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Jessica Rivera joins SoundCloud as Global SVP & General Manager

Maurice Slade also appointed Head of Marketing

Consumers spent over $2bn in the UK record industry in 2021, but streaming spending growth continued to slow

UK consumers spent £1.68 billion (approx. $2.25bn) on recorded music in 2021 across physical and digital sales, plus subscription streaming. The market’s total recorded music spend in 2021 represented YoY growth of 8.7%, or £133.7 million ($179m) versus 2020. That’s according to figures released today (March 1) by the UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association, in its … Continued

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Twitch Head of Music Tracy Chan exits, joins SoundCloud to lead platform’s global Creator business

Chan will oversee the platform's Creator ecosystem globally

Jennifer Caserta named Head of People at SoundCloud

Caserta is responsible for developing and executing the human resources strategy

Tuned Global teams with personalized music-for-gaming firm Reactional Music, in push to help gaming sector integrate music into gameplay

B2B music streaming technology firm Tuned Global strikes deal to be Reactional Music's back-end music provider

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SoundCloud acquires AI music company Musiio

Singapore-based company was founded in 2018