Twitch's Soundtrack Platform Will Allow Streamers Play Rights-Cleared Music During Livestreams

After years of constant takedown notice threats towards its users, Twitch has finally released its Soundtrack platform, which allows streamers to play music already cleared by the company during livestreams. After the non-profit group Artists Right Alliance penned a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos over the streaming services "inability or unwillingness" to compensate artists after he admitted not know if the company paid royalties for music streamed on the platform. The group noted that playing ...