Author archives: Tim Ingham

‘Record labels amplify and magnify the best bits of what artists are already doing.’

Ted Cockle explains why he believes Virgin EMI offers more than your typical UK major record company
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The major labels are starting to find life tougher in Sweden. Is this is a wake-up call for the future?

Independent artists continue to rise – as first-party playlists take control in crucial market
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Concord buys rock label Victory Records and sister company Another Victory Publishing

The acquisition includes approximately 4,500 master recordings and 3,500 compositions
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Rob Stringer talks Sony’s strategy, Tencent/Universal… and why music is worth more than ‘2 minutes of someone snoring in Lapland’

Sony Music Group Chairman & CEO gives his thoughts on the modern marketplace
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Latin music will generate close to $500m from streaming in the US this year – but it’s losing (a bit of) market share

Across all formats, genre claimed 4.31% share in the first half of 2019
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Sony and Tencent’s ‘East meets West’ label, Liquid State, ramps up A&R with R3HAB signing, new projects

‘Liquid State is committed to making R3HAB not only one of the biggest artists in China, but also across the whole Asia continent.’
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After Spotify and Universal, could Tencent buy its way even further into the music business?

Will $430bn-valued Tencent want a piece of Sony, Warner, BMG or Kobalt?
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Austin Daboh joins Apple Music as Head of Editorial for UK & Ireland

Daboh reports to George Ergatoudis, Head of Music at Apple Music UK
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As predicted, Amazon launches $15-per-month hi-def music streaming service, Amazon Music HD

“Earth will be changed forever when Amazon introduces high quality streaming to the masses,” says Neil Young
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