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Sentric Music Group inks exclusive administration deal with E2 Music

E2 Music is the publishing arm of jazz label Edition Records

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Tencent rival NetEase launches Hong Kong IPO

Company is reportedly aiming to raise around $2.6bn through secondary listing

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Kobalt rejects Spotify’s ‘baseless allegations’ in Eminem publishing dispute

Spotify claims that Kobalt granted licenses to the streaming platform for songs published by Eight Mile Style

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JioSaavn updates include ‘improved’ AI recommendations, looping visuals, music videos & ‘elevated podcasts’

'We wanted to prioritize a sharpened engine for relevant recommendations and track suggestions.'

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Sony/ATV’s Jon Platt: A Change Must Come

Jon Platt, Chairman & CEO of the world’s biggest music publisher, Sony/ATV, has spoken out on the topic of racial injustice, amid a wave of civil unrest taking place across the United States. Many global companies in the music business, including Sony/ATV, are set to observe ‘Black Out Tuesday’ tomorrow (June 2) in solidarity with … Continued

‘This awareness of racism in the industry should not last for one day, or one week, or one year. This should last forever.’

Keith Harris OBE on 'Black Out Tuesday' and the importance of fighting racial inequality in business

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German hip-hop star Capital Bra inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music

Capital Bra is the most-streamed artist in Germany

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Dipesh Parmar promoted to President of Ministry of Sound Recordings

Exec has been Managing Director of the label since it was acquired by Sony Music in 2016

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Music business set for ‘Black Out Tuesday’ to ‘provoke accountability’ in wake of George Floyd death

Universal, Sony and Warner labels will all cease business activity on Tuesday

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Tencent to buy Warner Music Group stake for $200m?

Wall Street Journal suggests Chinese company is a potential institutional investor in WMG

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Sony/ATV South Africa Partners with Content Connect Africa to Provide Publishing Services to Songwriters

Partnership will launch joint digital education workshops across the continent

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TikTok makes a statement in New York, as Bytedance inks 10-year deal for 232k square foot office in Times Square

One Five One is already home to the global HQ of Nasdaq Inc

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The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Blu DeTiger, Calynn Green, Dirty Blond, Olive Amun & Sara Kays

Five prospects from around the globe from Instrumental’s A&R platform

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‘SoundCloud Radio’ station launches on Dash for artists that distribute through Repost services platform

Both Repost & Repost Select artists that have distributed content are eligible for placement on SoundCloud Radio

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Amazon is investing in podcasts to challenge Spotify (report)

Company is reportedly ramping up its investment in original podcast content

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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus named President of CISAC, taking over from Jean-Michel Jarre

Ulvaeus was elected President by CISAC’s General Assembly

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Apple Music is dominating streams for US hip-hop releases (even more than you might think)

Ebro Darden says "we've tried our best to align with the artist's creative agenda"

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Guy Oseary steps down from role at Live Nation’s Maverick

Michael Rapino: "Guy built an incredible team at Maverick and his work with U2 and Madonna is unmatched."