Transmission: What We're Reading

Newswire SOCAN Acquires Audiam on Heels of MediaNet Purchase

CARFAC An Open Letter to Minister Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage

The Guardian Is YouTube wrecking the music industry – or putting new artists in the spotlight?

The Verge Apple proposes higher royalty rates for music streaming rivals

The Guardian The reinvention of radio: how Spotify, Beats 1, Red Bull changed the airwaves

Thump We Crunched the Numbers and Electronic Music Festivals Still Have a Gender Equality Problem

Citylab The Endangered British Music Venue

Music Business Worldwide Beatport 'Dramatically Improves Profitability'... by Dropping Streaming

Thump The Rise and Fall -- And Resurrection? -- of Beatport

Pitchfork The Holdouts: An Exploration of Vinyl-Only Labels in the Digital Age

Stereogum We’ve Passed Peak Vinyl – Here Comes The Collapse

Nielsen A Day in the Life of the Alternative Rock Fan

XLR8R Hearing: the Science of Protecting Your Ears

Music Business Worldwide Nettwerk Sells 30-Year-Old Publishing Catalogue to Kobalt Investment Fund

Marketing Dive Spotify launches programmatic audio advertising

TechCrunch Apple lays the groundwork to kill online advertising

Forbes 'Pokémon GO' And The Social, Fun & Competitive Formula - Does It Show The Way For The Music Business?

The Washington Post The state of the arts in Canada