Company launches marketing campaign to attract younger users to its streaming service
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Web3 can help the music industry save the planet.
Serenade’s Mike Walsh makes the case for the climate benefits of Web3 tech
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Sony Music Japan is building ‘the largest virtual talent development and management project in history’
MBW explores Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)’s virtual talent ambitions…
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Apple’s Shazam surpasses 70bn song recognitions
Timeline of key milestones and stats released by Apple for its song recognition app, Shazam
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Beggars Group profits jumped 55% in 2021, as US rights to Adele’s first 3 albums reverted back to XL Recordings
UK-based company turned over GBP £80 million last year
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How artists are exploiting lax metadata protections by streaming services
What if tagging the wrong artist pages on DSPs wasn’t just a headache to resolve, but also a money-making scheme?
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Paul Pacifico repped artists at the FAC, then indie labels at AIM. Is he now off to rep major labels at the BPI?
Pacifico will continue as CEO until the end of the year
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TikTok owns a patent for a music service – and it’s hiring for ‘TikTok Music’ staff.
TikTok owns a patent for a music platform in the US. But there’s a twist…
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Capitol Records just signed a virtual artist, FN Meka. He has over 10 million followers on TikTok.
FN Meka has 10 million followers on TikTok
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Merck Mercuriadis on Lamont Dozier: ‘He was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived.’
Hipgnosis founder pays tribute to all-time great songwriter – while making a point about the rewards great composers get from the music industry
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