Apple Music hires former Sony exec Scott Seviour to create original content

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Muff Winwood to be crowned A&R Icon at the A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios

Former Island Records, CBS and Sony exec to collect gong on November 2

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Sony Music and UMG Partner To Launch Music Streaming App in the UK

Time to cut out the middle man and reap the benefits. Across the Atlantic, 2 of the Big 3 labels are planning on launching a brand new music streaming service in the UK. The service will be known as “Now That’s What I Call Music.” This will be a joint venture between Sony Music and […]

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Major labels generated $5bn in first half of 2016 – as Universal took lion’s share

Universal’s streaming market share is greater than its overall holding

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UMG, Sony, and WMG Team Up With Nordic World For Spotify-Based Music Competition

The three major labels, University, Sony, and Warner, in their push to find the next top singing sensation, have teamed up with both Spotify and Norwegian-based Nordic World in The Stream, a brand-new musical talent show in Norway. This isn’t just a Norwegian American Idol, with The Stream’s premise seeming simple enough. According to a […]

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Universal, Sony and Warner sign 9 new acts… for a Spotify-based TV talent show

Majors will let artist careers live or die by Spotify plays on The Stream

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