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News Kobalt raises $75m in funding round led by Hearst Entertainment Hearst has previously invested in BuzzFeed, Complex and other digital properties
News SoundCloud Go goes super-cheap in $1 for three months promotion Loss-making service gets aggressive on price with new promotion
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News Kobalt hires Alison Donald as Head of Creative, UK Former Columbia Records exec teams with fellow British A&R specialist Sas Metcalfe
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News Google inks Samsung deal to become ‘default music player’ on new S8 phones Google Play Music will be pre-installed on fancy new tech
News Horus Music wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise For International Trade CEO Nick Dunn pays tribute to 'hard work and dedication of the team'
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News Former Pandora and Sirius exec Chris Harrison named CEO of the Digital Media Association The Digital Media Association (DiMA) lobbies on behalf of companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, Pandora and Spotify