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TikTok Faces Renewed Pressure from Indian Regulators — But Is Another Ban Ahead?
Ashley King, 22 July 2019
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Art Neville of The Meters & Neville Brothers Dies at 81
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Live Nation Admits It Helped Artists Tout Their Own Tickets
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Etsy Purchases Online Music Marketplace Reverb for $275 Million
Daniel Sanchez, 22 July 2019
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Stuart Dredge, 22 July 2019
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Piracy Is Not The Problem, Free YouTube and Spotify Are, Says Music Industry Trade Group
Bruce Houghton, 22 July 2019
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Meduza Tops Shazam's Ibiza Dance Chart For Seventh Week in a Row
By Kat Bein, 22 July 2019
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David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ Marks 50th Anniversary With New Video, Mix
22 July 2019
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The Success Of Streaming Has Been Great For Some, But Is There A Better Way?
By Paula Mejia, 22 July 2019
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Apple Rebrands Its Flagship Hip-Hop Playlist As Rap Life
Stuart Dredge, 22 July 2019
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Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Video Reaches 1 Billion Views on YouTube
By Ashley Iasimone, 22 July 2019
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Live Nation Executive Caught Delivering Thousands of Metallica Tickets Directly to Scalper Sites
Paul Resnikoff, 19 July 2019
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Ed Sheeran Dominates U.K. Charts, Lands 2019's Fastest-Seller With 'No. 6 Collaborations Project'
By Paul Sexton, 19 July 2019
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Apple Music Takes On Spotify's Influential Rapcaviar Brand With Rap Life Playlist And Weekly Show
Murray Stassen, 19 July 2019
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Nirvana’s ‘Live and Loud’ Concert Headed to Vinyl
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Katy Perry Denies Having Ever Heard Christian Rap Track She’s Accusing Of Ripping Off On ‘Dark Horse’
By Chris Cooke, 19 July 2019
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Studies Find That Radio Usage Is In Fast Decline Around The World
By Bobby Owsinski, 19 July 2019
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Netflix Loses $17 Billion in Value in One Day
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Beastie Boys Mark ‘Paul’s Boutique’ 30th Anniversary With Rare EPs’ Digital Release
By Daniel Kreps, 19 July 2019
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Report Calls For Altering Music Licensing Framework
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Report: The CASE Act Passed Unanimously By Senate Judiciary Committee
By Nate Hertweck, 18 July 2019
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Close To a Third Of Spotify's 217M Users Are Playing Ed Sheeran Following Release Of His New Album
By Tim Ingham, 19 July 2019
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Senate Judiciary Committee Passes CASE Act Legislation Streamlining Copyright Disputes
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Billionaire Mogul and Power Rangers Producer Haim Saban Launches Saban Music Group
Daniel Sanchez, 18 July 2019
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The Birth Of Sony Music Group Creates A Joined-Up Superpower At The Heart Of The Music Business
By Tim Ingham, 18 July 2019
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Marshmello's 'Joytime III' Jumps to No. 1 On Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart
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YouTube Music Users Can Now Switch Seamlessly Between Audio and Music Videos
Bruce Houghton, 18 July 2019
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YouTube Remains Silent on Whether Relatively Unknown Indian Rapper Badshah Actually Broke Taylor Swift and BTS’ Respective Most-Viewed Records
By Daniel Sanchez, 18 July 2019
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FaceApp Goes Viral Again, But Have Musicians Read Its Terms?
