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J.P. Morgan just wrote a glowing endorsement of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Here’s why.
The investment giant just gave a thundering vote of confidence in HSF’s business, following a recent flurry of business media scrutiny
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Could Spotify’s locked audiobooks model be a new way for artists to make money on its platform?
Could Spotify’s locked play button model used for audiobooks be applied to artist content?
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US recorded music revenues hit $7.7bn in H1 2022, but growth slowed compared to H1 2021
RIAA has published its 2022 Mid-Year Music Industry Revenue Report
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Guy Moot on the the globalization of music and the ‘new songwriter economy’
Warner Chappell Music’s Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer delivered a keynote speech at this week’s All About Music conference in India.
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Confirmed: Robert Kyncl is Warner Music Group’s new CEO
Kyncl to succeed Steve Cooper
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Steve Cooper: Warner Music is becoming less financially dependent on superstar artists – and wants to see ‘regular’ streaming price rises
Outgoing Warner boss tackled streaming price rises and more at Goldman Sachs event this week
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Tencent Music planning Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing as soon as next week (report)
Secondary listing plan comes after TME started trading on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2018
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YouTube says it paid the music industry over $6bn in the past year – with around $2bn coming from UGC
Right now, YouTube and Spotify appear to be keeping pace with one another
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Universal acquires mtheory’s label division; JT Myers and Nat Pastor to run UMG’s global artist services business
Execs appointed Co-CEOs of a new global division, Virgin Music Group
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