The FT reported that TikTok has scrapped the expansion of its TikTok Shop feature into the US and Europe
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Key Songs In The Life Of… Jon Platt
The Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Publishing on the songs that have soundtracked his existence so far
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1 in 3 music listeners in the US discover new music through Twitch, according to new report
Study from Twitch and analytics platform Luminate sheds light on how the platform is driving music discovery in the US
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Kylie Jeffrey and Claire Marshall join Australasian concert promoter Frontier Touring
Kylie Jeffrey is named Ticketing Director, while Claire Marshall takes on the role of Partnerships Director
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Licensing platform Lickd strikes metaverse music deal with Decentraland’s Vegas City
24-month partnership will see Lickd provide commercial music to Vegas City partners and ‘tenants’
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Licensing platform Freshsound raises $1.33m, recruits ex-Sony and Warner exec Helen McLaughlin to lead catalog expansion
McLaughlin is a former Managing Director of Warner Music Sweden, Head of A&R at Sony Music Sweden
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Deezer goes public: Spotify rival makes stock market debut on Euronext Paris
Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira rings opening bell
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Rehegoo Music partners with B2B music firm Tuned Global to launch new background streaming service
New streaming service is called Music for Spaces
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Arctic Monkeys’ label Domino grew its UK turnover by 31.6% in 2021, driven by strong catalog sales
AM, the 2013-released fifth album from Arctic Monkeys was the UK’s No.1 best-selling independent album in 2021
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Iceland-based music making app Overtune raises $2m in seed funding
Investors include Guitar Hero founder Charles Huang, and former CEO and Chairman of Sony Music UK, Nick Gatfield
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