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Gap between music and video streaming prices widens as Netflix announces $3 hike to Premium subscriptions

Netflix Premium will now cost $22.99 per month in the US, up $3 from $19.99, an increase of 15%

Former Syco MD’s Funfair Records inks marketing and distribution deal with AWAL

Funfair is backed by Coran Capshaw and James Sandom at Red Light Management

BMG expects to spend another $400m on catalog acquisitions this year – and just made its largest ever recorded music acquisition in France

BMG has acquired the recorded music catalog of superstar French DJ and electronic music artist Martin Solveig

Avex USA forms JV with Coup D’Etat Music to sign Nigerian Afrobeats star Victony

Artist has also signed a record deal with Joie Manda’s Encore Recordings

BMI will pay songwriters and publishers a smaller portion of its revenues as a for-profit company – while upping its own margin from 10% to 15% of collections. Will its members tolerate this change?

New revelations from Michael O'Neill shows that BMI is planning to increase its retained revenues by a third

Bad Bunny breaks Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 so far

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana becomes most-streamed album on Spotify in a single day in 2023 so far

Riot Games launches HEARTSTEEL, the latest addition to its roster of virtual artists

Baekhyun, member of boy band EXO, will be the voice of one of the virtual band's singers, Ezreal

Spotify rolls out personalized in-app ‘Merch Hub’ based on users’ listening habits

With Merch Hub, all artist merchandise is consolidated in one place