Showbiz Sandbox 614: Streaming Fraud Is Costing Musicians Billions
April 10, 2023
When the recording industry first moved online in the early 2000’s piracy was driven by fans illegally downloading music through services like Napster. These days piracy is being committed by the music industry itself through streaming fraud. Artists and/or record labels are generating millions of fake automated streams to pump up playback numbers with the aim of receiving higher royalty payments. It’s costing musicians a lot of money and, though the industry knows it’s a problem, they haven’t agreed on a way to fix it.
Meanwhile, all those news stories during the pandemic about the death of movie theaters aren’t aging very well. Box office is recovering all over the globe thanks to surprise hits such as “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” And the best is yet to come since most of this year’s Hollywood blockbusters have yet to be released.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how two new “Shrek” films are in the works, the musical “Wicked” the fourth longest-running Broadway show in history, and why the members of Motley Crue are suing each other.
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‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ Makes History With $378M Global Start; Best-Ever WW Debut For An Animated Film
https://deadline.com/2023/04/the-super-mario-bros-movie-opening-china-global-international-box-office-1235318557/
Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Opens to Stupendous $204.6M in U.S., Record $375.6M Globally
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/super-mario-bros-movie-box-office-record-opening-1235369721/
China Box Office: Jackie Chan’s ‘Ride On’ Wins Weekend, ‘Suzume’ Hits $100M and ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Stalls
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-box-office-super-mario-bros-stalls-1235369990/
‘Shrek 5’ With Original Cast, Donkey Spinoff With Eddie Murphy, ‘Sing 3’ and More Teased by Illumination’s Chris Meledandri
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/shrek-5-donkey-spinoff-secret-life-of-pets-sing-sequels-1235571967/
Mötley Crüe Fake-Plays Live, Guitarist Mick Mars Claims In Profits Participation Suit Against Band
Mötley Crüe Fake-Plays Live, Guitarist Mick Mars Claims In Profits Participation Suit Against Band
UK Film Studios Hit By Crippling Property Tax Hikes As Talks With Government Agency Continue
https://deadline.com/2023/04/uk-film-studios-property-tax-hikes-talks-pinewood-valuation-office-agency-1235318457/
It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing it
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/arts/dahl-christie-stine-kindle-edited.html
Ford to Drop AM Radios From Most New Vehicles in 2024
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/ford-removing-am-radios-most-new-vehicles-2024
BBC Shipping Forecast Five Hour Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHa5KaMBcM
Print Book Sales Rose 2.7% Last Week, Driven by Early Easter, New Dog Man Title
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/91927-print-sales-rose-2-7-last-week-driven-by-early-easter-new-dog-man-title.html
‘Wicked’ to Surpass ‘Cats’ to Become Fourth Longest-Running Broadway Show in History
https://broadwaynews.com/2023/04/10/wicked-to-surpass-cats-to-become-fourth-longest-running-broadway-show-in-history/
Why Can’t Music Fix Its Fake Streams Problem?
https://www.billboard.com/pro/fake-music-streams-industry-fraud-problem/
Norman Reynolds Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Production Designer Was 89
https://deadline.com/2023/04/norman-reynolds-dead-production-designer-star-wars-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-1235319494/
Bill Butler, Cinematographer on ‘Jaws’, Dies at 101
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bill-butler-dead-cinematographer-jaws-grease-1235368674/
Michael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Actor, Dies at 81
https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/michael-lerner-dead-barton-fink-elf-1235577894/
Catan Board Game Creator, Klaus Teuber, Dies at 70
https://apnews.com/article/klaus-teuber-dies-catan-game-83bcfb293a020fae2b3b25e95171f9e4
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Nun With a Musical Gift, Dies at 99
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/emahoy-tsegue-maryam-guebrou-dead.html
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