Unpublished Newswire

Change Your Tune While raising several important points, Luc Rinaldi’s “The Death of the Middle-Class Musician” (July/August) suffers by putting a misplaced emphasis on reforming a broken system rather than existing outside of it. As an independent musician myself, I understand railing against paltry Spotify payouts, SiriusXM gutting CBC royalties, and so on. But the only two prospective solutions Rinaldi explores—universal basic income and celebrities advocating for fair pay from streamers—are broadly insufficient and politically uninspired. I’m more drawn to the idea of success that...