Spotify allegedly using ‘ghost artists’ to minimise royalty costs

According to Liz Pelly’s findings in Harper’s Magazine, the ghost artists are appearing on all sorts of popular playlists from jazz and classical to lo-fi hip-hop. It effectively lowers the amount of royalties Spotify pays genuine musicians while increasing their overall profit margins.

https://musictech.com/news/music/spotify-uses-ghost-artists-on-playlists-report-claims/

Chromeo launches one-of-a-kind cassette player with We Are Rewind

As We Are Rewind states, Chrome’s music “just feels meant to be played on cassette”. The brand, which is based in France, is on a mission to bring the humble cassette player back, and sells an array of them in sleek modern designs and colourways, plus a range of accompanying accessories.

https://musictech.com/news/gear/chromeo-we-are-rewind-cassette-player/

Test de Synthmaster 3 de KV331 – Le maître des synthés ?

Dur de ne pas être emballé par ce qui nous est proposé dans cette troisième version : pour un prix très raisonnable (et carrément agressif en période de promo), on tient là une copieuse mise à jour d’un des synthés les plus complets du marché.

https://fr.audiofanzine.com/synthe-virtuel-hybride/kv331-audio/synthmaster-3/editorial/tests/test-de-synthmaster-3-de-kv331.html