Google head of global partnerships Don Harrison confirmed Spotify paid a 0 percent commission when users chose to buy subscriptions through Spotify’s own system. If the users picked Google as their payment processor, Spotify handed over 4 percent — dramatically less than Google’s more common 15 percent fee. - The Verge
Article 285 will put into copyright law the “right to a fair and equitable remuneration” for all “agreements entered into by authors, composers, performers, directors and screenwriters with respect to their faculty of public communication and making available to the public of phonograms and audiovisual recordings”. - The Guardian
At around 7 a.m. Sunday at the TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, a 41-year-old worker for the venue's cleaning contractor was attacked and murdered by a 51-year-old man; the two reportedly knew each other. No performers or patrons were affected, though Sunday's events were cancelled. - The NL Times
The interest flows both ways. Not only are performers seeking out orchestras to partner with, but organizations such as the San Francisco Symphony see pop offerings as a way to broaden their patron base. - San Francisco Chronicle
"For (Julia) Perry, who died in 1979 at age 55, the 1950s and ’60s were replete with success, the summit of a career that fell into obscurity despite musicians’ admiration of her work." Perry's Stabat Mater returns to the concert hall this week. - The New York Times
MuchMusic is often commemorated for its halcyon days, but a proper examination of the decline of media and the dearth of music coverage today can be made by taking a closer look at the outlet’s demise. - The Walrus
“One of the ironies of Brookes history will be that the university will finally offer a proper performance space, at the same time that it is closing the doors to music students,” the letter notes. - ClassicFM
"I can totally admit that these questions highlight my naivety. But overall I really did enjoy my first experience at the orchestra, and although I felt a little clueless in some parts, life is all about learning after all.' - Liverpool Echo
Syracuse Opera board chair Camille Tisdel said ticket sales are down 40-60% from where they were prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The opera company had planned to stage three more productions. - Syracuse.com
The Arc preserves copies of every recording in all known formats. It has electronically catalogued more than 400,000 sound recordings and digitised 200,000 with the Internet Archive – more than any other public university or private library in America. - The Guardian
The orchestra, with music director Gustavo Gimeno, has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Harmonia Mundi; this is the label's first signing of a North American orchestra. The first release, of Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie, debuts next February. - Ludwig Van
A growing cadre of music fans have joined the Spotify tattoo craze as a conversation starter or a way to commemorate sentimental favorites like wedding first-dance songs. But while many on social media tout the tats and how well they scan, some are starting to discover that nothing in life is permanent, even tattoos. - The Wall Street Journal
Yes, this was one of the orphanages where girls were taught music to a high level by the likes of Vivaldi. The music room of the Ospedaletto (not Vivaldi's institution) has a fresco with a singer holding still-legible sheet music — which musicologist Marica Tacconi set out to identify. - The Conversation
Orin O'Brien, now 88, played double bass in the Phil for 55 years, retiring in 2021. She chose the instrument because she likes being in the background (not least because her parents were 1930s movie stars), and she would just cringe when Lenny complimented her by name. - The New York Times
