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Beatport’s founding members launch ambient record label Sacred Society Music Group

The label has introduced a collection of over 55 tracks and more than six hours of immersive content

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ becomes first song to cross 4 billion Spotify streams

The track has also topped Chubby Checker’s The Twist as the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit of all time

Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS Entertainment

Sung Soo Han founded SEVENTEEN’s label, developed the group, and oversees all creative processes for the HYBE-owned label’s roster.

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Phil Bauer named President of DistroKid – company founder Philip Kaplan transitions from CEO to Chairman

DistroKid claims to be the world’s largest distributor of independent music, and estimates that it distributes 30-40% of all new music in the world

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Reservoir and PopArabia strike catalog deal with ‘Queen of Arab Pop’ Nancy Ajram

Ajram was the biggest-selling female singer in the Middle East in the 2000s, and released the first Arabic-language song to hit Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart

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Sir Lucian Grainge: After ‘artist-centric’ royalties, UMG’s ‘next focus’ is ‘superfan experiences and products’

UMG is 'already in advanced discussions with [its] platform partners regarding this phase and will have more to announce in the coming months,' said Grainge in his New Year note to UMG staff

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Universal’s Virgin Music Group acquires Saban Music Latin

Virgin Music Group will acquire Saban Music Latin’s catalog and will also release future albums by selected Saban Music Latin’s artists

Interviews

Pioneering producer Tainy on shaping the sound of reggaeton, the future of Latin music and his star-studded plans for 2024

The producer who made his name with artists such as Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, J Balvin and Selena Gomez discusses his career so far, his inspiration and the key to collaborations