Stuart Dredge, 18 July 2019
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Ed Sheeran Nears 70 Million Monthly Listeners on Spotify as 'No. 6' Lands on 800-Plus Playlists
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Saban Music Group Launches With $500 Million Investment
Bruce Houghton, 18 July 2019
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Music’n’Meditation App Wave Raises $5.7m For Its Launch
Stuart Dredge, 18 July 2019
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Universal Says That It Is Heartbroken About But Not Legally Liable For That Big 2008 Warehouse Fire
By Chris Cooke, 18 July 2019
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Universal Music Says Just 22 ‘Original Masters’ Were Destroyed In the 2008 Fire — Affecting Just 5 Artists
Paul Resnikoff, 18 July 2019
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How Streaming Is About to Reshape DJ Culture as We Know It
By Phillip Sherburne, 17 July 2019
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Miley Cyrus' Ashley O Rules Top TV Songs Chart for June 2019 With 'On a Roll'
By Kevin Rutherford, 17 July 2019
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Another Spotify Ad Under Fire: 'Skip School, Skip Work'
Bruce Houghton, 17 July 2019
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Nail In The Coffin — Woodstock 50 Once Again Denied Desperately-Needed Permit for a Third Time
Daniel Sanchez, 17 July 2019
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Sony Consolidates Recordings and Publishing Into a Single Company — Introducing ‘Sony Music Group’
Paul Resnikoff, 17 July 2019
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BeatStars: ‘Money Doesn't Drive Us. Our Community Drives Us.’
By Murray Stassen, 17 July 2019
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AC/DC Post Vintage ‘Highway to Hell’ Videos for 40th Anniversary
By Andy Greene, 17 July 2019
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Ed Sheeran Overtakes Lewis Capaldi As Fastest-Selling Album Of 2019
By Ben Homewood, 17 July 2019
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Billionaire Haim Saban Pledges $500 Million for New Record Label: Exclusive
By Leila Cobo, 17 July 2019
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Disney Gets Its Own Designated Music Hub on Spotify
By Chris Eggertsen, 17 July 2019
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Sony Corp. Restructures Music Division, Brings Recorded Music, Sony/ATV Publishing Together Under Rob Stringer
By Ed Christman, 17 July 2019
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Apple Is Investing In Original Podcasts – And Spotify Investors Aren't Happy About It
By Tim Ingham, 16 July 2019
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Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights and Radio Broadcasters Continue Their Efforts to Rip Each Others’ Heads Off
Daniel Sanchez, 16 July 2019
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McCartney vs. Springsteen vs. Beyoncé & More Music-Oriented Takeaways From 2019 Emmy Nominations
By Paul Grein, 16 July 2019
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Will Rock Radio Play The New Ed Sheeran Song? Can It Really Afford Not To?
By Fred Jacobs, 16 July 2019
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Smart Speakers and Wireless Headphones Are Soaring
By Amy X Wang, 16 July 2019
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Patreon Raises $60M In Series D Funding
By Murray Stassen, 16 July 2019
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Baz Luhrmann Finds His Frontman for Elvis Biopic
By Chris Cooke, 16 July 2019
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road,' Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, Dominates Songs Of the Summer Chart
By Gary Trust, 16 July 2019
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Who Are Winners And Losers In The New Music Industry?
By Ryan Edwards, 16 July 2019
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US-Based Streaming Music Revenues Slated to Reach $8.4 Billion This Year
Marsha Silva, 16 July 2019
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Watch Terry Crews Sing Brittany Howard’s New Song ‘Stay High’ in Delightful Video
16 July 2019
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Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaberations Album Isn't A Record-Breaker – But It Just Cleard 100M Spotify Streams In Three Days
By Tim Ingham, 16 July 2019
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Wilco Return With ‘Love is Everywhere,’ Announce New LP ‘Ode to Joy’
Angie Martoccio, 16 July 2019
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Patreon Raises $60 Million to Take Membership Funding Model to a 'New Level'
By Tatiana Cirisano, 15 July 2019
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Chinese Streaming Service Xiami Music Adds MQA Hi-Res Audio
Stuart Dredge, 16 July 2019
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Diddy's 'Making the Band' Officially Coming Back to MTV in 2020
By Associated Press, 15 July 2019
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Targeting “Underserved” Genres on Streaming, Warner Music Group Acquires First Night Records
Daniel Sanchez, 15 July 2019
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As Exclusivity Takes Charge, How Will Music Streaming Change?
