Who cares about streaming payouts?

James Blake just went viral with a series of tweets about the state of the music industry, including one about artists not being able to live off streaming royalties. This isn’t news, we keep having the same discussion over and over again. Which leads us to the question: Does anyone actually care about streaming payouts? Juba joins OttO Kent in the studio to discuss this question. Plus: the Living Wage for Musicians Act, songs and sonics at the Oscars and Dig This – a new app to explore random genres.  

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