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Over half of the artists who generated at least $10,000 on Spotify last year are from countries where English is not the first language

"The music industry today is a more diverse and accurate reflection of the world we live in"

This ‘secret’ composer is behind 650 fake artists on Spotify. His music has been streamed 15bn times on the platform (report)

Revealed in a Dagens Nyheter expose: the musician 'behind the world's most listened to network of fake artists on Spotify'

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Tencent Music’s subscription revenues soared 45.3% in Q4 as paying subscribers hit 106.7m

Both the number of subscribers and revenue per paying subscriber are growing rapidly at TME

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Tony Bennett music assets acquired by Olivier Chastan’s Iconoclast in multi-million dollar deal

Sony Music will continue to own/control the bulk of Bennett's biggest-selling sound recordings catalog

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Kobalt ups spending power to over $1bn via new $450m revolving credit facility, plus a $266.5m raise via asset Securitization

Company said that these new transactions provide it 'with more than $1 billion to continue to grow and execute on its strategic initiatives'.

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TikTok’s US growth stalls amid UMG dispute, competition, regulatory and e-commerce woes (Report)

The social media giant's efforts at e-commerce are backfiring with users, a news report says

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Talent management firm YMU sold for $76M after financial restructuring (Report)

The deal includes cancellation of some debt and a new credit facility for the struggling agency

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UK’s Intellectual Property Office partners with PPL and PRS for Music on expanded ‘Get Paid Guide’ for music creators

The new version aims to provide performers, managers, and reps with a step-by-step guide on registering and managing their music metadata

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MBW (and Skibidi Toilet) just inspired a flurry of TikTok music takedowns

TikTok took swift action over a list of videos that MBW identified as 'manipulating' UMG content

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Global recorded music revenues grew 9.8% YoY to $35.1bn in 2023, says MIDiA Research

MIDiA estimates that streaming revenues reached $21.9bn in 2023

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Universal, Republic launch Boombox music player on Roblox

Boombox will roll out first in TWICE Square, the Roblox experience inspired by K-pop girl group TWICE

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AI vocal cloning app Voicify offers 3,000 deepfake models to replicate artists’ voices. Now it faces legal action from the UK’s music industry

BPI has sent a letter to Voicify, now known as Jammable, threatening legal action if the app doesn't stop enabling users to create unauthorized music deepfakes

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Soundful founder and CEO Diaa El All: ‘There is a way to create disruptive technological advances in AI while keeping the integrity of artists’ rights at the forefront.’

Soundful founder and CEO Diaa El All shares his thoughts around copyright issues related to AI music

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Barcelona appeals court rules that Spanish authors’ society SGAE ‘abused its position’ in the market, in victory for rival UNISON

SGAE's all-or-nothing rights contracts with its members prevented the liberalization of the rights market in Spain, competitor UNISON says

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Down The Skibidi Toilet: Why Universal Music Group’s ‘Project Timeout’ is hitting TikTok with endless copyright takedown requests

There is a lot to explain here....

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Over half of the artists who generated at least $10,000 on Spotify last year are from countries where English is not the first language

This ‘secret’ composer is behind 650 fake artists on Spotify. His music has been streamed 15bn times on the platform (report)

Tencent Music’s subscription revenues soared 45.3% in Q4 as paying subscribers hit 106.7m

Tony Bennett music assets acquired by Olivier Chastan’s Iconoclast in multi-million dollar deal

Kobalt ups spending power to over $1bn via new $450m revolving credit facility, plus a $266.5m raise via asset Securitization

TikTok’s US growth stalls amid UMG dispute, competition, regulatory and e-commerce woes (Report)

Talent management firm YMU sold for $76M after financial restructuring (Report)

UK’s Intellectual Property Office partners with PPL and PRS for Music on expanded ‘Get Paid Guide’ for music creators

MBW (and Skibidi Toilet) just inspired a flurry of TikTok music takedowns

Global recorded music revenues grew 9.8% YoY to $35.1bn in 2023, says MIDiA Research

Universal, Republic launch Boombox music player on Roblox

AI vocal cloning app Voicify offers 3,000 deepfake models to replicate artists’ voices. Now it faces legal action from the UK’s music industry

Soundful founder and CEO Diaa El All: ‘There is a way to create disruptive technological advances in AI while keeping the integrity of artists’ rights at the forefront.’

Barcelona appeals court rules that Spanish authors’ society SGAE ‘abused its position’ in the market, in victory for rival UNISON

Nine Canadian ‘streaming manipulation sites’ shut down in win for record companies

Snafu Records pledges $1M to bridge gender gap in music industry with Women’s Creator Fund

From Universal’s TikTok takedowns to Deezer’s 26m deleted tracks… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Down The Skibidi Toilet: Why Universal Music Group’s ‘Project Timeout’ is hitting TikTok with endless copyright takedown requests