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Sonos launches ad-supported radio streaming service, including artist ‘Stations’ from Thom Yorke and David Byrne

The new service brings together more than 60,000 stations from multiple streaming partners

Big Radio Consolidation Spotlights The Need to Update Songwriters’ Rights

David Israelite, CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association, on Liberty Media, iHeart and the US consent decrees

‘Liberty Media already has far too much control over the music ecosystem’: Artist & consumer rights groups oppose iHeart Media buyout

Collective urges DOJ to reject Liberty Media’s potential acquisition of iHeartMedia

Milk & Honey makes a statement with its new UK office – next door to Universal Music Group and Google

Management company hires Harry Knyt, signs Stuart Price and Andrew Jackson

Hipgnosis now has $188m more to spend, via loan facility from banks including JP Morgan

Herbert Smith Freehills, who advised Hipgnosis, says new money is "testament to the confidence of investors"

Music streaming subscriptions forecast to top 450m by the end of 2020 (report)

Subscriptions reached 358m by the end of 2019, according to Counterpoint Research

Pro Music Rights formally recognized as performance rights organization by National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee

Florida-based royalty collection firm formally recognized by NRBMLC

CNN acquires content personalization and discovery startup Canopy

Acquisition to accelerate CNN's development of a new digital news & information platform