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News Centtrip predicts potential currency fluctuations as UK heads to the polls Three likely election outcomes could see sterling move by as much as 10%, says fintech firm
News TIDAL adds Dolby Atmos; JAY-Z and other artist-owners mixing catalogs for format Current library includes songs from The Weeknd, Blondie, Ariana Grande and more
News After selling three catalogs to Hipgnosis, Geffen boss Neil Jacobson steps down, launches new venture New company is called Crescent Drive Productions
News Sony Music UK doubles down on podcast strategy, as Adam Cardew steps up to VP role "4th Floor Creative is uniquely positioned to create first-class podcasts and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve"
News Having spent $665m on songs, Hipgnosis now owns slices of Shape Of You and Uptown Funk Fund says that it now co-owns over 11,000 songs
News Taylor Swift is blocking sync uses of her masters now they’re owned by Scooter Braun Superstar's re-record strategy becomes clear...
News Reservoir signs Sam Sumser, co-writer of Lizzo’s Juice Nashville-based writer joins fast-growing rights company
News Def Leppard sign global administration deal with Sony/ATV Band has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide
News Allen Kovac’s Better Noise signs global marketing and distribution deal with FUGA Deal sees Better Noise fully integrate its marketing and distribution activities with FUGA
News Universal Music hires BBC exec Alice Webb as CEO of Eagle Rock Entertainment Exec was previously Director of the BBC's Children’s and Education department
News Multi-territory digital licensing hub in Africa shows signs of success ahead of potential ‘streaming boom’ Creation of hub was led by South Africa's CAPASSO (Composers, Authors and Publishers Association)
News Indie distributor Redeye acquires Swedish distribution company Border Music Early releases under the deal include Drive-By Truckers, Born Ruffians, James Hunter Six and others
News TikTok parent ByteDance is trialing a Spotify rival called Resso in Indonesia & India (report) App has seen 27,000 installs across iOS and Android so far
News Deezer is now available on Facebook’s Portal TV Integration works for Deezer's Family, Free, Premium, Student and HiFi users
News Merlin inks licensing deal in Africa with Boomplay, which now has 62m users Partnership follows licensing deals with Sony, Warner and Universal