College students who aren’t Prime members can also sign up to Prime for a six-month free trial
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After Apple’s Verizon deal, free Spotify subscriptions offered to customers of rival AT&T
AT&T Unlimited & More Premium customers can select a Spotify Premium subscription from one of seven premium entertainment options for free
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TikTok poaches key European music rights lawyer as it embarks on legal battle with licensing body ICE
Dr. Joern Radloff joins Bytedance amid crucial dispute with ex-employer ICE
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Live Nation revenue up 10% to $3.2bn in Q2 2019
Company sold 73m concert tickets in H1 2019, up 6% year-on-year
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Drake inks creative partnership with SiriusXM Pandora
Deal includes dedicated station, curated music, and ‘collaborations with creative talent’
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Spotify appoints Sulinna Ong as Head of Music in the UK and Ireland
“Sulinna joined us three months ago and in that time has shown great leadership, bringing 16 years’ experience pioneering global marketing strategies in the music industry, leading editorial teams as well as directly managing major artists.”
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Vivendi appoints banks to help it sell up to 50% of Universal Music Group
‘Several contacts have already been established with potential strategic partners,’ says company
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Former Spotify Global Head of Songwriter Relations Tiffany Kumar enters JV with Pulse Music Group
Kumar’s music agency Beat House has signed a JV and global co-publishing deal with Pulse Music Group
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Downtown names Cliff Audretch III Vice President of Creative
Audretch will join Downtown’s Nashville-based Creative team, reporting to SVP Creative, Steve Markland
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Veteran artist manager Corey Smyth launches Blacksmith Recordings with Capitol Music Group & Motown Records
Smyth has guided the careers artists including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, Foxy Brown and others
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