Thomas Steffens, 15 July 2019
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Austraila's Annual Music Exports Worth AUS $195M
By Murray Stassen, 15 July 2019
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Rules Billboard Hot 100 for 15th Week, Post Malone's 'Goodbyes' Debuts at No. 3
By Gary Trust, 15 July 2019
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By Daniel Krepps, 15 July 2019
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Amazon Planning ‘High-End Echo’? But It Already Has One…
Stuart Dredge, 15 July 2019
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Ed Sheeran To Reach 'New Fans' On Streaming Platforms With Multi-Genre Collaborations
By Andre Paine, July 15th
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See Paul McCartney Reunite With Ringo Starr to Play Beatles Classics at L.A. Concert
By Daniel Kreps, July 15th
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TikTok And Its Stars Take VidCon 2019 Conference By Storm
Stuart Dredge, July 15th
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Extends Streak Atop Australia's Singles Chart
By Lars Brandle, July 15th
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A Relatively Unknown Indian Rapper Allegedly Beat Taylor Swift and BTS’ YouTube Records Using Google AdWords
Daniel Sanchez, 12 July 2019
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Sheeran Partners With Deezer, Amazon Alexa For No 6 Collaborations Project
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iLoveMakonnen Drops New Single 'Loser,' Announces Upcoming Tour Dates: Listen
By Stephen Daw, July 12th
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UN Organization Debuts New, Global Anti-Piracy Database
James Shotwell, 12 July 2019
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Flashback: The Original Four Members of Black Sabbath Play ‘Paranoid’ at Last Show
12 July 2019
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YouTube Expands Money-Making Products for Creators
By Natalie Jarvey 12 July 2019
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ROCCR Aims To Restore Crowdfunding’s Reputation After PledgeMusic Troubles
Stuart Dredge, 12 July 2019
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Google Is Trying To Launch Yet Another Social Network With Shoelace
12 July 2019
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Has Spotify Given Up On Its Emerging Artist Program, Rise?
By Tim Ingham, July 2019
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REVOLT Sets NYC Summit Featuring Joe Budden, Remy Ma & A$AP Ferg: Exclusive
By Michael Saponara, 12 July 2019
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Badshah Breaks YouTube 24-Hour Views Record… With A Little Help From Ad Words
12 July 2019
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Hear Mason Ramsey and Young Thug Jump on Remix of ‘Old Town Road’
Emily Zelmer, 12 July 2019
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'Data is key': How The Music Biz Is Embracing The Apps World
By Ben Homewood, 12 July 2019
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Column: How Standardizing Data Access Will Help To Create Value For Artists And Labels
By Kristin Westcott Grant, 11 July 2019
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Deezer Brings Shazam Rival Songcatcher To IOS
By Murray Stassen, 11 July 2019
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Beyoncé and Donald Glover Update ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight’ From ‘The Lion King’
By Charles Holmes, 11 July 2019
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Gaana Adds ‘Smart Downloads’ Feature For Its Subscribers
Stuart Dredge, 11 July 2019
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Billboard Partners With Bandsintown to Power Global Tour Date Catalog
By Billboard Staff, 11 July 2019
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Chance the Rapper Voices Character in ‘The Lion King’
By Aletha Legaspi, 11 July 2019
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YouTube Imposes Stricter Rules on Manual Content ID Claims — Here Are the Details
Marsha Silva, 11 July 2019
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'We Expect To Deliver Strong Numbers': Atlantic Boss Ben Cook On Ed Sheeran's Blockbuster New Album
By Mark Sutherland, 11 July 2019
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Taylor Swift Brings Spectacle, Avoids Controversy at Amazon Music Concert
Jason Newman, 11 July 2019
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Amazon Now Fastest-Growing Music Service, Outpacing Apple & Spotify
By Mike Wuerthele, 11 July 2019
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YouTube (Finally) Blocks Major Streaming Ripping Sites
Bruce Houghton, 10 July 2019
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By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke , 11 July 2019
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SiriusXM Rolls Out Unlimited Streaming Access Outside The Car For 30M Select Subscribers
By Murray Stassen, 11 July 2019
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France Passes Controversial Tech Tax, Setting Up Possible U.S. Retaliation
By Rhonda Richford, 11 July 2019
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Your Spotify and Apple Music Subscriptions Pay Artists You Never Listen To
By Dan Kopf, 11 July 2019
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Paul McCartney & John Lennon Hit Rock Songwriters Chart After 'Yesterday' Film Premiere
By Xander Zellner, 10 July 2019
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The Latest New Music Label Is… Build-A-Bear Records?
