Spotify overtakes Deezer’s subscriber base in France – but, says Deezer, SPOT can’t match its payouts

What’s a ‘market leader’? Interesting question…
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Kobalt COO Avid Larizadeh Duggan exits firm after five year association

News comes as former CEO of Google Ventures, Bill Maris, steps down from Kobalt’s board to focus on startups
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Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund is already worth over $850m

Can Merck Mercuriadis build a billion dollar business within two years of trading?
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Former Spotify Australia boss Kate Vale joins Epidemic Sound as MD, North America

Exec was also the first employee at Google in Australia and New Zealand
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Spotify faces lawsuit from indie music company claiming mistreatment

Florida-based Sosa Entertainment and Pro Music Rights seeking “over $1bn” in damages
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Scooter Braun publicly calls on Taylor Swift to resolve fallout after ‘numerous death threats’ towards his family

Scooter Braun, often painted as the villain of the piece in Taylor Swift’s ongoing complaints about the ownership of her masters, has spoken out. Braun, manager of the likes of Justin Bieber, J Balvin and Ariana Grande, has just posted a lengthy …

Hasbro’s $4bn buyout of eOne could be blocked as UK antitrust authority investigates deal

CMA ponders whether deal will result in “a substantial lessening of competition”
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Spotify execs praise TikTok owner’s new Spotify rival… while trashing Apple and Amazon Music’s reach

Does Spotify really have three times the amount of listening of Amazon Music?
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‘There’s a dance music revolution taking place in Asia’: Spinnin’ Records expands into region

Warner and Spinnin’ take on Sony/Tencent JV, Liquid State, with dance-focused move
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David Weitzman joins Primary Wave – with access to a $180m acquisition fund

Weitzman joins Primary Wave from Anthem Entertainment Group, which was formerly called ole
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