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By Tim Ingham, 21 May 2019
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Italian Version of the Copyright Directive Bans All Copyrighted Content Online
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Flying Lotus, Denzel Curry Complete Trilogy With ‘Black Balloons Reprise’
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TikTok Owner To Launch Spotify Rival – Report
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How To Unlock Dozens Of Revenue Streams From A Single Song
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Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's 'I Don't Care' Leads U.K. Midweek Chart, Lewis Capaldi's Debut LP Enjoys Hot Start
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ZZ Top Announce Rock Musical Coming to Las Vegas
By Claire Shaffer, 21 May 2019
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Sony Music To Boost Royalty Reporting And Speed Up Payments
By Chris Cooke, 21, May 2019
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TikTok Is the Most Download iOS App — for the 5th Straight Quarter
By Ashley King, 20 May 2019
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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber's 'I Don't Care' Debuts at No. 2
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Spotify Confirms Public Test of Car Thing, Its First Official Hardware Product
Daniel Sanchez, 20 May 2019
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Music Discovery Startup LÜM Closes $1.2M Seed Funding Round
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Ólafur Arnalds Takes Over As UMG’s ‘Peaceful Music’ Curator
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Sony Music Making Upgrades to Royalty Payments Portal
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By Jon Porter, 20 May 2019
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Australian Court Orders Web-Blocks Against Stream-Ripping Sites
By Chris Cooke, 20 May 2019
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China’s Music Industry Discusses Social Music-Promotion
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Move Over Music, Spotify App Update Highlights Podcasts
Bruce Houghton, 20 May 2019
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Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber Fly to No. 1 in Australia With 'I Don't Care'
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Spotify Car Thing Hardware Streams Music And Podcasts To Drivers
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Time Traveling Cowboys and Yee Yee Juice: Watch Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus’ ‘Old Town Road’ Video
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Billie Eilish, FINNEAS Honored By Julia Roberts At ASCAP Pop Music Awards
By Gail Mitchell, 17 May 2019
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2019 BET Awards: Cardi B Leads Nominations With Seven
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YouTube Unveils ‘Bumper Machine’ Tool To Create Six-Second Ads
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New Report Examines Weak Spots in Canada's Copyright Act, Urges DSPs to Be Regulated Like Other Services
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16 May 2019
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Canadian Music Industry Celebrates Report Calling on Strict Regulation on Streaming Music Services
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YouTub Now Offline As Music Industry Scores Two Wins vs Stream Rippers
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Gimme Radio Launches Its Second Music Service: Gimme Country
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Event Organizers Can Sell Tickets Through FaceBook Now Via Eventbrite
16 May 2019
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Rolling Stones Announce Rescheduled North American Tour Dates
By Gil Kaufman, 16 May 2019
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Eurovision To Bring Its Weird, Wonderful Song Contest To North America
16 May 2019
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By Oisin Lunny, 15 May 2019
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Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber's 'I Don't Care' Headed for No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 Debut
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Daniel Sanchez, 15 May 2019
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Gimme Radio Launches Country Platform With Brandy Clark, Lee Ann Womack as DJs
By Annie Reuter, 15 May 2019
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Instagram’s New E-Commerce Features Could Transform Music Marketing – But Only If The Record Industry Is Willing To Change
Cherie Hu, 15 May 2019
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Eurovision Song Contest Eyeing U.S. Move as 'American Song Contest'
By David Caspi, 15 May 2019
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Sonos Adds Google Assistant Integration
By Murray Stassen, 15 May 2019
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Americana Music Awards Nominations 2019: Women Take Center Stage [FULL LIST]
Bruce Houghton, 15 May 2019
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Tencent Music Is ‘Windowing’ Premium Music Behind A Streaming Paywall – With ‘Encouraging Results’
By Tim Ingham, 14 May 2019
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Tencent Music Tops Revenue Estimate But Monthly User Growth Slows in Q1
By Marc Schneider, 14 May 2019
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14 May 2019
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14 May 2019
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Beatport Launches Subscription Music Streaming Service For DJs
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How Apple's Loss at Supreme Court Could Impact Entertainment
By Eriq Gardner, 14 May 2019
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King Crimson Shades Spotify With Apple Music Exclusive
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Spotify’s Soundtrap Division Launches Podcast Production Service
Wendy Lee, 14 May 2019
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Beatport Announces Beatport Link Subscription Service For DJs
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Spotify’s Storylines Are Like Instagram Stories For Musicians
By Jon Porter, 14 May 2019
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NMPA President Says Spotify Treats Songwriters Like Uber Treats Drivers: ‘Is One Better Than the Other?’
