Outgoing Warner boss tackled streaming price rises and more at Goldman Sachs event this week
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Sony Music scores partial victory in copyright infringement lawsuit against Bang Energy
Legal action was initiated in August 2021
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Blockchain music making startup Arpeggi Labs raises $5.1m from a16z crypto, Steve Aoki, 3LAU and more
Startup claims to be the first blockchain music creation platform
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Mike Hamilton appointed Senior Vice President, Streaming & Commerce at Def Jam Recordings
Exec arrives at Def Jam after three years as Senior Director, Commerce, Epic Records
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BMI paid out nearly $1.5 billion to songwriters and publishers in the past year, up 10% YoY
Overall revenue (collections) jumped 16%, or by $212 million, to $1.57 billion, the company said Tuesday (September 13).
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Patreon axes 17% of workforce, closes Dublin and Berlin offices
The news comes just over a year after Patreon raised $155 million in its series F funding round, boosting its valuation to $4 billion
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Confirmed: Tencent Music to go public in Hong Kong without raising new funds
Company confirms news reported earlier this week
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Jennifer Knoepfle joins Universal Music Publishing Group as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of US A&R
Knoepfle joins UMPG from Sony Music Publishing, where she was most recently SVP, Creative
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Steven Gringer promoted to Vice President of A&R at PULSE Music Group
Gringer was previously Senior Creative Director, PULSE Music Group
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Tencent Music planning Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing as soon as next week (report)
Secondary listing plan comes after TME started trading on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2018
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