Secretly Group’s Darius Van Arman on consolidation and DSP policies

The latest contribution to the debate about UMG’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music – and the wider industry landscape – comes from Secretly Group’s Darius Van Arman. In a long, thoughtful op-ed for Stereogum he addresses the deal’s implications, while also offering some criticism of the ‘artist-centric’ recent pivots of streaming services, and the consolidation of the music press […] The post is from Music Ally.