Daniel Sanchez , 13 May 2019
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Handing Apple a Major Setback, U.S. Supreme Court Allows an App Store Antitrust Case to Proceed
Daniel Sanchez, 13 May 2019
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Streaming: ‘Pricing Has To Go Up And If It Doesn’t, Free Has To Go’
Stuart Dredge, 13 May 2019
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By Dave Cool, 13 May 2019
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Safe Harbor Reform In The United States: The Time is Now (Guest Op-Ed)
By Jordan Bromley, 13 May 2019
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Ed Sheeran And Justin Bieber Tear Into Singles Chart Lead
By Ben Homewood, 13 May 2019
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Spotify Launches Its Stripped-Down ‘Lite’ App In India
Stuart Dredge, 13 May 2019
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Elton John’s Magical Mystery Movie: Inside The Making of ‘Rocketman’
By Andy Greene, 13 May 2019
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NMPA Boss Fires New Shot At Spotify By Comparing It To Uber
Stuart Dredge, 13 May 2019
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Rolling Stone Music Charts Launch Delayed Indefinitely
Bruce Houghton, 13 May 2019
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UK Music Calls For Government Investigation Into PledgeMusic Collapse
By Andy Malt, 13 May 2019
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How Infighting and Delays Caused Woodstock 50 to Come Unwound
By Dave Brooks, 10 May 2019
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Flashback: Johnny Cash Sings ‘The Unclouded Day’ With His Mother
By Stephen L. Betts, 10 May 2019
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Playlist Manipulation Will Create A Crisis In Streaming says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan
10 May 2019
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More Information Leaks on Apple’s Standalone Music App
Daniel Sanchez, 10 May 2019
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Move Over Music, Spotify App Redesign Spotlights Podcasts
Bruce Houghton, 10 May 2019
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Berliner Philharmoniker signs distribution deal with [PIAS]
By Andy Malt, 10 May 2019
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Justin Kalifowitz On Why Downtown Bought CD Baby Owner AVL Digital
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One Liners: Justin Bieber & Ed Sheeran, Madonna, Carly Rae Jepsen, More
By Andy Malt, 10 May 2019
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Industry Calls For Gov't Investigation Of PledgeMusic As Crowdfunder Enters Administration
Bruce Houghton, 10 May 2019
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Time's Up, TikTok: Labels, Publishers Eye Better Licensing Deals With the Buzz-Making App
By Colin Stutz , 9 May 2019
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Cox Communications Is Disclosing the Identities of 2,793 Business Subscribers to the RIAA
Daniel Sanchez, 9 May 2019
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From Bastille to Selena Gomez, Marshmello Collabs Mean Mega-Streams, By Billboard Staff
By Murray Stassen, 9 May 2019
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Local Musicians Face the Facts About Streaming Platforms
By Jacob Vaughn, 9 May 2019
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Google Now Has 16 Million Paid Music Subscribers — Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter
Daniel Sanchez, 9 May 2019
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Facebook Users Can Now Add Birthday Music to Their Stories Using New Feature
By Chris Eggertsen, 9 May 2019
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Ex-PledgeMusic CEO Benji Rogers Pens Letter Of Apology As Crowdfunder Files For Bankruptcy
9 May 2019
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Create Music Group’s New App Will Manage Songwriting Splits
Stuart Dredge, 9 May 2019
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Ruling Against Indian Streaming Service Could Have Implications For Spotify’s Battle With Warner
By Andy Malt, 9 May 2019
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Deezer’s Free Tier Can Be Controled With Amazon Alexa Now, But Not In The US And Japan
By Murray Stassen, 9 May 2019
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Pandora Expands Its Music-and-Podcasts Product Pandora Stories With Help From Siriusxm’s Guests
By Sarah Perez, 8 May 2019
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New SPLITS App From Create Music Group Aims to Solve Songwriting Disputes
By Tatiana Cirisano, 8 May 2019
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See Blink-182’s Graffitied Lyric Video for New Song ‘Blame It On My Youth’
By Claire Shaffer, 8 May 2019
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YouTube, Google Music Services Have Just 16M Subscribers [REPORT]
Bruce Houghton, 8 May 2019
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NBA and UFC Urge Congress for Stricter Laws Against Livestreaming Piracy
Daniel Sanchez, 8 May 2019
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The Black Keys Nab First Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 With 'Lo/Hi'
By Kevin Rutherford, 8 May 2019
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How Music Companies Are Gaming Streaming With “Playlist Stuffing”
Stuart Dredge, 8 May 2019
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Music Licensing for Canadian Businesses Just Got Easier With SOCAN & RE:SOUND's Entandem Platform
By Karen Bliss, 8 May 2019
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Groundbreaking Metadata Alliance Announced Between Music, Film, TV Industries — “This Partnership Will Have a Truly Significant Impact on Rights Holders”
By Paul Resnikoff, 8 May 2019
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Judge Rules Against Indian Streaming Service Wynk In Case With Big Repercussions For Spotify & Warner Music
By Richard Smirke, 7 May 2019
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Streaming Revenue Jumps 29.4% in Warner Music Group’s Q2 2019 Report
Daniel Sanchez, 7 May 2019
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Pandora Begins Offering Premium Plan Discounts to Military, Veterans, Students
By Tatiana Cirisano, 7 May 2019
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Federal Court Grants RIAA Subpoena to Obtain Cloudflare’s Clients’ Personal Information
By Daniel Sanchez, 7 May 2019
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Michael Lang Now Needs Another $30 Million by Friday to Save Woodstock 50
Daniel Sanchez, 7 May 2019
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Warner Music Group Labels' Streaming Revenue Up 29% In Q2
By Andre Paine, 7 May 2019
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Paylola 2.0: The Native Ad Model For Streaming Music?
By MBW, 7 May 2019
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RIAA Chief Mitch Glazier Advocates for Industry Consensus to Fight Piracy, Negotiate Radio Royalties at MusicBiz 2019
By Ed Christman, 6 May 2019
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Watch Dave Grohl Cover Motorhead, Thin Lizzy at Ronnie James Dio Tribute
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Spotify Expands ‘Stations,’ a Leanback Listening App, Into Australia
Daniel Sanchez, 6 May 2019
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to Launch New Global 100 Chart and International Music Conference
By Tatiana Cirisano, 6 May 2019
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YouTube Coachella Views Jump 90% A Live Concert Streaming Comes Of Age
Bruce Houghton, 6 May 2019
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Garth Brooks Surpasses 1 Million ‘Legacy Collection’ Vinyl Pre-Orders — Setting Up the Biggest Vinyl Sales Week Yet
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Creators and Tech Companies: Let’s Fix The DMCA Together
By Mitch Glazier, 6 May 2019
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TuneCore Collecting $1 Million Per Day For Its Indie Artists
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European Union to Probe Spotify's Antitrust Complaint of Apple Music
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PledgeMusic Enters Pre-Administration As Buyer Deliberates
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