Live Nation has raised ticket prices, globally, for the best seats at amphitheater and arena shows by close to a third since Q1 2018
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XL Recordings released 6 records last year. It turned over $65 million.
“As streaming and subscriber growth continues apace our music too has enjoyed growth in line with the market.”
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Beggars Group paid its artists 44% of Spotify share money, as its own annual revenues hit $100m
“After allowing for recoupment on advances, 44% [of the total Spotify proceeds were] paid out in cash.”
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Sony/ATV hires new boss in Nashville, as Rusty Gaston joins from THiS Music
Gaston will succeed Troy Tomlinson who recently left for UMPG
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Streaming is having a huge year in France – led by Apple Music’s new ‘signing’, rap duo PNL
Apple inked an ongoing exclusive partnership with duo in June
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Universal now generating over $10m a day from streaming, as it posts record half-year results
Streaming made up 60.4% of Universal’s recorded music revenues in the first half of 2019
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TikTok owner Bytedance buys AI music company Jukedeck
Jukedeck had raised $2.5m before the deal was executed
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Terry Wakefield named SVP, A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group in Nashville
Exec moves over from Sony/ATV
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‘Women are sometimes embarrassed to be ambitious. I’m certainly not’
When Michelle Jubelirer was growing up in Pennsylvania, she knew she loved music, and she knew she wanted to be somebody…
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Spotify’s Director of Economics, Will Page, is leaving the company
Respected exec has been offered a book deal with Simon and Schuster
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