Apple Music expands to 52 (52!) new markets, upping presence in Africa and beyond

Apple Music now in more than double the markets in which Spotify operates
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A very positive sign: Music stream spending is rising in the US, even amid Coronavirus lockdown

News is in contrast to report out of Spain earlier this month
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More artists & business can advertise on Spotify now as self-serve Ad Studio moves out of beta and expands into 17 new markets

‘Ad Studio marks the start of a new chapter.’
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Ex YouTube Head of Publishing Victoria Campoamor joins Spotify as Senior Director, Content Operations & Services

Exec was previously YouTube’s Global Head Of Publishing Strategy and Operations
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‘Our advice to independent artists right now is simple: keep releasing’

The CEO of Believe, Denis Ladegaillerie, offers his advice to artists, labels and managers during an uncertain time
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Spotify and Warner Music Group agree new global licensing deal

Last summer, Spotify rather shrewdly told investors that it had signed new global licensing agreements with “two of our four major label partners”. This was, in truth, stretching things a bit: MBW subsequently discovered that one of these &…

Drake isn’t scared of (releasing new music and making lots of streaming money during) Coronavirus lockdown

Everybody, now, “right foot – up, left foot – slide; left foot – up, right foot – slide…”
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Global Spotify chart streams rose 3% last week – but fell again in the United States

Deezer says there’s reason to be hopeful – and we need to wait things out
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Spotify pledges $10m fund to support artists hit by Coronavirus pandemic

“Combatting the impact of this pandemic on the music industry will take a massive global effort…”
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