Apple Music’s growth is getting faster… but it can’t quite keep up with Spotify

Apple added 7m subs in the prior 6 months – but Spotify added 10m

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Gary Kelly promoted to EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Interscope Geffen A&M

Exec joined Interscope in 2010 as Head Of Sales

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Sony RED’s distribution operation folded into The Orchard in worldwide consolidation

Sony RED in the US becomes RED MUSIC, offering services outside of distribution

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‘Independent music companies are most at risk from dangers of safe harbour’

WIN’s Alison Wenham kicks off a series of features from the independent community looking at safe harbour laws

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Further Details Announced w/ Exclusive Discounts: Point Blank @ IMS College Malta

After the success of last year’s event, Point Blank are once again heading to Malta to co-curate the International Music Summit’s (IMS) summer educational programme, IMS College Malta, as the official education partner. From the 7th – 9th July, a number of respected industry speakers and artists will be providing panels, keynotes and masterclasses covering the […]

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Warner/Chappell’s YouTube royalties will now be handled by SACEM in Europe

Publisher appears to have pulled rights from ICE to sign up with Paris-based society

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ZKY Launches Ground Service Records Imprint

As one-half of Cab Drivers and co-founder of Cabinet Records, Jens Augustowsky has produced music under a number of different monikers. We caught up with him to talk about his work and his recently founded new label – Ground Service, on which he has a new EP titled Tiny Moves. Who have been your biggest influences […]

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Concord’s $500m Imagem buy marks the birth of a major player in music

The whopping pricetag is one of the biggest in music business history

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