Competition and Markets Authority to move ahead with new study into market dynamics
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Watch out Fortnite and Roblox: Facebook is building a metaverse all of its own
Facebook top go on hiring spree in Europe to build the ‘metaverse’
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Apple Music launches $4.99 Voice Plan ‘designed around the power of Siri’
Voice Plan subscribers have full playback controls including unlimited song-skipping through Siri
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Reactional Music wants gamers to make in-game music purchases, using its patented music integration engine
New tech promises to let users personalize their gaming experience to their favourite songs or artists
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Can music mimic Marvel? SM Entertainment CEO Sung Su Lee on building K-Pop’s answer to a cinematic superhero universe
SME’s chief executive, Sung Su Lee, explains his company’s strategy for building a roster of artists who can come together in the metaverse
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Adele’s Easy On Me shatters BTS’s Spotify record for day-one global plays
MBW crunches the numbers to estimate just how much bigger Adele’s new record was than BTS’s record-setting Butter
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From Spotify vs. songwriters to Adele vs. our emotions: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
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Billy Porter signs with Island UK and Republic Records
Porter has also released a new single entitled, Children
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Primary Wave buys stake in Gerry Goffin catalog for $20m (report)
Deal includes a number of songs Goffin co-wrote with Carole King such as the No.1 hit Take Good Care of My Baby
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Abbey Road turns 90: Iconic London studios to host free two-day festival to celebrate anniversary
Studios to open doors for free, two-day festival on November 11 and 12
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