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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Janelle Mitchell named as latest Richard Antwi Scholar
Mitchell becomes fifth scholarship recipient
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It’s happened: 100,000 tracks are now being uploaded to streaming services like Spotify each day
Figure confirmed by both Universal and Warner bosses – but who, exactly, is it benefitting?
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Watch out Spotify: Multiple verified ‘TikTok Music’ Twitter accounts hint at pending global launch
At least six verified Twitter accounts for ‘TikTok Music’ have popped up for multiple global markets
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Meta offers royalty-free music library to Instagram Reels advertisers
Meta says it saw an over 30% increase in the time people spent engaging with reels on Facebook and Instagram in Q2
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88Rising and Epidemic Sound investor, Atwater Capital, secures backing from Goldman, KKR for new $100m fund
Founded by Vania Schlogel in 2017, Atwater invests exclusively in the media and entertainment sectors
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Michael Jackson Estate and Sony Music team up for ‘revelatory’ new Thriller documentary
Thriller remains the biggest-selling album of all time
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Primary Wave strikes $2 billion deal with financial giant Brookfield to acquire music copyrights
As part of the deal, Brookfield will acquire a significant minority interest in Primary Wave
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Spotify acquires Dublin-based content moderation startup Kinzen
Acquisition comes three months after Spotify launched its ‘Safety Advisory Council’
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Rose Cook promoted to SVP of Operations at SESAC Music Group
Cook was formerly the SVP of Licensing Operations at SESAC Performing Rights
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