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