Analysis Why Spotify’s fake artists problem is an Epidemic. Literally. The tall tale of three Swedish companies, with their own economic interests
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News Welcome to the future: Spotify poaches AI music expert from Sony Yeah. About those 'fake' artists. You ain't see nothing yet.
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Analysis After laying off 173 employees, does SoundCloud really have a ‘path to profitability’? How much difference will the company's dramatic downsizing really make to its bottom line?
News Spotify denies it’s playlisting fake artists. So why are all these fake artists on its playlists? If Daniel Ek's company isn't adding fake artists to playlists, how come we've found 50 of them?
News Because confirms acquisition of London Records catalogue Classic Happy Mondays recordings, plus All Saints, believed to be included in deal
News Concord buys yet again in multi-million dollar deal with Warner Recordings from Jewel, Sergio Mendes and more included in latest divestment agreement
News SoundCloud slashes 40% of staff as financial reality hits hard London and San Fran offices to be closed in dramatic cost-cutting
Interviews Naughty Boy: ‘Marty Bandier taught me to be a bit of a gangsta at publishing’ How Shahid Khan's publishing empire at Naughty Words has evolved and expanded
News YouTube loses ground on US subscription music streaming in first six months of 2017 Both single-track downloads and digital album sales fall 24% compared to 2016
Analysis If Spotify’s going to become profitable, it needs to make some changes How alterations in marketing spend, advertising revenue and international income could help fix Daniel Ek's business
Interviews ‘It’s very important not to take anything for granted in this business’ Jonathan Dickins on management, Adele and why he wants to keep September independent
News Sony/ATV buys EuropaCorp music catalogue for $16.5m Approximately 1,500 songs included in deal, including original tracks from Taken and Lucy
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