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UK record labels: You’ll miss supermarket support when it’s gone

As Michael Mulligan leaves Tesco, what now for labels' relationship with the major grocers?

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Facebook shakes YouTube with ‘video first’ strategy – but dismisses long-form content

How will music pay a part in its strategy?

Warner artists set to appear on Vevo – but not on its YouTube platform

Sources say major has not taken any equity in platform

Beatport ‘dramatically improves profitability’… by dropping streaming

SFX reverts to download-only storefront, starts making money again

Is YouTube really the music business’s biggest problem?

StubHub and Live Nation are doing a roaring trade from secondary ticketing

SOCAN moves into mechanical rights collection by acquiring Audiam

Jeff Price's New York business snapped up by Canadian society

Google’s ‘How To Fight Piracy’: An alternative version

'Google persistently directs fans to illegal sites in preference to those legitimate services'

‘YouTube’s Content ID fails to spot 20%-40% of music recordings’

Google says Content ID has generated $2bn for various rights-holders so far