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No Netflix problems here: Spotify added 2m net subscribers in Q1 – despite cutting off 1.5 million subs in Russia

Spotiify beats guidance on various key metric for its business – when you factor in Russia – including users and subscribers

Cinq Music raises $100m from parent GoDigital to buy music rights, expand internationally

GoDigital represents music from stars such as Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, and Jason Derulo

Lisa Bergami promoted to VP, Creative Synch at Kobalt

Exec joined Kobalt in 2014

Music merchandise is big business. But for touring artists, it’s callously inequitable.

Eamonn Forde explores the economics of selling merch at music venues

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

Spotify’s Director, Global Head of International Licensing exits, joins YouTube Music as Managing Director, APAC

Veteran music executive Paul Smith joins YouTube Music

Stef Pascual promoted to General Manager at Deviate Digital

Pascual was previously Business Strategy Director