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AMRA, with annual revenues of over $100m, promotes Robin Davies to COO and Honey Onile-Ere to General Counsel

AMRA says its next phase will "transcend the industry with even faster accounting, more accurate payments, more value, and increased transparency"

Spirit Music Group exec Melanie Santa Rosa joins MLC Operations Advisory Committee

Drummer and composer Nate Smith has also been appointed to The MLC’s Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee

An MBW reader just blew open the Spotify fake artists story. Here’s what they have to say.

This is an email you're gonna want to read

Apple’s music recognition app Shazam is also a concert discovery platform now

Shazam now counts over 225 million monthly active users

From the United States’ $15bn revenue to Downtown’s $200m indie artist fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter

Stephen White joins EMPIRE as Chief Product Officer

White will oversee all data and technology at the company

Spotify is no longer earning any money from Russia, as it de-monetizes ads and subscriptions in market (update)

Spotify Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel reveals news on the platform's position in Russia

UK collection society PRS cuts ties with Russian counterpart. But why is it having to act alone?

PRS for Music has formally suspended its rights representation relationship with Russia's RAO