Spotify must tread carefully if it wants to strike direct deals with artists

The power of the major labels is not to be taken lightly for Daniel Ek
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Spotify launches another live music event: Hot Country Live

Inaugural event to be headlined by Carrie Underwood
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Spotify’s Global Head of Artist & Industry Partnerships, Mark Williamson, exits company

Exec worked closely with Troy Carter, leaves company after seven years
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We Asked a Search Analytics Company to Tell Us the Most Popular Music Services

Spotify gets the most attention — and paying subscribers.  But if search analytics can predict the future, YouTube, Amazon and Apple are just getting started. YouTube Music hasn’t even launched yet.  And Spotify has more than 70 million paying su…

Student Opportunities: fiit.tv & Factory 45

Point Blank always keeps current students and graduates in the loop with all of the best music industry opportunities, so with that said here’s our latest student opportunity round-up. All of these student opportunities come exclusively via PB using our extensive network of contacts, so get stuck in! NB: these opportunities are for Point Blank students and graduates only. Want loads more […]

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Spotify market cap soars above $30bn in wake of news it’s directly licensing artists

Share price jumped to $171.48 at bell on Friday (June 8)
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Latest Industry: All the Lils, British Exports, Apple Music, iHeartMedia, Ticketfly, SESAC, APA Nashville, More…

Maybe I should change my name to Lil… Today’s fun fact: more than 8,000 artists have names that start with “Lil,” according to new statistics from Spotify.  Of the platform’s 1,000 most streamed tracks, 33 are from “Lil” artists – Lil Wayne…

Songwriters got screwed by the Spotify equity bonanza. The industry has to ask itself questions.

Writers aren’t getting any money from Spotify stock sales. Is that okay?
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