Over one million “manipulated” tracks found on streaming platforms
nme.comNovember 2023, there are over one million tracks that have been sped-up, slowed-down or otherwise “modified” in places like Spotify, Apple Music and TIDAL.
Examples include a sped-up version of Lady Gaga‘s ‘Bloody Mary‘ (25 million streams) and Childish Gambino’s ‘Heartbeat‘ (19 million streams).These “manipulated” tracks usually do not have legal licensing to be used, meaning they are infringing on copyright.
The original artists therefore do not collect royalties on the song’s streams.In a new interview with Music Business World, Pex CEO Rasty Turek said “there is [a] huge following of people trying to essentially enjoy content like this.
Nightcore mixes, and so on. And I do think that there is a legitimate seed to the movement. If people enjoy this kind of music, they should absolutely have access to it.“But at the same time, proper attribution should be required,” he continued. “And this is much more up to the platforms and services than it is up to the artist to essentially go and fish out.”Spotify has been trying to combat the large number of songs being uploaded on their platform, along with shifting royalty allocation.
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