Open letter from Daniel Ek commits to launching new content advisories
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Like Neil Young, David Crosby wants to remove his music catalog from Spotify. Trouble is, he’s sold it.
Why David Crosby’s story over the past two years tells us much about streaming, the current catalog frenzy, and acting on principle
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Now Joni Mitchell pulls classic albums from Spotify: ‘I stand with Neil Young.’
Blue, Court And Spark and other classic albums have been pulled from Spotify
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From Sony buying Bob Dylan’s catalog to Warner buying land in the metaverse: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
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Neil Young’s Spotify exodus is a test case for artists who dare question music industry dogma.
Crack by crack, Neil Young’s protest could cause an earthquake at the center of Spotify’s business
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Murda Beatz and Bryson Tiller sell song catalogs to Canada’s Kilometre Music Group
Murda Beatz catalog comprises 285 songs, Bryson Tiller’s catalog features 78 songs
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300 Entertainment launches content and film division, 300 Studios
300 Studios will develop multi-format, feature, and episodic content through a ‘cultural point of view’
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Lucas Thomashow promoted to Senior Vice President at AVEX USA
Thomashow will head overall strategy and operations at AVEX USA
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Spotify was hit by a strange outage today, with hits by Taylor Swift, Adele, Dua Lipa suddenly left unavailable to play
MBW has confirmed with friends in the industry that the outage hit Spotify in both the US and the UK, as well as European territories such as Germany and France.
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Steve Aoki launches his own metaverse and NFT membership platform, the A0K1VERSE
A0K1VERSE membership offers token holders exclusive access to both physical and digital opportunities
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