Google mulling SoundCloud buyout, say whispers – as Sony and Universal’s stakes are revealed

Document reveals majors’ ownership stakes as the big G comes a’knocking…

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The 5 biggest music business news stories of 2017. (Yes, 2017.)

Google, Facebook, Columbia and Spotify will all feature heavily on MBW next yearThe post The 5 biggest music business news stories of 2017. (Yes, 2017.) appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Why You’ll Never Get Rich on YouTube (In One Easy Diagram)

It’s not that YouTube won’t help to you build an audience (it will).  But it definitely shouldn’t be your long-term focus as an artist (unless you like being broke).  Here’s the data the proves why. So the music industry keeps talking about something called the ‘value gap‘.  What is refers to is the massive difference […]

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Pandora Premium Launches, SiriusXM May Acquire Pandora, So Why Are Shares Sinking?

If Pandora is doing so well, why are many insiders selling their shares and no one purchasing? Will SiriusXM purchase Pandora? Will anybody? We’re in the early morning trading hour session. Pandora stocks aren’t doing so well. As of writing, the price is 18 cents below its opening. Earlier today, the stock reached $14.01 per […]

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The world’s biggest arms dealer, Lockheed Martin, is an investor in Pandora

Corporation’s asset management arm owns a slice of digital music company

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Here’s what Pandora is paying its bosses in stock – as net losses spiral

Digital platform has spent nearly $370m in four years on handing out shares

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