The DistroVid platform will allow artists to upload an unlimited amount of music videos and keep 100% of their earnings, the company says
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Sarah Mitchell joins BMG to lead its UK-based neighbouring rights business
BMG recently unveiled that it had turned over more than three quarters of a billion dollars in 2021
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Bad Bunny is king of Spotify, setting new all-time record for streams in a single day
In 2021, Bad Bunny was the most-streamed artist in the world on Spotify for the second year in a row
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Dalmar ‘Biz Dev’ James Jr. and Eric Namour join distribution platform DistroDirect
The new hires mark DistroDirect’s ongoing global expansion
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Universal Music Czech Republic & Slovakia partners with live music agency United Stage Group
United Stage will be managed by Jindrich Vladyka in the Czech Republic and Patricia Cernochova in Slovakia
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From Universal’s $2.46bn in Q1 to the record labels and publishers’ major settlement: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
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‘This agreement guarantees a raise for CDs, vinyl and downloads, but we know that songwriters need much more to succeed – they need fairness.’
This op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)
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Live Nation revenues soar to $1.8bn in Q1 2022, as company delivers ‘best first quarter ever’
Live Nation has published its financial results for Q1 2022 (ended March 31)
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Paul Bonham promoted to Professional Development Director at MMF
Anneliese Harmon has also been announced as GM
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Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track for US mechanical royalties on physical sales
Agreement reached to settle rate negotiation in the US
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