Author archives: Tim Ingham

Global Spotify chart streams rose 3% last week – but fell again in the United States

Deezer says there’s reason to be hopeful – and we need to wait things out
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What the music industry must do to protect our own ‘at-risk’ population

Matthew Smith of Royalty Exchange calls for faster payments – and more generous splits – for artists
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How Universal Music Group is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

“We offering various forms of assistance to help artists, songwriters and independent labels affected by COVID-19 weather these challenging times.”
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Leading a business in the midst of a crisis: ‘It almost always gets worse before it gets better.’

Tracy Maddux, the boss of CD Baby parent AVL, speaks from his unique experience on the subject
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‘As older subscribers come online to streaming services, there’s more of a focus on catalog.’

Hartwig Masuch on BMG’s performance in 2019 – and how the major rightsholders might change in the years ahead
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Amy Thomson, who managed Swedish House Mafia and marketed Kanye West, reveals the most important things she knows about artist management and marketing

Thomson also teases new platform which, she says, recovered $4m in royalties for an artist’s catalog
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The value of music: Hipgnosis’ share price is now HIGHER than it was pre-COVID-19

UK music rights company saw its market cap bounce 13% today in a vertiginous rise on London Stock Exchange
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TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman steps down, Believe now searching for new head of DIY distribution platform

Ackerman joined TuneCore as President and COO in 2010
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‘Signs of crisis’: Coronavirus now expected to halt Italy’s recorded music growth in 2020

“The current situation will probably hit the physical market very hard, and we hope streaming can remain at least flat for the next few months.”
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