Spotify In The News

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There are now over 200m tracks on audio streaming services. Nearly 100m of them aren’t played more than 10 times each year.

MBW explains new stats revealed by market monitor and analysis platform Luminate today (January 15)

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Now Drake launches full-blown defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group – read the filing here

Lawsuit follows Drake's withdrawal of a previous legal petition against UMG and Spotify

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Drake drops legal action against Universal Music and Spotify over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has officially withdrawn his legal petition

Interviews News

Ditto hails ‘extraordinary growth’ amid global expansion as firm surpasses 2m registered artists

Ditto hit the 1 million user mark in July 2023

Interviews

‘Saying yes to something scary and daunting has taught me that discomfort can lead to significant achievements and transformations.’

Nitsa Kalispera, EVP of Global Supply Chain at BMG, discusses going direct with DSPs, new revenue streams, the potential of AI and building a more diverse workforce

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TikTok’s SoundOn powers global release of Alan Walker’s new album with exclusive in-app experience

The partnership comes with a TikTok campaign featuring exclusive content and interactive experiences for fans worldwide

Analysis News

From Blackstone’s Citrin Cooperman acquisition to Travis Scott’s alleged copyright infringement… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Analysis News

Daniel Ek has cashed out over half-a-billion dollars in Spotify stock to date, banking another $28m this week

Ek's latest transaction involved the sale of 60,000 shares