News Gimlet deal believed to have cost Spotify circa $230m Analysis Merch, hardware, A&R, crowd-funding and more offered by some impressive young companies Analysis News Who are the bosses of the music industry's bosses? News Major invested in Pluto in November 2014, alongside Nas's investment vehicle News The company had acquired 9.7% of Spotify's common stock by December 31 News The company 'is rumored to be hosting a launch party' in Mumbai at the end of the month News T-Series' 160,000 song-catalog is now available on Spotify Analysis The number of plays attracted by the Top 50 audio streaming hits last year went DOWN