Posts by Murray Stassen

Spotify & Resident Advisor enter global partnership ‘to drive millions of music fans to local venues’

Localized Resident Advisor event listings to be promoted within the app

Genius content heads to TV for the first time with Fuse Media partnership

First Genius x Fuse episode to air March 18, featuring Alicia Keys

Primary Wave acquires stake in music publishing catalog & artist master royalty stream for Air Supply in ‘multi-million dollar deal’

Their albums have sold in excess of 20 million copies

Music licensing startup SyncFloor, co-founded by 20 year Microsoft veteran, secures $200,000 investment

Funding to help implement integrations with industry partners, says company

Kobalt inks global deal with Issa Rae’s Raedio Publishing

Partnership includes creative and administration services

Global Music Rights and RMLC antitrust dispute to go to trial following court rulings

Judge in California refused motions to dismiss lawsuits

Snafu Records, which recently launched with $2.9m backing, hires Adrian Karvinen as Director Of North America

Exec previously worked with Three Six Zero and also formed his own boutique firm Fire Club INC

Deezer expands playlist brands into ‘LIVE’ concerts; recorded gigs to be available exclusively on platform

First event is Rocket LIVE in Paris on February 19

Sound City secures CAPLL Ltd investment for talent development programs

CAPLL has generated in excess of 1 million long-term donors since 2009

Canada’s Competition Bureau fines StubHub CAD $1.3m

Firm fined for 'misleading pricing claims in the online sale of tickets to entertainment and sporting events'

Universal Music: legal case over alleged damages in 2008 warehouse fire ‘meritless’

Response follows confirmation of lost recordings in new legal filing

New specialist music streaming platform, jazzed, launches in the UK

Licensing terms have been agreed with the majors

Ticketmaster expands into Asia by acquiring Tixcraft in Taiwan and launching new Singapore office

Chad Phillips has been appointed to Managing Director Ticketmaster Asia

Downtown ups Andrew Sparkler to EVP, Global Business Development amidst raft of promotions and new hires

Bruce Lampcov also promoted, to SVP of Global Business Development

Touts who ran £11m ticket reselling scheme found guilty of fraud in the UK

Tickets were resold for events including Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift concerts