Music Business News: North America
News Despite growth in ads, Alphabet's shares sank in pre-market trading as investors digested the company's revenue miss
News The timing of the promotion comes as Apple Music promotes Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance on Sunday (February 9)
News Spotify confirms that is investigating the takedown requests
News The publishers' group says Spotify has known 'for years' about widespread violations of music copyrights on the podcasts it hosts
News "While the plaintiffs’ arguments are clever, it’s unlikely they’ll ultimately hold up"
Analysis News Spotify posted a quarterly operating income of over half a billion dollars
News Trump hinted at the fund’s potential role in the TikTok acquisition, saying, “I have the right to do that, and we might put that in the sovereign wealth fund”
News UMG boss says: "I’m pleased to report that the Streaming 2.0 era has arrived."