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Viagogo loses court appeal against $4.5m fine in Italy
Court ejects viagogo’s “passive hosting provider” argument, rules no exemption from liability
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Nikki Cox and Storme Whitby-Grubb join Red Bull Records leadership team
Nikki Cox appointed Chief Marketing Officer, Storme Whitby-Grubb named Chief Creative Officer
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Scooter Braun and Troy Carter backed livestream startup Moment House names seven new key hires
Execs join from Spotify, Apple Music and AEG Presents
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Universal Music Group generated over $1m per hour in Q1… and expects to go public in the fall
Another strong quarter for Sir Lucian Grainge and co, as Q1 streaming revenue leaps up 20% year-on-year
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Wasserman Music launches with ‘plans to expand assertively as live entertainment business rebounds’
Wasserman completes acquisition of Paradigm Talent Agency’s North American live music representation business
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SoundCloud to launch The Lookout hip-hop show exclusively on SiriusXM
Show originates from popular hip-hop discovery playlist, which has spotlighted stars like Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch
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‘Good artist management is saying no to most things – and yes to the right things.’
Here, Rob Swerdlow explains the evolution of Starwood over the past three decades – and where the company plans to go with its multi-award-winning roster in 2021 and beyond…
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Sony Music applauds Apple’s new podcast subscription launch
Premium Apple podcast subscriptions will be available in 170 countries in May
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