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Spotify and Libra cryptocurrency: what's up?
Spotify is on board as one of the first backers of Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency.
Merlin reveals record revenue distributions in new 2019 Membership Report
Merlin has paid out well over $2bn to its members since launch, and delivered over $130m from non-royalty income in the last 12 months.
Emerge: social change is the focus
A new festival/conference hybrid that aims to reignite the role of popular music as a central driver of social change
Midem: finalists for 2019 Midemlab startups contest unveiled
Midem, the home of the global music community, announced the finalists of this year’s Midemlab competition, sponsored by Deezer and Recochoku
Amazon is getting ready to launch a hi-def music streaming service
Amazon is currently in discussion with various large music rights-holders regarding the upcoming launch of a high fidelity music streaming platform
EU passes first ever Europe-wide legislation vs ticket scalping
EU parliament just voted in favour of new legislation against scalping
Amazon to launch a free music-streaming service?
The online coloss could be about to launch an launch free, ad-supported music service
All about the Emerge Festival 2019 edition
The Emerge Festival, this year, will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel, in Las Vegas, from May 31 to June 1. The heart of the event are three four…
YouTube's Foundry program adds 11 new artists
YouTube Music has just added 11 new artists to its Foundry development program for independent acts; moreover, it will add an additional set of…
Streaming drove 9.7% rise in global recorded-music revenues in 2018
According to industry body the IFPI, global recorded-music revenues grew by 9.7% in 2018. The figures come from its annual Global Music Report…
Billie Eilish: her new album is showing an impressive first-week amount of streams
Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is quite popular with music-streamers and - obviously - with the streaming services. Accordin to a "Billboard…
Spotify is buying Parcast
Streaming giant Spotify is going to buy a third podcasting company. Indeed, shortly after acquiring Gimlet Media and Anchor, the company will soon…
7digital has a new CEO
B2B digital-music firm 7digital has a new leader, after CEO Simon Cole decided to step down. His replacement will be John Aalbers, the former boss…
SONY/ATV announces global partnership deal with SoundVault
Sony/ATV and SoundVault - the online music rights management company - just announced a global partnership covering sync licensing…
Three Six Zero acquires Westbrook Entertainment
Three Six Zero, the management company owned by EDM stars Calvin Harris, Tiësto and others, has acquired Westbrook Entertainment - a company…
Facebook has new licensing deals with top music rightsholders in India
Social media giant Facebook just inked deals with some of the leading music rightsholders in India, including Zee Music Company, Yash Raj Films and…
Spotify is filing a complaint against Apple with the European Commission
Spotify is filing a complaint against Apple with the European Commission; the streaming coloss is accusing the latter company of anticompetitive…
Spotify accused of lies while trying to block songwriter pay rise in the US
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) recently ruled a rise up 44% for royalty rates for streaming and other mechanical uses in the US. Spotify and…
Major biz figures slam Spotify for its reaction to royalty rate rise for US songwriters
As we already reported, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) recent ruling - with royalty rates for streaming and other mechanical uses set to rise 44%…
Ticketmaster US opens up its events to Amazon Alexa
Amazon’s Alexa voice-assistant has some new music features. After launfching its radio-DJ-style Song ID feature for announcing track and artist…