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News Music to YouTube’s ears: Article 13 in disarray as European Copyright Directive stalls Eleven member states, including Italy and Germany, reject latest draft of proposal
News Will Liberty Media, piece by piece, become king of the global music business? One conglomerate could soon have a stake in SEVEN billion-dollar music companies
News Ariana Grande smashes Spotify 24-hour record with nearly 15m plays of 7 Rings Track attracts over 4 million more plays than prior record-holder
News Spotify is making voice-controlled hardware for the car – and could launch in India on January 31 Company working with tech firm Flex to create product, says FT
News Sony set to make King’s Cross the UK’s epicenter of recorded music "The new Sony office will be right in the artistic hub of King's Cross."
News How much money did Fortnite make last year? Free-to-play title generated more than any other game in history during 2018
News Apple Music subscriptions being given away to Verizon customers in the United States 'Free' subscriptions for customers on $50 or $60 monthly tariffs
News Netflix just raised its prices for the third time since Spotify launched in the USA Netflix's premium tier is $4 per month more expensive than it was in 2015
Analysis News Spotify’s global user base grew faster last year than it did in 2017 Monthly active users jumped 43m in 2018 – but subscriber growth is more complicated
News TIDAL ‘fake streams’: Criminal investigation underway over potential data fraud in Norway Norway's National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime opens investigation
News Spotify’s global monthly active users top 200m, up by 20m in the past six months "We're about two times bigger than anyone else."
News Is Liberty Media about to buy into talent agency CAA? Report suggests that multi-media corporation is in discussions with Kanye West's rep
News Official: Guy Moot and Carianne Marshall to take charge of Warner/Chappell Music British executive Moot takes CEO job at world's third-biggest music publisher