WFMU and Matador Tweet Back & Forth Over Direct Licensing

Last week an interesting back-and-forth of tweets took place between the venerable indie record label Matador Records (@matadorrecords) and the independent radio station WFMU (@WFMU). The discussion between the New York City based label and the Jersey City based station revolved around SoundExchange, SiriusXM and artist royalties. I’ll let the tweets speak for themselves, as this exchange of ideas regarding SiriusXM’s plans for direct licensing showed how two music industry entities view a currently hot topic on the future of the business. (For a bit more background on the topic, follow the link in the first tweet).

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