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Court orders identity of 100 alleged music pirates to be revealed in record companies’ lawsuit against Altice USA

The RIAA has been dragged into a lawsuit pitting dozens of music companies against a major US internet provider

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BMG rebrands as part of its ‘BMG Next’ strategy – with new symbol, color scheme, and redesigned website

“Our new visual identity isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s a statement of intent," said BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld

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The major record companies lost market share again on Spotify last year. But BMG and ‘artist-centric royalties’ make this a more complicated picture than it first appears.

To understand one of the industry's favorite graphs, a few things first need to be taken into account

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Warner Music Group generated $1.67bn in calendar Q4; subscription streaming revenues rose 6.6% YoY

Warner Music Group has published its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2024

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Spotify slams the NMPA’s takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts: ‘This is a press stunt.’

Spotify confirms that is investigating the takedown requests

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NMPA hits Spotify with ‘extensive’ takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts

The publishers' group says Spotify has known 'for years' about widespread violations of music copyrights on the podcasts it hosts

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Bruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners

Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The feat, announced Monday (January 27), comes just over two months after Mars surpassed The Weeknd‘s previous record of 120.7 million monthly listeners. With the latest listener count, Mars’ listeners now account for a little … Continued

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BMG promotes Johannes von Schwarzkopf to new C-suite role overseeing global strategy and ‘strategic M&A’

Exec appointed Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and member of the Executive Board, effective January 1