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Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch: 2025: Shallipopi, Diss Gacha, TZ da Coronel
With 2025 now literally closer than it has ever been, MBW presents the final batch of artists tipped to make...
Universal Music Group and Amazon Music ink new deal, including exclusive content… and with ‘Streaming 2.0’ at its heart
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Amazon Music have jointly announced a renewed worldwide licensing agreement today (December 23).According to a...
The Last Pen You’ll Ever Have to Buy — Never Run Out of Ink Again With the ForeverPen
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Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok challenge to US ban
The Supreme Court announced Wednesday (December 18) that it will hear TikTok’s emergency appeal challenging a federal law that could...
UK’s PPL distributed $57m to performers and rightsholders in Q4 2024
UK-based music licensing body PPL paid out GBP £45.3 million (approx. $57 million at current exchange rates) to over 137,000...
Indie orgs critical of Downtown’s $775m sale to Universal/Virgin Music call for authorities to block deal
Independent music organizations WIN and A2IM have criticized Universal/Virgin Music Group’s $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.In a press...
Audius and ICE ink multi-territory licensing deal
San Francisco-based blockchain-powered music platform Audius has struck a multi-territory licensing agreement with the International Copyright Enterprise (ICE).Audius says that...
Paul Roper, President of Dualtone Music Group, passes away after battle with cancer
Paul Roper, the widely respected President of Dualtone Music Group, passed away on Tuesday (December 17) after a courageous battle...
Spotify fires back at Drake: streaming platform says it has “no economic incentive for users to stream ‘Not Like Us’ over any of Drake’s tracks.”
Spotify has officially fired back at claims made by Drake in a legal filing last month that Kendrick Lamar’s Not...
Lucinda Martinez appointed Chief Marketing Officer at HarbourView; Deborah Renteria named VP, Brand & Content Strategy
HarbourView Equity Partners has tapped Netflix and WarnerMedia veteran Lucinda Martinez as its new Chief Marketing Officer, while Deborah Renteria...
