Napster started 2020 with over 3m users across four continents, according to RealNetworks
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Anghami sells stake to Dubai investment giant Shuaa Capital
Shuaa has around $13 billion in assets under management
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Alibaba to close streaming platform Xiami Music next month
Platform was bought by Jack Ma’s Alibaba in 2013
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Live Nation to raise additional $500m in debt
$500m will be raised via a secured note sale, according to a release published on December 17
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Warner Music Group inks licensing deal with TikTok
Agreement marks video platform’s second major label deal
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Warner Chappell Music France inks global deal with Aya Nakamura
Artist and songwriter recently topped the French charts with Plus Jamais feat Stormzy
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DJ Semtex launches new weekly podcast series, Hip Hop Raised Me
Series starts on January 11 with Chuck D of Public Enemy
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Ryan Payne promoted to Global Head of Marketing at Glassnote
Payne was previously Head of Marketing and has been with the company since 2015
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‘I figured out a really long time ago that I work for the artist, they don’t work for me.’
Tame Impala manager Jodie Regan on dealing with the challenges of 2020, how she met Kevin Parker and the secret to a lasting relationship with a megastar client
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Rui Suzuki appointed Chief Financial Officer at Universal Music Japan
Suzuki joins from personal financial management service, Moneytree
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