REWIND: The new music industry’s week in review

As we flip back through a busy week in the music industry, we revisit Taylor Swift’s ongoing legal conflict with Utah’s ‘Evermore’ theme park, how several artists are making a killing selling NFTS (and just what exactly an NFT is), Soundcloud’s introduction of ‘fan-powered royalties,’ and more.

• Taylor Swift, Evermore theme park dispute escalates with countersuit brought by Swift’s team
• CD Baby artist payments up 26% in 2020 including 111% YouTube Music growth
• What are NFTs and how are Kings Of Leon, Grimes, 3LAU making millions selling them?
• Soundcloud introduces ‘fan-powered royalties’ plan aimed at paying artists more fairly
• The recorded music industry did alright last year with $12 billion in revenue
• Bandsintown has helped 21,000 musicians promote 75,000 live streams for free
• Music For Black History Month: A data journey through Memphis, Baltimore, Detroit
• Court dismisses $50M Wixen vs Triller lawsuit on a technicality