UMG turns over more than $250m from merch each year
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Music to YouTube’s ears: Article 13 in disarray as European Copyright Directive stalls
Eleven member states, including Italy and Germany, reject latest draft of proposal
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Will Liberty Media, piece by piece, become king of the global music business?
One conglomerate could soon have a stake in SEVEN billion-dollar music companies
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Ariana Grande smashes Spotify 24-hour record with nearly 15m plays of 7 Rings
Track attracts over 4 million more plays than prior record-holder
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Spotify is making voice-controlled hardware for the car – and could launch in India on January 31
Company working with tech firm Flex to create product, says FT
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Sony set to make King’s Cross the UK’s epicenter of recorded music
“The new Sony office will be right in the artistic hub of King’s Cross.”
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How much money did Fortnite make last year?
Free-to-play title generated more than any other game in history during 2018
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Apple Music subscriptions being given away to Verizon customers in the United States
‘Free’ subscriptions for customers on $50 or $60 monthly tariffs
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Netflix just raised its prices for the third time since Spotify launched in the USA
Netflix’s premium tier is $4 per month more expensive than it was in 2015
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Spotify’s global user base grew faster last year than it did in 2017
Monthly active users jumped 43m in 2018 – but subscriber growth is more complicated
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