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Independent rock label Sumerian Records inks long-term distribution deal with Virgin Music

Sumerian has over 2.35m YouTube Subscribers

US recorded music revenues hit $7.7bn in H1 2022, but growth slowed compared to H1 2021

RIAA has published its 2022 Mid-Year Music Industry Revenue Report

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Can you feel the love tonight? Spotify and fellow music streamers strike agreement with publishers for 15.35% go-forward royalty rate in the US.

NMPA, DiMA and songwriter group NSAI send joint proposal to CRB – and avoid a costly legal war

Music startup Soundstripe attracts $9m in fresh funding shortly after launching mobile app

Startup provides royalty-free music for video

Americans spend 60% of entertainment time on ad-filled platforms, new study finds

New study was released by US market monitor Luminate (formerly MRC Data / Nielsen Music) Tuesday (August 16)

Spotify has spent $1.2bn+ on companies to scale its non-music business over the past 3 years

A round-up on acquisitions made by Spotify over the past three years

Deezer to expand in Germany via partnership with broadcaster RTL

Spotify rival looking to employ the same strategy it used in Brazil, Deezer’s No.2 market