Prince’s estate signs worldwide merch deal with Universal’s Bravado

Exclusive agreement comes two months after UMPG also signed global deal

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$500m-backed ole acquires 3,000 songs in Red Vinyl Music buyout

Artists such as Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw have performed tracks from Red Vinyl writersThe post $500m-backed ole acquires 3,000 songs in Red Vinyl Music buyout appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Downtown signs deal with Meghan Trainor publisher Big Yellow Dog Music

Nashville-based company also represents Maren Morris and many moreThe post Downtown signs deal with Meghan Trainor publisher Big Yellow Dog Music appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Universal and Sony neck-and-neck in US video streaming market share – as Tunecore leads the indies

Universal dominated the US last year – but was neck-and-neck with Sony for video streams

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Ed Sheeran breaks all-time Spotify record three times in four days

As we’ve already covered, Ed Sheeran got off to a blistering start on Spotify with pair of his comeback singles on Friday (Jan 6). Don’t count your chickens yet though… their playcount is growing. On release day, Castle On The Hill racked up 5.63m streams on Spotify, enough to trump the previous one-day record held … Continued

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What state was Ministry Of Sound in before it was sold to Sony?

Ministry’s revenues were up in 2015 – but relied heavily on physical compilation salesThe post What state was Ministry Of Sound in before it was sold to Sony? appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Warner/Chappell starts licensing ex-Carlin production music in US and Canada

More than 40,000 tracks now licensed by major publisher worldwideThe post Warner/Chappell starts licensing ex-Carlin production music in US and Canada appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.