Across the full calendar year of 2018, Warner’s recorded music operation hit revenues of $3.5bn
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Music Modernization Act: Labels and publishers back NMPA’s bid to run new mechanical rights society
Universal, Sony and Warner, as well as indies, support publisher org’s application
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Secretly Distribution leaves physical Warner/ADA deal to sign with AMPED
Artists signed to Secretly Distribution labels include Sharon Van Etten, Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Angel Olsen and Tycho
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Marshmello just played a live set to 10m people in video game Fortnite – and that wasn’t even the most interesting move he made this weekend
DJ’s new single, performed in Hindi, is out now, featuring Pritam
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English-language music is losing its stranglehold on global pop charts – and YouTube is driving the change
When YouTube’s charts say what’s popular, you better believe it. And, right now, “what’s popular” applies increasingly less to U.S. pop stars.
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Spotify in talks to buy podcasting company Gimlet Media – reports
Gimlet creates podcasts such as Startup, Crimetown and The Pitch
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Sony Music streaming revenues topped $2bn in 2018, as total sales hit $3.9bn
Sony’s overall annual recorded music revenues in 2018 grew by 1.7%
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YouTube promotes Carletta Higginson to Global Head of Music Publishing
Exec has spent five years at Google/YouTube
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Spotify didn’t launch in India today after all… and still doesn’t have major label approval to do so
Spotify’s proposed average ad-funded rate in India will sit at less than $0.0005 per-play
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Universal parent Vivendi buys book publishing company Editis in $1bn-plus deal
“This acquisition is a logical step in the building of a large content, media and communications group. It also marks the return of this French publishing powerhouse to a European group with a global reach.”
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