Transmission: What We've Been Reading

Vulture The streaming problem: how spammers, superstars, and tech giants gamed the music industry

Music Business Worldwide Soundcloud slashes 40% of staff as financial reality hits hard

Noisey Back up your shit, because Soundcloud might be dying

Canadian Federation of Musicians Processing delays alert for U.S. work permits for Canadian musicians

Bloomberg Businessweek The music industry's still off key

Music Business Worldwide YouTube loses ground on us subscription music streaming in first six months of 2017

The Guardian The final bar? How gentrification threatens America's music cities

The Walrus What's holding back the East Coast music scene?

Stamp the Wax Is it hard for festivals to book gender-balanced lineups? Into the Valley humbly suggests not.

The Industry Observer Facebook plans to integrate existing streaming services into its feed

MSN Haim urges for more women in the music industry

FYI Music News Stingray - the profitable anomaly with explosive growth

Music Business Worldwide Why Spotify’s fake artists problem is an epidemic. Literally.

Vice Women Music Producers Fighting for Equality (HBO)

FYI Music News Artist-run festivals on the increase

The Industry Observer The highest paid musicians make 75% of their money from touring now