“We know that discovery is one of the core benefits that we provide to people.”
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Author archives: Tim Ingham
Sony inks major licensing deal in Africa with Boomplay (and its 60m users)
Chinese-owned app is currently adding around 2m users every month
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Big Machine signs off on Taylor Swift performing her hits at the AMAs
An ugly saga for Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta comes to a close
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Amazon expands free music streaming service to Apple, Android devices
Amazon’s free music offering was previously limited to Amazon Echo devices
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Tencent isn’t planning on making $3bn investment in Universal by itself – report
Sources suggest Chinese company is seeking outside investment to complete deal
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Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from the Spotify boss in his latest interview
Exec covers exclusives, scale and Netflix comparisons in wide-ranging interview
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Nearly 10% of tracks on Tencent Music services will be behind a paywall by the end of the year
Firm’s CEO, Cussion Pang, says it’s full steam ahead for paywall strategy in Q3
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‘Warner Records cares about having the right artists, not having the most artists.’
Aaron Bay-Schuck talks history, ambitions, Tom Corson, and future plans for his label
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Who won A&R Awards in London last night?
Polydor, Mike McCormack, Alec Boateng, Lisa Cullington… to name a few
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‘This has been a story of a shared vision and running our own race, at our own pace.’
Covert Talent founder Simon King discusses Tom Walker’s journey so far, and the plan to secure his status as a long-term career artist…
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