Amazon Music Unlimited has just under 10m paying subs at the close of H1 2018
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Pascal Nègre: ‘Article 13 would take the music industry backwards.’
“It would erect new barriers for the creators and artists,” says French music industry legend
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Underground Lobbying
‘Music, art, and writing are now communicated through the internet, and historic protections are simply not applied,’ argues Paul Pacifico
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Copyright reform in Europe: In politics we trust…
IMPALA’s Helen Smith on tomorrow’s crucial Article 13 vote in Europe
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Vine and Musical.ly transformed the music industry – then they disappeared. Will history repeat itself?
What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?
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Spotify profit payouts: What’s the fairest way to recompense artists?
Annabella Coldrick of the Music Managers Forum dissects the main players to examine how they’re distributing cash windfall
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BMG revenues top $290m in first half of 2018, with recorded music making up over a third of sales
Overall sales up 9.2% on a constant currency basis, says Hartwig Masuch
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Artists are publicly rebelling against streaming services. Will their grievances gather momentum?
The likes of Spotify and YouTube have faced backlash from Nicki Minaj, Cupcakke and Thom Yorke
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The Trouble with SiriusXM’s Opposition to the Music Modernization Act
NMPA chief David Israelite responds to op/ed which decried the objectives of the MMA bill
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Nicki Minaj’s scattergun rant revealed one thing very clearly: the idea of an ‘album chart’ is in disarray
Rapper’s outburst contained some clear warning signs for the industry. Will it listen?
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