Author archives: Murray Stassen

Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford owns nearly 10% of Spotify – a stake worth over $2bn

The company had acquired 9.7% of Spotify’s common stock by December 31
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Cross-industry letter urges EU policymakers to make ‘urgent changes’ to new draft of Article 13

Organizations to have signed the letter include the IFPI and IMPALA
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Live music industry execs team up to launch the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT)

Members include promoters for Adele, Arcade Fire, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, and Ed Sheeran
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The number of smart speakers in US households grew by 78% in 2018

53 million people – or 21% of the population — now own at least one smart speaker
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Nicole Carbone-Rogers joins ASCAP as Senior Vice President and Head of Events

Carbone-Rogers was previously Head of Experiential Marketing & Live Production at Pandora
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A2IM renews contract of CEO Richard James Burgess and hires Andrea Pagnanelli as General Manager

Chase Varga has also been hired as A2IM’s new Marketing Manager
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