary of State and Guitarist Antony Blinken
April 28, 2022| Research| Barb Dye
The Guardian | As dust from the gold rush settles, big record companies and elite artists emerge firmly on... Read More → ‘Odds are against you’: The Problem With the Music Streaming Boom
April 21, 2022| Songwriter's Corner| Barb Dye
Photo: Ed Sheeran | By Caitlin O’Kane, CBS News | Ed Sheeran has won a copyright lawsuit over his song... Read More → Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Lawsuit Over 2017 Hit “Shape of You”
April 14, 2022| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
Photo: Benn Jordan | By Tim De Chant, ARS Technica | Benn Jordan was flattered when he scanned his inbox.... Read More → An Old Music Industry Scheme, Revived for the Spotify Era
April 14, 2022| Reports| Barb Dye
By The Artist Rights Alliance, Rolling Stone | Getting discovered in the music business has never been easy.... Read More → Op-Ed: Spotify’s New ‘Discovery Mode’ Is Just Payola
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