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	<title>News &#8211; Music Business Worldwide</title>
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		<title>From The Orchard acquiring Brazil&#8217;s OniMusic to the BMG-Concord merger… it&#8217;s MBW&#8217;s weekly round-up</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-the-orchards-onimusic-acquisition-in-brazil-to-the-bmg-concord-merger-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The biggest headlines from the past few days...
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		<title>The Orchard acquires Brazil&#8217;s OniMusic, a prominent Christian music distribution platform</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OniMusic was founded in September 2004 by Nelson and Christie Tristão
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		<title>Believe expands Label &#038; Artist Solutions business into the US, led by Thomas Maxwell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maxwell will split time between New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles
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		<title>In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw &#8216;largest quarterly increase&#8217; in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform&#8217;s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-music-and-premium-saw-largest-quarterly-increase-in-non-trial-subscribers-since-2018-launch-says-alphabet-ceo-as-platforms-ad-revenues-rose-to-9-88b/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[YouTube's advertising revenue grew 11% YoY to $9.88 billion in Q1 2026
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		<title>Tech startup Nebula partners with Ghazi Shami&#8217;s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an &#8216;earn-before-you-stream&#8217; music distro service</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tech-startup-nebula-partners-with-ghazi-shamis-supply-chain-to-launch-what-it-calls-an-earn-before-you-stream-music-distro-service/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The new service lets fans invest in artists' music via Nebula's marketplace
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		<title>Symphonic targets catalog acquisitions and indie artist financing deals with launch of Symphonic NEXT</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michelle Garramone, who recently joined Symphonic as Head of Strategic Partnerships, will lead the new initiative.
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		<title>India&#8217;s Times Music buys Punjabi record label Catrack Entertainment — in third acquisition since striking $100m JV with Primary Wave</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/indias-times-music-buys-punjabi-record-label-catrack-entertainment-in-third-acquisition-since-striking-100m-jv-with-primary-wave/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Punjabi specialist Catrack was founded in 1990, with a catalog that spans what the company describes as a 'golden era' of the genre.
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		<title>Sorry, AI artists. Spotify&#8217;s not letting you become &#8216;verified&#8217; on its platform.</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sorry-ai-artists-spotifys-not-letting-you-become-verified-on-its-platform/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spotify is introducing a new verification badge for artist profiles.
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		<title>The UK&#8217;s PRS for Music paid out $1.41B to songwriters, composers and publishers in 2025</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-uks-prs-for-music-paid-out-1-41b-to-songwriters-composers-and-publishers-in-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Royalty collections at UK collection society grew 7.7% YoY to $1.63B
<p><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-uks-prs-for-music-paid-out-1-41b-to-songwriters-composers-and-publishers-in-2025/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dirty Hit opens first continental European office in Berlin, led by EU Label Manager Noura Labbani</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dirty-hit-opens-first-continental-european-office-in-berlin-led-by-eu-label-manager-noura-labbani/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Labbani will lead Dirty Hit's European operations for its full roster
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