Simon Robson explains Warner’s strategy following slew of top-level changes worldwide
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Why Are (Some) Record Labels and Music Publishers Still Only Reporting Every 6 Months?
Curve Royalty Systems’ Tom Allen says ‘that’s the way we’ve always done it’ is no longer good enough
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TuneCore, which paid out over $400m to indie artists last year, has a new CEO: Andreea Gleeson
Gleeson joined TuneCore in 2015, the same year it was acquired by Believe
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Concerts have been pummelled by the pandemic. These should be the live music industry’s golden rules for the next year.
Columnist and author Eamonn Forde sets out his manifesto for post-lockdown concerts
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Kristen Burke named President of Warner Music Canada; Steve Kane exits company after 20 years
Burke joins Warner from Universal Music Canada, where she worked for more than two decades
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Spotify is giving podcasters perks that will make independent music artists very jealous
US podcasters can now charge subscriptions and download a database of email addresses
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Shodement raises over $13 million to fund advances for UK indie artists
Sound Royalties joins funding round for UK-based startup’s new A&R cash pot
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China is banning music that ‘insults or defames others’ in its 50,000 karaoke venues
New crackdown on offensive music coming in October as market’s industry power keeps growing
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Linktree acquires Songlink/Odesli and launches music link feature
The Linktree platform is utilized by more than 16 million users globally
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Aerosmith inks deal to bring entire catalog to Universal Music Group
Deal will bring the band’s current Sony Music recordings into a Universal Music Group partnership
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