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Song data startup Session, founded by Max Martin, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, and Niclas Molinder, acquired by royalty platform Salt

Björn Ulvaeus will join Salt’s board

Universal’s music catalog spending has shrunk dramatically over the past two years. Why?

A dive into the reasons why Universal's spending on catalog rights has reduced by 61 percent since its 2020 billion-dollar splurge

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‘We’re in a renaissance for creativity. The things creators will be able to do tomorrow, they cannot do today.’

Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on her ambitions for Splice, predictions for the music creator space, and her forecast for the impact AI will have on the music industry...

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Spotify doubles down on short-form video content with new ‘Clips’ feature

Spotify Clips lets artists add videos of up to 30 seconds long to their artist profiles

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The Orchard acquires dance and electronic music distribution company Above Board

London-based Above Board was founded by Dan Hill in 2007

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Eliah Seton named CEO of SoundCloud

Seton succeeds Michael Weissman who joined SoundCloud in 2017, has served as CEO since 2021 and is "departing for a new opportunity," according to the company

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Apple lifts lid on standalone ‘Apple Music Classical’ app

Apple Music Classical will launch on March 28

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US recorded music revenues from paid subscriptions exceeded $10bn annually for the first time in 2022

The US recorded music industry grew 6.1% to USD $15.9 billion in 2022, according to RIAA's 2022 Year End report

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Alison Donald promoted to Head of Global Creative at Kobalt

Exec joined Kobalt in 2017 from Columbia Records UK

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Spotify approaches $40bn in all-time payouts to the music industry

Spotify says that 'nearly 70%' of every dollar it generates from music 'is paid back as royalties to rightsholders'.

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Japan generated over half a billion dollars from subscription music streaming in 2022

New stats published by local trade body RIAJ

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Hipgnosis strikes licensing deal with personalized music-for-gaming firm Reactional Music

Deal opens company's song catalog to be used in gameplay using Reactional's tech

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Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma is go: Eldridge and Apple-financed firm acquires Vydia, hires Ike Youssef, Ben Cook

Former Apple exec's new company inks deals with Snoop Dogg and other major artists for launch

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Julie Adam named EVP and General Manager at Universal Music Canada

Exec will lead UMC’s front-line operations, overseeing the label’s marketing, digital strategy, commercial affairs, and brand partnership portfolios

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Warner Music settles lawsuit with rock band The Jesus And Mary Chain over rights dispute

Music company and band end lawsuit over band's attempt to win back the rights to their recordings

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Shamrock buys portion of Metro Boomin’s publishing catalog for nearly $70m (report)

Reported acquisition comes just a month after Shamrock raised more than $600 million in commitments for its third equity fund

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He built TikTok’s music AI tech. But he says robots will never replace human songwriters.

Ed Newton-Rex joins MBW's podcast to talk AI, TikTok, and why we shouldn't be scared of the robots

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British MP slams TikTok’s Australia music test, says app is ‘silencing creators in favour of its own self-interests’

Conservative MP Damian Collins criticises TikTok in an op-ed written for The Telegraph