Smart speaker sales expected to do another $3bn in revenue in the US this year

Wireless earbuds are expected to shoot up to a peak of $2 billion in revenue this year, according to the CTA
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R. Kelly may have been ‘dropped’ – but he’s still making nice money from streaming

The singer/songwriter’s reputation is in tatters – but he’s still coining it in from his back catalog
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Why fake Beyoncé music on Spotify and Apple Music highlights streaming’s wider licensing troubles

“This sort of thing happens all the time.”
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When the Music Modernization Act becomes law, who’s going to take care of it?

A number of organizations already vying for control of the yet-uncreated ‘mechanical licensing collective’
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Apple’s ‘app tax’, hated by Spotify, is under fire in US Supreme Court case

Consumer lawsuit launched over Apple’s App Store pricing model
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Apple’s ‘app tax’, hated by Spotify, is under fire in US Supreme Court case

Consumer lawsuit launched over Apple’s App Store pricing model
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