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As Clock Ticks, New Hurdles Mount Against the Music Modernization Act
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By Marsha Silva, 14 July 2018
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Streaming Exclusives Are Back! — Thanks to Amazon Music
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Latin Women Take The Reins: Insights From the Latin Alternative Music Conference, 13 July 2018
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SPOTIFY IS WORTH MORE THAN $33BN, AS STOCK PRICE HITS ANOTHER ALL-TIME HIGH, 13 July 2018
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BMG Promotes Ben Katovsky to COO, Ama Walton to Global General Counsel, 13 July 2018
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Sony/ATV Music Becomes Co-Producer, Investor of New Elvis Presley Musical, 13 July 2018
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BMG's BBR Music Group Absorbs Red Bow As Part Of Nashville Restructuring, 12 July 2018
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Music Investment Firm Hipgnosis Buys Majority Stake In The-Dream's Catalog Of Hits, 12 July 2018
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300 Entertainment Hires Aimie Vaughan-Früehe as SVP, Promotion: Exclusive, 12 July 2018
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Vinyl Surges Again, Jazzmaster Is The New Strat, And Engineer Ed Seay On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast, 12 July 2018
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32% Of Spotify’s Leadership Team Are Female, Down Slightly On 2016, 12 July 2018
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From Ownership To Access: Disruption In Music and Media [Mark Mulligan], 11 July 2018
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Big Deal Music Group Signs Global Admin Agreement With Sounds Of Memphis/XL Records, 11 July 2018
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Music Downloads are Nearing Extinction as Sales Tank 27.4%, 11 July 2018
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TV Musicians Demand Better Pay from YouTube, Other Online Platforms, 11 July 2018
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Aggressive Content Bundling Might Be Spotify's Only Chance Of Competing With Apple, Amazon, 10 July 2018
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Diddy Takes Aim At The Entertainment Industry For Lack Of Investment In Black Executives, 10 July 2018
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Big Deal Music Group Signs Publishing Deal With Sounds of Memphis/XL Records, 10 July 2018
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BBC Touts Progress on Gender Pay Gap, Warns of American 'Threat to British Content', 10 July 2018
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Best Buy Winding Down CD Sales Pounds Another Nail Into The Format’s Coffin, 9 July 2018
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YouTube Penalizes a Musician — for Infringing His Own Copyright, 9 July 2018
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Spotify Is Poised to Make Another $3 Billion — Thanks to Tencent Music’s Upcoming IPO, 9 July 2018
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An Ugly Legal Battle Is Brewing Between Childish Gambino and Glassnote Records, 9 July 2018
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one77 Music Launches With Jennifer Blakeman At Helm Of A Hits-Filled Publishing Catalog, 9 July 2018
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It’s Official: Tencent Music Entertainment Is About To Float On The Stock Exchange In The US, 9 July 2018
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Interscope Execs Lead Panel for Women on How to Make It in the Music Business, 9 July 2018
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Music Recognition Technology Will Generate Millions for Indie Artists — But Only If Distributors & PROs Play Ball, 9 July 2018
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Apple Music Just Surpassed Spotify’s U.S. Subscriber Count, 6 July 2018
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Comcast Is Already Throttling Mobile Video Unless Subscribers Pay More, 6 July 2018
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Nielsen Music's Mid-Year 2018 Charts: U.S. Vinyl Album Sales Grow 19%, Led by Jack White, 6 July 2018
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The Greatest Showman And Drake Are 2018's Biggest Sellers So Far
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What Is Article 13? What Did Today's Vote Mean For Music?
