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- Daniel Ek just banked $64M selling Spotify shares – three months after he banked $100M doing the same thingon 25/10/2023 at 23:25
Ek offloads 400,000 shares the day after his company's latest quarterly earnings in the US Source
- Paul Burger and Andrew Wilkinson resign as Hipgnosis Songs Fund non-exec directors ahead of tomorrow’s continuation voteon 25/10/2023 at 21:19
The comes in the same month that HSF confirmed the Chairman of its current board, Andrew Sutch, will step down from his role Source
- Spotify is embracing elements of Universal Music Group’s ‘artist-centric’ royalties model – following a new multi-year licensing deal between UMG and Daniel Ek’s platformon 25/10/2023 at 20:53
Spotify's plans fit with the broad hopes of Sir Lucian Grainge's wishes as outlined at the start of 2023 Source
- Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo sell ‘select’ recorded music and publishing assets to HarbourViewon 25/10/2023 at 17:30
They have sold over 30 million records worldwide Source
- Spotify’s price hike didn’t hurt subscriptions, and 3 other things we learned on its latest earnings callon 25/10/2023 at 16:20
MBW listened in to SPOT's Q3 earnings call. Here's what we learned... Source
- Grimes and CreateSafe partner with Slip.stream to make 200+ GrimesAI songs available to content creatorson 25/10/2023 at 16:19
Partnership will allow creators to incorporate GrimesAI songs in their videos, podcasts and livestreams Source
- Shazam launches personalized in-app concert discovery hubon 25/10/2023 at 16:12
New ‘Concerts’ feature makes use of users' Shazam history to deliver curated event recommendations Source
- HarbourView acquires Christine McVie’s share of Fleetwood Mac recorded music royaltieson 25/10/2023 at 15:15
'Christine is a decorated and iconic legend in the history of rock ‘n’ Roll. She is a global treasure,' said HarbourView's Sherrese Clarke Soares Source
- Peermusic acquires Arctic Rights Management – one of the largest independent music publishers in Norwayon 25/10/2023 at 11:38
Arctic Rights Management's catalog features over 5,000 recordings and compositions Source
- TikTok expands into live music, with first ‘TikTok In The Mix’ concert to be headlined by Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta, and Charlie Puthon 25/10/2023 at 11:01
Event is scheduled for Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. Source