Phantom Artists Stole Their Songs. They Couldn’t Get Them Back. Bad Dog, a group from D.C., was forced to take a crash course in streaming fraud, a shadowy realm that costs musicians $2 billion a year.
Mixtapes, T-Shirts and Even a Typeface Measure the Rise of Hip-Hop New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish.
Spotify to Cut 1,500 Jobs in Third Round of Layoffs this Year The music streaming service has expanded into podcasting and audiobooks but found it difficult to turn a consistent profit.
From Gaza, an Audio Diary of Despair In a series of voice memos sent via WhatsApp, Tasneem Ismael Ahel, 19, described the war unfolding around her in Gaza City.