Series to start with Harry Styles’ ONE NIGHT ONLY IN NEW YORK performance on Friday May 20
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Universal’s Bravado makes metaverse move with Jamiroquai partnership on The Sandbox gaming platform
‘Both Bravado and Universal Music Group are excited to help fans explore the metaverse,’ said Racheal Redfearn, SVP A&R and Brand Management, Bravado
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Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber currently have the most monthly listeners of all artists on Spotify
With just over 84 million monthly listeners, Ed Sheeran remains comfortably in the lead, despite having not released a new studio album since October 2021
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NFT marketplace Serenade raises $4.2m, plans expansion into the US
Visual rebrand and marketplace technology update also planned
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Talent management training program Music Business Academy for Africa returns for second year
Led by Programme Director, Elizabeth Sobowale, the training course runs between July and November 2022
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Streaming’s surprise growth in Sweden suggests that, for Spotify, the time for price rises is now
MBW turns a magnifying glass to Sweden and Brazil, and discovers some startling statistics about Daniel Ek’s successes
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Web3 startup Medallion, led by former Songkick CEO Matt Jones, raises over $9m in seed funding round
Seed round saw support from Mick Management, Mike Shinoda, Red Light Ventures and more
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Hannah Dudley named Head of Artist Promotion and Marketing at amuse
The hire follows what amuse calls a “year of growth” for the label, which has 5000+ tracks within its catalog of licensed music, it says
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Universal consolidates licensing rosters of merchandise companies Bravado and Epic Rights
Lisa Streff to oversee global licensing strategies across both companies
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UK music licensing company PPL reports revenues of $347.7m for 2021, up 12% YoY
£252.8m ($348m) is second highest annual revenue total for PPL
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