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Rhian Jones

How to stream ethically — extended version

In September, independent singer and songwriter Miri earned £44.30 in one week for 1,772 streams of her music on Sonstream, a new…

6 min readJan 19, 2021

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‘You have to give artists the freedom to say no’

Susan Jacobs became the first ever recipient of an Emmy for music supervision last year thanks to her acclaimed work on hit US TV series…

11 min readAug 30, 2018

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‘You have to give artists the freedom to say no’

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Rhian Jones

Five ways the music industry can achieve long-term sustainability

The music industry is quite unique in the fact that its existence is predicated on the creative output of human beings. Quite often, that…

7 min readApr 14, 2017

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How to be a boss woman in the music industry

The music industry is hugely homogenised. In the UK, all three heads of the major record labels are men, and there’s just three women…

5 min readOct 11, 2016

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How to stay sane as a freelance journalist

Last year I quit my dream job to go freelance. Management changed, I became unhappy, so I left to see what would happen if I tried to be my…

6 min readSep 20, 2016

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The great big secondary ticketing scandal

There was a time when a few shady ticket touts stood outside a venue pre-gig were a sign the artist had made it. Demand for a show was at…

5 min readSep 18, 2016

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Amy Winehouse, the music industry and mental health

There’s a harrowing scene in the Amy Winehouse documentary where she drunkenly skips late onstage to greet a booing audience in Belgrade…

6 min readSep 18, 2016

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Musicians and mental health

The lifestyle of a working musician may not afford much time for mental healthcare but evidence suggests music-makers should exercise extra…

5 min readSep 18, 2016

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Rhian Jones

Rhian Jones

Freelance music industry journalist. London correspondent for US trade rag Hits and contributing editor at Music Business Worldwide.

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