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Curated posts dealing with the "Tip Jar" model and how it may replace today's dying music-book-film distribution models.

 

 

 










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<h1>&nbsp;</h1> <div class="toc-about clearfix"><img alt='' src='http://faturl.com/avatar/blog-z71PD-128.png' class='avatar avatar-128' height='128' width='128' /> <h1><a href="http://faturl.com/tipjar" class="header">Digital Minstrel - A deep dive on the &quot;next&quot; business model for music</a></h1><p>Curated posts dealing with the &quot;Tip Jar&quot; model and how it may replace today&#039;s dying music-book-film distribution models.</p> </div><!-- class="about clearfix" --><h1>&nbsp;</h1> <div id="mysitesnoframes" class="sites_content"><ul> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking.html" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=ted.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Amanda Palmer: The art of asking | Video on TED.com</strong>ted.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/staff-editorials/12136/spotify-royalty-payment-model/" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=kernelmag.dailydot.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Why Spotify&#039;s Royalty Method Screws Everyone But The Top Artists</strong>kernelmag.dailydot.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/04/15/revenge-of-the-record-labels-how-the-majors-renewed-their-grip-on-music/" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=forbes.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>How RIAA has renewed its grip on music</strong>forbes.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/18/how-a-youtube-sensation-beat-justin-timberlake-and-the-music-industry/" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=techcrunch.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>How A YouTube Sensation Beat Justin Timberlake And The Music Industry | ...</strong>techcrunch.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://pando.com/2015/03/09/in-a-huge-win-for-direct-to-fan-platforms-bandcamp-has-paid-out-100-million-to-artists/" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=pando.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Milestone: Bandcamp has paid out over $100M to DTF Artists</strong>pando.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pharrell-made-only-2700-in-songwriter-royalties-from-43-million-plays-of-happy-on-pandora-2014-12" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=businessinsider.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Pharrel makes $60 per million plays on Pandora - Not sustainable</strong>businessinsider.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://medium.com/backchannel/bitcoin-for-rockstars-ca8366802f9" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=medium.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Blockchain tech could solve many problems for music industry</strong>medium.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/26/kobalt-tunes-into-60m-led-by-google-ventures-for-its-music-rights-collection-platform/" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=techcrunch.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Kobalt could be the Tip Jar music royalty collection platform</strong>techcrunch.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://medium.com/backchannel/bitcoin-for-rockstars-ca8366802f9" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=medium.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>How Bitcoin might help revolutionize the music business</strong>medium.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/soundcharts-is-an-analytics-tools-for-music-artists-and-labels/" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=techcrunch.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Another important infrastructure piece for TipJar</strong>techcrunch.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/music_industry" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=theoatmeal.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Cartoon: State of the Music Industry</strong>theoatmeal.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/for-taylor-swift-the-future-of-music-is-a-love-story-1404763219" target="_blank" ><img src="http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=online.wsj.com" width="32" height="32" /><strong>Taylor Swift understands &quot;Direct To Fan&quot; 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