Slaves and Don Broco amongst 21 acts handed cash from BPI’s £250,000 fund

Management companies and labels apply for free cash to promote artists abroad

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INgrooves hires SK Sharma as EVP of Insights as former Ticketmaster CEO joins board

New executive duo ‘have been leaders in digital innovation for decades’The post INgrooves hires SK Sharma as EVP of Insights as former Ticketmaster CEO joins board appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Nigel Elderton named Chairman of UK collection society PRS

Respected exec is entering his 25th year with peermusic, after being appointed UK MD in 1992The post Nigel Elderton named Chairman of UK collection society PRS appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Ed Sheeran storms to global Spotify No.1 AND No.2 with 23m streams in 48 hours

Sheeran the most-streamed artist in the world as Shape Of You leads Castle On The HillThe post Ed Sheeran storms to global Spotify No.1 AND No.2 with 23m streams in 48 hours appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Pandora loses $100m in value as Sirius XM says buyout ‘not likely’

CFO David Frear dismisses chatter around takeover of troubled music streaming service

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