New streaming service is called Music for Spaces
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Arctic Monkeys’ label Domino grew its UK turnover by 31.6% in 2021, driven by strong catalog sales
AM, the 2013-released fifth album from Arctic Monkeys was the UK’s No.1 best-selling independent album in 2021
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Iceland-based music making app Overtune raises $2m in seed funding
Investors include Guitar Hero founder Charles Huang, and former CEO and Chairman of Sony Music UK, Nick Gatfield
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Sound recording copyright term to be extended to 70 years in New Zealand
New Zealand’s current copyright protection covers 50 years
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Multi-platinum rapper Logic signs to BMG
The move follows Logic’s departure from Def Jam
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Paul Cormack promoted to General Manager at Better Noise Music
Cormack previously served as Managing Director of Canada for the company
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Songwriters, rejoice: Spotify appeal FAILS to stop composers getting improved 15.1% streaming royalty rate in the US
Bottom line: The streaming services are going to have to fork over a pile of cash to publishers and songwriters
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From Universal’s Frank Zappa catalog acquisition to Triller’s US IPO… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The big stories from the past week
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Alisha Outridge named Chief Technology & Product Officer at TuneCore
Outridge is the first Chief Technology & Product Officer at the Believe-owned company
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TikTok rival Triller files to go public on Nasdaq via ‘the largest creator IPO in history’
Triller owns VERZUZ, Fangage, Julius and other subsidiaries, all bought via acquisition
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