MBW’s projections suggest Daniel Ek’s company could hit 100m subs by the end of 2018
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‘There are 365m people in China willing to pay for entertainment. The music market is about to explode.’
LiHui Shen runs China’s biggest independent record label. He’s feeling very optimistic about the future.
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Facebook takes another big step towards the music biz with Source3 buyout
The history of Patrick Sullivan and Ben Cockerham suggests their music knowledge is in high demand
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Why Spotify’s ‘fake artists’ issue, like so much in streaming, comes back to transparency
BASCA’s Vick Bain on why Swedish service should make ‘everything clearer’ for songwriters – and for listeners
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Forget about fake artists – it’s time to talk about fake streams.
We just bought 10,000 Spotify plays on the internet. It was easy.
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Can Lyor Cohen bridge the Google ‘value gap’ at YouTube?
Can the experienced record exec bring together Google Play and YouTube for the good of everybody?
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Why Spotify’s fake artists problem is an Epidemic. Literally.
The tall tale of three Swedish companies, with their own economic interests
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After laying off 173 employees, does SoundCloud really have a ‘path to profitability’?
How much difference will the company’s dramatic downsizing really make to its bottom line?
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If Spotify’s going to become profitable, it needs to make some changes
How alterations in marketing spend, advertising revenue and international income could help fix Daniel Ek’s business
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Why today’s record deals are too long, too demanding – and prone to making artists feel resentful
Sound Advice’s Robert Horsfall has been representing artists and labels for decades. He says change is in the air.
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