“This should be seen as a signal to other manipulation services that we are prepared to take action against them.”
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DIY artists generated $821m in 2019 – and Amuse is launching a Pro subscription tier to ‘accelerate their careers’
“With Pro, we’re giving our users more features to accelerate their careers, at an accessible price,” says Amuse boss Diego Farais
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Warner Music Group delays IPO, with stock market in grip of Coronavirus fears
Sources suggest Warner was set to share target price ranges for its public debut this week
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Universal claims 80%-plus share of 2019’s Top 10 biggest global artists… led by Taylor Swift
Major has signed and/or distributes eight of this year’s biggest acts (and also works with BTS)
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What the US record industry should fear about its future – and what it deserves to celebrate
Netflix, vinyl, streaming and Spotify’s share of revenues all feature in MBW’s review of the USA market
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Streaming is getting bigger in Japan, with the likes of Spotify generating over $380m in market last year
Industry audio streaming revenues grew 33.8% in Japan last year, shows MBW analysis
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Did Germany just overtake the UK as the world’s third biggest recorded music market?
BVMI numbers are slightly bigger than UK’s for last year – but there’s a caveat
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‘Essentially, music is an emotional language that connects people.’
Andy Macdonald, founder of Go! Discs and Independiente, won the A&R Icon Award in London last in November. We sat down with him to hear his career story.
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It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streaming
MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
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Universal Music Publishing Group launches new writer portal that offers no-fee advances
Universal claims app offers “clear, complete and real-time earnings and data”
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