Recording Industry

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• SOURCE: Jacobin
  3/6/2022
  

  When Musicians Went on Strike – and Won

  by Joey De La Neve Defrancesco

  Professional unionized musicians in the 1940s struck to stop the impact of recording technology on their livelihoods. It's an example for musical artists being squeezed by streaming services today. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  9/26/2021
  

  How the Drive-By Truckers Hacked the Music Industry

  by Stephen Deusner

  Through lineup changes, record label hassles, and fans upset with their political lyrics, the Truckers have used the internet and social media to build support and survive for decades. Their story is a history of the changing business and a map for younger acts.