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I n 2012 it was indisputably Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” In 2002, Nelly’s “Hot in Herre,” tailed by Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “Crazy In Love” in 2003. Back in 1992, it was Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back”; the Police’s “Every Breath You Take” for 1983, and so on. Summer’s …

On Thursday morning, Spotify will send invitations to several hundred independent artists in the U.S. inviting them to a new feature that allows them to upload songs and albums directly — without going through a single label company, distribution group or Spotify employee — and automatically receive royalty payments in …

As the U.S. Senate firms up a major decision this week about the Music Modernization Act — a piece of music legislation that was once guaranteed to sail smoothly into law, but has been waylaid by a series of surprising dissents from inside the music industry— a group of more …

Headlines haven’t been kind to electric guitars. Slipping sales year over year made for a bleak portrait, and by last September, even Eric Clapton wondered if the instrument was on its way out. “Maybe the guitar is over,” he mused, responding to reports that electric guitar sales had crashed half …

Spotify, despite the critics, is doubling down on its commitment to free music. In its first major move since going public earlier this month, the music-streaming company Tuesday unveiled a new version of its mobile app that unlocks certain premium features for free users. Previously, users on the free, advertisement-supported …