Stuart Dredge, 10 July 2019
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SiriusXM lets you customize music stations with Pandora
By Amirta Khalid, 10 July 2019
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Spotify Criticized For 'Dance Like Nobody's Paying' Ad Campaign
By Tatiana Cirisanor, 10 July 2019
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Watch 65-Year-Old Soul Singer Robert Finley Ace ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audition
Jon Blistein, 10 July 2019
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Concert Ticket Sales Are Down By A Lot This Year
By Bobby Owsinski, 10 July 2019
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US Streaming Growth Is Slowing, But That's Not A Bad Thing
Bruce Houghton, 10 July 2019
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New York Official Calls Woodstock 50 a ‘Recipe for Disaster’ As Permit Is Denied, Marsha Silva
10 July 2019
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How To Turn A $147 Song Into A $79 Million Tour (Or: How Songwriters Are Getting Stiffed On Live Music Royalties)
10 July 2019
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Watch Ed Sheeran Perform ‘Best Part of Me’ at Abbey Road Studios
By Emily Zelmer, 10 July 2019
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Facebook To Launch More Money-Making Features For Creators
Stuart Dredge, 10 July 2019
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Post Malone to Play Dive Bar Tour Stop in New York City
By Rania Aniftos , 10 July 2019
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One Liners: AEG, PRS Foundation, Sony/ATV, More
By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke, 10 July 2019
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AMLC, SGA Respond to the U.S. Copyright Office’s MLC Decision — And Promise to Keep Fighting
Paul Resnikoff, 9 July 2019
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The Black Keys Reach Top 5 on Artist 100, Billie Eilish Returns to No. 1
By Xander Zellner, 9 July 2019
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Are You Ready For Spotify: The Game Show?
By Murray Stassen, 9 July 2019
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FIX Delivers a Much-Needed Music Rewards System — With 600,000 Early Takers
Paul Resnikoff, 9 July 2019
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Spotify Draws Fire For 'Tone Deaf' Ad Campaign: 'Dance As If No One Is Paying"
Bruce Houghton, 9 July 2019
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Blake Shelton's 'God's Country' Crowns Country Airplay Chart
By Jim Asker, 9 July 2019
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Spotify Lite Officially Rolls Out to 36 Countries
By Daniel Sanchez, 9 July 2019
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Jimi Hendrix Breaks Down Iconic ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Woodstock Performance
by Andre Paine, 9 July 2019
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'Change In The Industry Is Inevitable': 7digital's Saviour Tamir Koch On His Blockchain Vision For The Biz
by Andre Paine, 9 July 2019
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By Andy Malt, 9 July 2019
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Spotify Unveils 'Lite' Version of App in Markets With Limited Connectivity
By Billboard Staff, 9 July 2019
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Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Bonnie Raitt to Headline Farm Aid 2019
By Andy Greene, 9 July 2019
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Jaxsta Inks With Merlin To Deliver Indie Music Credits
Bruce Houghton, 9 July 2019
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After US Slowdown, Now Audio Streaming Growth Shrinks In The UK
By Tim Ingham, 9 July 2019
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UnitedMasters Releases App For Aritists To Distribute Music And Track Earnings
By Murray Stassen, 8 July 2019
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UMG Attempts To Block O-Town's Trademark Application Over Its Motown Label
Bruce Houghton, 8 July 2019
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NMPA-Backed Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Approved By US Copywrite Office
By Murray Stassen, 8 July 2019
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5 Big Music Business Stories You Missed While On Vacation Last Week
Bruce Houghton, 8 July 2019
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leads Hot 100 for 14th Week, Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Hits Top 10
By Gary Trust, 8 July 2019
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One Liners: Idris Elba, The Bird And The Bee, Skunk Anansie, More
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NMPA-Backed Consortium Wins Race To Be The US’ New MLC
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UnitedMasters Launches iOS App for Distribution & Artist Services
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Spotify To Launch In Russia Priced $2.35 USD Per Month, Lower Than Apple Music
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US Copyright Office Chooses Establishment Option For New Mechanical Rights Society
By Chris Cooke, 8 July 2019
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