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Mastodon’s Guitarist Says It’s Nearly Impossible for Bands to Survive Financially Anymore
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Panic! at the Disco Rules Billboard Artist 100 For First Time
By Xander Zellner, 5 July 2018
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Former Songkick, Taylor Swift Digital Execs Launch Project Admission, a Data-Driven Ticketing Venture
By Chuck Dauphin 5 July 2018
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Music Industry Defeated Over Article 13 Vote In European Parliament… But It's Not Over Yet
By MBW, 5 July 2018
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Music Industry Bosses Decry 'Missed Opportunity' As European Union Rejects Copyright Bill
By Richard Smirke 5 July 2018
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Article 13 Crashes & Burns Following Google’s Intense Lobbying Efforts
Daniel Sanchez, 5 July 2018
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EU Parliament Votes To Reopen Article 13 Debate
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Piracy Level Downs Among Younger Consumers, Reckons IPO Stats Pack
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Two Stranded Fyre Festival Attendees Awarded $5 Million In Damages, Marsha Silva, 5 July 2018
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MegaUpload Founder Can Be Extradited To The US, Says NZ Appeals Court
By Chris Cooke , 5 July 2018
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Tencent Music Entertainment To File For $30BN US IPO This Week – Report
By Tim Ingham, 5 July 2018
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Midterms to Decide Fate of Judiciary Panel Deregulatory Agenda
By Dean Scott, 5 July 2018
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Winery owner near Roca fights performance rights' groups bullying
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Is the Net Neutrality Repeal Another Blow to Tex-Mex Musicians and Broadcasters?
By Cesar E. Lopez Linares, 5 July 2018
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MASTODON Guitarist Says Bands Can't Survive Current Economic Climate, 4 July 2018
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How Instagram and YouTube Help Underground Hip-Hop Artists and Tastemakers Find Huge Audiences
By Jeff Weiss, 4 July 2018
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Drake's Spotify Takeover Shows How Broken The Music Industry Is
By Maeve McDermott, 3 July 2018
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Ed Sheeran First Act With Two Songs to Top Adult Contemporary Chart For at Least 20 Weeks Each
By Gary Trust, 3 July 2018
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Comcast Is Already Throttling Mobile Video Unless Subscribers Pay More
Marsha Silva, 3 July 2018
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Global Music Publishers Threaten to Leave Spanish Royalty Collecting Society
By Judy Cantor-Navas, 3 July 2018
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Spotify Users Request Refunds After Over-The-Top Drake Promotion
Swapna Krishna, 3 July 2018
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Music Chiefs Slam Google Lobbying Spend Ahead Of EU Copyright VoteBillboard
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Spotify Subscribers Score Refund Over Excessive Drake Peddling
By Chris Cooke, 3 July 2018
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Global Publishers Now Reportedly Pulling Rights From Controversial Spanish Society SGA
By Chris Cooke, 3 July 2018
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Major Publishers Request To Remove Catalogs From Spanish SOCIETY SGAE
By Rhian Jones, 2 July 2018
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Millions of Followers? Yes, But Some Top Spotify Playlists Fall Short on Engagement
By Cherie Hu, 3 July 2018
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TuneCore Allies With Sentric To Expand Song Right Services
By Chris Cooke, 3 July 2018
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Apple Music Is Crushing Spotify In User Engagement — And the Latest Drake Numbers Prove It
Paul Resnikoff, 2 July 2018
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How Did Apple Music Crush Spotify's Day-One Streams Of Drake's New Album?
By Tim Ingham, 2 July 2018
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Spotify is Testing a Slimmed-Down Version of its App Designed for Emerging Markets
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End of an Era: Best Buy Significantly Cuts Back on CDs
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Senate Democrat Ron Wyden Railed Against by Vintage Pop Stars Over Legislation That Could Destroy Their Meager Earnings from Digital, Satellite Broadcast
By Roger Friedman, 2 July 2018
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Spotify Is Workshopping a Space-Saving Lite Version
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Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Nabbed Well Over $1 Million in 24 Hours
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Is the ‘Tip Jar’ Idea Finally Dead? Radical.fm Shuts Down
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Streaming Changes Everything For Music Catalogs
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Taylor Swift Scores First Adult Pop Songs No. 1 From 'Reputation' With 'Delicate'
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Spotify Appoints Tom Connaughton As Managing Director In The UK
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Nile Rodgers Appointed Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame: Exclusive
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Spotify Tests Ad-Skipping Option for Free Users in Australia
By Lilly Milman, 2 July 2018
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Tunecore Partners With Sentric Music For Improved Service, 2 July 2018
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Ed Sheeran Sued For $100M Over ‘Let’s Get It On’ / ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Similarities
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Spotify Tests Lite Version Of APP In Brazil, Rhian Jones, 2 July 2018
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UK CMO PPL Records Largest Ever Payout Of £150.7M In JUNE, 2 July 2018
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James Blunt Weighs In on Article 13: ‘We Desperately Need This Fixed’
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