Transmission: What We've Been Reading

FYI Music News Music licensing soon to be made easy-peasy in Canada

Los Angeles Times 'When you’re black you have to fight': Tinashe, Kehlani and other female R&B artists struggle for attention

Vice We talked to artists about how sobering up changed their work

Los Angeles Times Not only are women missing at the top of music charts, they’re mostly absent from behind the scenes too

The Atlantic Why aren’t there more women working in audio?

Digital Music News Surprise! Spotify says they don’t owe anything for ‘mechanicals’

Noisey JAY-Z discusses mental health and Chester Bennington in new interview

Vulture The agony and ecstasy of building an online music business

The New York Times Rock’s not dead, it’s ruled by women: the round-table conversation

Nashville Scene Tour managers discuss the state of the industry

Music Business Worldwide Apple axes annual Apple Music Festival in London after 10 years

The JUNO Awards The JUNO Awards laughing all the way to 2018 show with reinstatement of Comedy Album of the Year category

Digital Music News How to claim your piece of Spotify’s $43.5 million songwriter settlement