Wattenberg will also sign new talent to the company under his Arcade joint venture
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SOCAN reports record revenues of at least $374m in preliminary 2018 year-end results
SOCAN’s 2018 revenues were up 11% over 2017
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Sound Royalties offers $3m in advances for artists affected by PledgeMusic late payments
Firm says it can offer an ‘extremely low’ interest rate of 4% for one year
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TIDAL launches $1m emerging artist program, funded by two VC financiers
TIDAL Unplugged will accept submissions from artists in Detroit from March 1
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YouTube Music to open new studios for emerging talent at UK’s BRIT School
The South London-based music school’s alumni include Adele and Amy Winehouse
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IMPALA, IMPF, GESAC and others urge European policymakers to adopt Copyright Directive into law – but IFPI stays quiet
Global recorded music body is notable absentee from signatories
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UK-based mobile ticketing platform DICE to ‘ramp up’ US expansion in 2019
Company has ‘ambitious list of cities to get into,’ says CRO Russ Tannen
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SEC files charges against PledgeMusic majority shareholder for ‘elaborate microcap stock fraud’
The alleged illegal transactions carried out by Magna Group resulted in fraudulent proceeds of more than $25m
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Sample licensing startup Tracklib adds two ex-Spotify execs to Advisory Board
Spotify’s former Global Head of Licensing Niklas Ivarsson and Head of Business Affairs Petra Hansson join startup
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Tencent Music invests in rival streaming service Douban FM
Douban FM was one of the first streaming services in China
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