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News Bryan Turner, founder of Priority Records, joins advisory board of blockchain music startup, Beatdapp Firm promises to help labels find missing royalties
News LiveXLive to launch pay-per-view live stream music events ‘to drive new revenue-share model for artists’ Company has streamed over 900 artists and over 200 hours since January 1, 2020
News Music creation marketplace Splice, which has raised over $100m in funding, acquires audio tech firm Superpowered Superpowered Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Gabor Szanto joins Splice as Head of Audio Engineering
News Downtown buys Christian Tattersfield’s Good Soldier Songs Deal includes more than 350 works, including The 1975’s publishing catalog
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News Sony/ATV UK signs singer, songwriter & producer Labrinth to worldwide deal He's collaborated with artists including Beyoncé, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Diplo, Sia, Ed Sheeran and others
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News Katie Welle appointed SVP, Creative A&R at Sony/ATV Welle was previously SVP, A&R at RCA Records
News 98.5% of UK independent festivals aren’t covered by insurance for COVID-19 cancellations 92% of indie festival organizers say that their firms are at risk without Government intervention
News AWAL partners with Zoom & United Nations for COVID-19 response Initiative will see AWAL artists support and amplify United Nations key messages
News UK-based label & management company Globe Town inks global distribution deal with The Orchard Company's latest release is Tycho Jones' Don’t Be Afraid
News Spotify inks licensing deal with India’s oldest label, Saregama Deal will see 100,000 songs added to Spotify's catalog in the market