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Scooter Braun Buys Big Machine

Posted by Hypebot - June 30, 2019

(Hypebot) Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings has acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group. The combined companies create a multifaceted independent music powerhouse that includes labels, management, streaming, publishing and media…

Today Is Cara Duckworth’s Last Day At The RIAA

Posted by Hypebot - June 28, 2019

(Hypebot) — Friday is the last day at the RIAA for Senior Vice President, Communications Cara Duckworth; and so far she won’t tell me where she’s going. Cara joined the…

UMG Pocketed Up To $150M In Fire Settlement, Insurance Payments and Paid Nothing To Artists, Lawsuit Claims

Posted by Hypebot - June 28, 2019

(Hypebot) In addition to covering up the scope of damage in a 2008 fire in a Universal Music Group vault containing recording masters of more than 800 artists, the company…

UMG Pocketed Up To $150M In Settlement, Insurance Payments and Paid Nothing To Artists, Lawsuit Claims

Posted by Hypebot - June 27, 2019

(Hypebot) — In addition to covering up the scope of damage in a 2008 fire in a Universal Music Group vault containing recording masters of more than 800 artists, the…

Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report Predicts 1 Trillion Streams In US, Canada In 2019

Posted by Hypebot - June 27, 2019

(Hypebot) A new Nielson Music Mid-Year Report for the US and Canada shows streaming adoption driving a robust music industry. The first half of 2019 shattered previous 6 month records…

Netflix Needs Music, But Music Is Fine Without It

Posted by Hypebot - June 25, 2019

(Hypebot) — After a lengthy amount of time atop the streaming roost, Netflix now faces a serious threat from its competitors and is hoping that investing in the music industry…

Music Ally To Launch In China

Posted by Hypebot - June 25, 2019

(Hypebot) Music industry consultancy and news site Music Ally has teamed with Kanjian Music, the Chinese music services company, to launch Music Ally China. This new venture will bridge the…

Spotify CEO Ek Says Fans Could ‘Pay Artists Directly’ With Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency

Posted by Hypebot - June 21, 2019

(Hypebot) — Libra cryptocurrency would enable fans “to pay artists directly,” according to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Earlier this week, Spotify became a founding partner in the Facebook-led Libra global…

Labels, Streamers, Publishers Pledge To Battle Streaming, But Major Players Fail To Sign On

Posted by Hypebot - June 20, 2019

(Hypebot) — Spotify, Amazon, and Deezer have joined all three major labels and music publishers, the RIAA, the American Association of Independent Music, IMPALA, Merlin, The International Confederation of Music…

Grammys Finally Accept Streaming Links As Submissions

Posted by Hypebot - June 20, 2019

(Hypebot) The Recording Academy will finally accept streaming links instead of physical product for award submissions in most categories. In a statement, the Academy also said, “For most categories, we…

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