‘Facebook must strike a deal with music publishers as soon as possible’

Samantha Harvey has nearly 2m Facebook Likes – but her page is under siege

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The global music copyright business is worth more than you think – and grew by nearly $1bn last year

Spotify’s economics chief Will Page explains how both publishing and records are growing

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Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business

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Streaming drives Warner Music’s biggest annual revenues in 8 years

Major music company posts more than $3.2bn in sales to end of September

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Record label A&R spend grew by $300m last year – but marketing spend fell

Record companies appear to be prioritizing new talent investment

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How managers are helping drive forward artists’ recording careers

The MMF’s Annabella Coldrick talks to some of the most entrepreneurial music execs around

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Streaming price war breaks out as Google offers 4 free months of Play

Amazon’s entry into the market appears to have kicked off Black Friday battleThe post Streaming price war breaks out as Google offers 4 free months of Play appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.