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Concord acquires publishing catalog of Ed Sheeran collaborator Johnny McDaid

McDaid has also written for the likes of P!nk, Lewis Capaldi, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes, Zara Larsson, Alicia Keys, and Jung Kook, amongst many others

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Spotify wins ‘bundling’ lawsuit, as court dismisses legal action brought by the MLC

Court grants Spotify's motion to dismiss the lawsuit

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Jamie Kinelski appointed SVP of A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group

Jamie Kinelski previously served as Senior Vice President & Head of West Coast Creative at Kobalt since 2022

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Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 – a full $1bn more than in 2023

Streaming company has paid out nearly $60bn to music rightsholders since Spotify was founded in 2008.

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Playboi Carti sued by Eric Mercer Jr. aka Blakk Soul for alleged copyright infringement and breach of contract over ‘Kelly K’

Eric Mercer Jr. says he had a contract giving him 5% ownership of Kelly K, but never saw a cent from the song's commercialization

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Bruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners

Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The feat, announced Monday (January 27), comes just over two months after Mars surpassed The Weeknd‘s previous record of 120.7 million monthly listeners. With the latest listener count, Mars’ listeners now account for a little … Continued

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In the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music Group adds $3.4 billion to its market cap; Warner Music Group shares up 4.7% as investors await similar agreement with streamer

Universal and Warner jointly pile on around $4 billion in market cap value following landmark announcement

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I Love L.A… and I’m angry at those who mocked us in our darkest moment.

Lucas Keller, founder of Milk & Honey, on the Los Angeles wildfires – and his fury at America's Most Heartless