Live Nation shares bounce back as Liberty Media pays off $130m company loan

News appears to have been interpreted positively by the markets
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Yes, global Spotify chart streams are down this week. No, that doesn’t mean Coronavirus is hurting the record industry.

Worldwide streams in Spotify’s Top 200 have fallen 11%. But that’s no reason for labels to worry…
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Screw you, Coronavirus. At least music’s streaming business is still booming.

How are music streaming services faring in a COVID-19-hit world?
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Live Nation share price plummets 32% after Glastonbury and Eurovision Coronavirus cancellations

Firm’s market cap has fallen by over two-thirds in a month
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Coronavirus clobbers music retail, as Amazon halts trade orders of CD and vinyl

FNAC shuts down physical stores in France, as Germany begins “far-reaching” measures
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Grammy-winning songwriter Andrew Watt tests positive for Coronavirus: ‘This is not a joke.’

“To have the mentality, ‘I’m young, this can’t affect me’ is just straight up stupid…”
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Tencent Music generated over $1bn from online music last year, ending 2019 with 39.9m paying users

TME generated $514m from paying online music subscribers in the year
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Raine Group forecasts that independent artist sector will earn over $2bn this year

Merchant bank says ‘DIY’ artist income, specifically, will jump by 27% to $1.22 billion in 2020
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Amazon Music opens up streaming data with Amazon Music For Artists app

App gives artists access to near-real-time streaming data, providing artists with the latest streaming data across their entire catalog
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Apple inks new global deal with Universal, Sony and Warner for music streaming

Deal does not include license for Apple Music and TV bundle
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