TIDAL claims to offer the largest MQA catalog outside of China
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Shutterstock acquires AI-driven music platform Amper Music
Amper’s employees will join the Shutterstock team
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Sony/ATV signs songwriter and producer Jason Evigan to worldwide deal
He has worked with the likes of Maroon 5, Dua Lipa, Kelly Clarkson and others
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Warner Music inks licensing deal with Audiomack for key African markets
Audiomack has more than 16m monthly active users
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As desperate US venues consider Marc Geiger’s 51% takeover plan, their UK counterparts get millions in government aid
Legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s is being paid $1.7m by the UK government
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Repost By SoundCloud partners with legal service Cosynd to offer artists discounted copyright registrations
Repost by SoundCloud artists can also use Cosynd’s platform to can create, negotiate, and sign customized copyright agreements
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Spotify explores podcast-only $7.99-per-month subscription prospect in new survey
Company also looking into $2.99-per-month and $4.99-per-month tiers
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Beyoncé inks multi-year partnership with luxury fitness brand Peloton
Content is accessible via Peloton’s app and equipment
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BMG inks label deal with composer Nils Frahm and manager Felix Grimm
Newly launched production company, Leiter, is based in Germany’s Berlin-Kreuzberg
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Spotify to buy podcast ad platform Megaphone for $235m, bringing its total podcast acquisition spend to over $800m in the past 2 years
Megaphone provides hosting and ad-insertion capabilities for podcast publishers
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