Sony Music has set out exactly how it will share profits from its Spotify equity with artists and distributed labels – and it’s better news than some might have expected. MBW can reveal all of the details – obtained in the past few hours fr…
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Spotify must tread carefully if it wants to strike direct deals with artists
The power of the major labels is not to be taken lightly for Daniel Ek
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Why the music industry should treasure its vinyl and CD Superfans
ERA’s Kim Bayley on why a ‘transition to digital’ must be carefully thought through
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Songwriters got screwed by the Spotify equity bonanza. The industry has to ask itself questions.
Writers aren’t getting any money from Spotify stock sales. Is that okay?
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Why Sony’s EMI buyout won’t make it the world’s biggest music company – but will make it the biggest publisher
How Sony and Universal would have stacked up in the 12 months to end of March this year
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Pandora now has a $14.99-per-month family plan to rival Spotify and Apple Music’s
Firm bids to grow subscription base with rival discount bundle
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Why Billboard’s new chart changes will please some – but aggravate others
The USA’s leading chart is about to slash the value of ‘free’ streams versus their paid counterparts
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Why Billboard’s new chart changes will please some – but aggravate others
The USA’s leading chart is about to slash the value of ‘free’ streams versus their paid counterparts
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Will Spotify’s renewed love of ‘free’ make labels at all uncomfortable?
Some thoughts about the power of words, and Spotify’s use of them
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Here’s exactly how many shares the major labels and Merlin bought in Spotify – and what those stakes are worth now
Documents from 2008 reveal much about Spotify then – and now
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