The numbers are in…. and they show Drizzy’s latest LP was around 60 million streams short of his record in week one
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US recorded music revenues grew $1.5bn in H1 2021 compared to the first half of last year
Streaming accounted for 84% of total revenues for the period
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Reservoir inks global deal with Joni Mitchell
Mitchell has released a total of 19 studio albums, and has received a total of nine Grammy Awards
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Live Nation to buy majority stake in Latin America’s biggest concert promoter for $450m
Live Nation Entertainment is buying a majority (51%) stake in Mexico-based concert promoter OCESA Entretenimiento
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From Drake and Kanye’s blockbuster albums to Apple Music’s new DJ Mix technology: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
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SJM Concerts Director Chris York honoured for Outstanding Contribution to the Live Entertainment Industry
The award was given at last month’s headline show by Liam Gallagher at The O2 for NHS workers
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After selling AWAL, Kobalt pays $89m to buy back equity from shareholders
Kobalt confirms to MBW that it has handed over cash from AWAL sale to some of its investors
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Apple Music is now using Shazam technology to identify tracks in DJ Mixes so that rightsholders get paid
Thousands of mixes are already available on Apple Music
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Round Hill Music Royalty Fund acquires catalog of Dennis Elliott, former drummer of Foreigner
Foreigner has sold more than 80 million records worldwide, including 37.5m in the US
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Brands can now sponsor Spotify’s personalized Release Radar playlist
Release Radar is the platform’s third personalised playlist to be made available for sponsorship
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