New MRC Data report shows how catalog has increased its dominance over new music in 2021
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Maneskin end Olivia Rodrigo’s 7 week run at No.1 on Spotify’s Weekly Global Top 200 chart
Maneskin, the Eurovision-winning rock band from Italy, were officially the most-listened to artist in the world on Spotify last week. The band’s Four Seasons cover Beggin’, originally released in 2017, hit No.1 on Spotify’s Weekly Top…
Natalie Waller elected Chair of Australia’s ARIA
Waller has been a member of the ARIA Board since February 2019
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My Sweet Lorde: Are Plagiarism Cases Getting… Gentler?
Eamonn Forde notes that more recent accusations of copycatting in music have ended cordially
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Could this technology, built by a Grammy-winning producer, blow up music’s ‘black box’ once and for all?
SonicData believes its watermarking technology solves music’s metadata problems
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Sony Music backs new Oasis documentary, to be exec produced by Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher
The film, Oasis Knebworth 1996, will be financed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
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BTS Butter co-writer Rufio Hooks signs worldwide publishing deal with Reservoir
In May, Butter broke the all-time record for day-one streams on Spotify
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Universal Music Africa and superstar French rapper Booba expand exclusive distribution deal, launch new label
Deal will see the artist’s entire catalog available for the first time across the African continent
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TikTok and Spotify launch free Premium offer for users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and Turkey
Eligible TikTok users can get three or four months free Spotify Premium, depending on the market
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Tencent Music forced to give up exclusive label deals in China (report)
China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) will also reportedly fine Tencent 500,000 yuan (approx. $77,150)
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